A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.

Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...

The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

“To set the record straight: the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) currently operates one Rosenbauer RTX electric fire engine—the only electric fire engine in their fleet,” Todd ...

Nearly all Californians could see a surcharge on their property insurance bills to cover part of the industry’s losses from the Los Angeles fires after the state’s insurer of last resort said Tuesday ...

Since the fires ... Los Angeles Times, once forecasters predicted severe weather in the days before January 7, Kristin Crowley, the chief of the department, mobilized only nine additional fire ...

A post shared on Threads claims the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has 45 electric fire trucks that take 10 hours to recharge. View on Threads Verdict: False The LAFD has not issued a press ...

These cities changed in ways and at a speed that wouldn’t have been possible without fires. The lessons of that history are relevant in Los Angeles today, where elected officials have promised ...

"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...

Before the devastating fires burned across Los Angeles ... destructive 2018 Woolsey fire in the area, “we know we’re on our own — we can’t rely on the fire department to help us ...

Authorities urged people not to mow their lawns to prevent sparking a fire, nor start any fires ... counties. Los Angeles fire officials said the department has all available engines ready and ...