No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.
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L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
As the Los Angeles Fire Department faced extraordinary warnings ... usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water. In non-emergencies, they are staffed by a single engineer.
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With a forecast of dangerous winds, LAFD pre-deploys to avoid failings of Palisades fire
Bracing for another round of extreme fire weather conditions, Los Angeles Fire Department officials ... engines and usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Back in May, LAFD Captain Freddy Escobar ... 36 ambulances, and 10 fire trucks, which carry equipment, like ladders and rescue supplies. “It just makes no sense to have million dollar ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire ... can usually be identified by the long aerial ladders used to fight large fires or for certain types of medical emergencies.