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.
Electric fire trucks did not factor in response to deadly LA blazes
Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...
As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders ...
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Firefighters Extinguish Eagle Rock Apartment Fire
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters worked for more than two hours Saturday before getting the upper hand on a raging ...
Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department ...
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It's Not True Half of LA Fire Trucks Are Electric or Take 10 Hours To Recharge
"45 of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes this is why electric vehicles don't ...
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LAFD Firefighter Inspector escaped disaster
Vehicle swept into ocean during powerful severe storm Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighter inspector narrowly ...
Firefighters kept from Palisades, Eaton front lines due to unserviced LAFD vehicles
Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...
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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
Chuck Lorre Is Famous For His Vanity Cards On The Big Bang Theory And Beyond. He Used One This Week To Thank The LAFD For Saving His Home
If you missed the episode of the Young Sheldon spinoff with Chuck Lorre's touching vanity card, you can find it streaming with a Paramount+ subscription now. As for Young Sheldon and The Big Bang ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...
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Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Unserviced Los Angeles Fire Department vehicles are seen at a ... and purchase the parts to repair the out-of-service engines, trucks and ambulances. Escobar also talked about staffing but ...