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 ...
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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What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets?
Barneveld-Taylor is a 26-year veteran of the LAFD and has known and supported Crowley for two decades, although they were never assigned at the same fire station ... stop [an] 100-mph flaming ...
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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 on ... along the coast and valleys and 60 mph to 100 mph in the mountains and foothills, while ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
according to a Los Angeles Fire Department news release. The vehicle, a Rosenbauer RTX, is powered by two batteries with a charge capacity of 100 kilowatt hours that allows for “fully electric ...
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US, Los Angeles: Hancock Park Pool House Fire
Los Angeles, United States - February 10, 2025 02/10/2025 03:29 am (GMT-0800) HANCOCK PARK, LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
“We as firemen want to solve the problem and put the fire out,” said Child, chief pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s ... while hovering 50 to 100 feet over steep terrain to drop ...
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Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the Northwest
Snow and ice in whiteout conditions contributed to a pileup of more than 100 cars on a major highway connecting Oregon and ...
Escape from the Palisades: Split-second decision-making, confusing responses
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape ...