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Fast-Acting LAFD Quells Apartment Fire in Winnetka with No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out in a Winnetka apartment building, with over 100 LAFD firefighters responding and extinguishing the blaze ...
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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LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of ... according to internal fire department records obtained by the Times. Despite being available, no extra engines were readied in the Palisades ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for ...
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by $17 million and leaders warned they didn’t have enough budget to properly fix their vehicles. Toby Canham for NY Post “We have over 100 ...
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L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
“There were 100-mph winds and there was a huge compromise ... with both UFLAC and the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Officers Assn. penning public letters of support. Still, in the midst ...
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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 ...