LAFD could have had at least 10 engines patrolling Palisades hills, former chiefs say
The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Makes False Claim About LAFD, Electric Fire Trucks
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 ...
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LAFD divers respond to 35-foot commercial boat sinking in Los Angeles Harbor
Divers with the Los Angeles Fire Department were responding to a 35-foot commercial boat that started sinking in the Los Angeles Harbor Friday, authorities said. LAFD issued an alert at 12:27 p.m ...
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Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
Highly combustible lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles are complicating cleanup efforts in the Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfire damage. Phase 1 of the federal ...
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Ampace Joins Forces with LAFD to Battle Wildfires Rescue Missions
Ampace Technology has stepped forward with a crucial donation of 50 portable power stations to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), providing vital power support for firefighters working on the ...
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Suspects sought in theft of equipment from fire engine in Rancho Cucamonga
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — U.S. Forest Service investigators Tuesday were seeking the public’s help identifying two men who broke into a locked fire engine and stole equipment from a crew standing by ...
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Aerial views show ash and rubble from Los Angeles fire zones
LOS ANGELES, Jan 22 (Reuters) - From the air, the once-thriving Los Angeles neighborhoods wiped out by recent wildfires now appear as block after block of grayish-brown ash and rubble. Sunlight ...
Washington Examiner24d
LA Fire Department rolls out new measure to aid residents grappling with looters
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced it is escalating efforts to target looting after California wildfires left areas vulnerable to criminal activity. The department has ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department has said the claim is false. The department has a single electric fire engine, acquired in 2022, and it has no electric fire trucks. Claim that ...
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What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets?
Though the city maintains that the LAFD actually received $80 million more than 2023-24 — thanks to money allocated outside the department budget — a narrative began to take shape: Budget cuts ...
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Warning about winds issued as Los Angeles County reopens Altadena to all residents
In addition, conditions are expected to remain dry with low humidity, Cal Fire said. Los Angeles fire crews quickly extinguished a small brush fire that broke out Monday near Griffith Observatory.