Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
Social media users across X, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram have claimed that efforts to contain the fires have been hindered because the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) uses a fleet of electric ...
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Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
“To set the record straight: the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) currently operates one Rosenbauer RTX electric fire engine—the only electric fire engine in their fleet,” Todd ...
Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
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.
Pierce County firefighters are working 24-hour shifts in LA. Here’s what they’re seeing
To get to our assigned area, we drive through the Palisades area every day, and I mean the damage is really unbelievable,” one Pierce County firefighter in LA told The News Tribune. “It’s not anything ...
Tail end of atmospheric river brings light to moderate rain to Los Angeles, another storm is on the way
The first storm from the tail end of an atmospheric river brought light to moderate rain throughout the Los Angeles area.
A Scramble for Power in Los Angeles as It Begins to Rebuild
Civic leaders in the region believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on ...
What Kind of Los Angeles Will Rise From the Fires?
The city faces a choice: remake itself into something largely familiar or take a bolder path and emerge as a new metropolis.
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Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and existing wildfires, according to FOX Weather. The death toll in Los ...