75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, still waiting to be repaired.
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 ...
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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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 ...
Arsonist steps out of van, lights taco truck on fire in downtown Los Angeles
An arsonist was caught on video setting a taco truck on fire in downtown L.A., and the owner tells KTLA this isn’t the first ...
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 ...
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'They Just Wanted to Help,' Mother of Fake Firefighter Says of Son's Arrest in Bogus Truck
Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife Jenni Nehl, 44, are expected in a Van Nuys courtroom next month after being ...
Flash flood warning issued in Malibu, multiple mudflows force road closures near Palisades Fire burn scar
A number of considerable mudflows forced the closure of multiple roads in the Palisades Fire burn scar on Sunday.
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An Oregon Couple Who Snuck Into Palisades Evacuation Zone in Fake Fire Truck Charged
Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife, Jenni Nehl, 44, who studies weather, were hit with misdemeanor charges ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Controversy over the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by Mayor Karen Bass. The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by ...
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Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
The Seattle Fire Department says it faces even longer wait times, with ladder trucks orders taking 54 months — 4.5 years — to be fulfilled. In an emergency, Evanston, Illinois, spent over $2.3 ...