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 ...
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Arsonist Caught With Fake Firetruck At California Wildfire
We know some people own retired firetrucks for fun, but a married couple used one to try impersonating firefighters in Los ...
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New $1.3M ladder truck delivered to Royal Oak Fire Department
The Royal Oak Fire Department took possession of a new aerial truck authorized for purchase in 2022 this week. The Rosenbauer King Cobra Aerial Truck has a 101-foot ladder. In a release on social ...
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Fire department fills long-term need with ladder truck purchase
A local public-safety acquisition more than 25 years in the making has become reality with the city’s purchase of a Davis ...
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 ...
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 ...
This upgrade will help Dinuba Fire better battle blazes
The Dinuba Fire Department will soon get a new aerial ladder truck to help better assist with fires burning in the city.
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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New $1.3M ladder truck delivered to Royal Oak Fire Department
The Royal Oak Fire Department took possession of a new aerial truck authorized for purchase in 2022 this week. The Rosenbauer ...
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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 ... McBride explained that the electric fire truck remains plugged in and charged at the fire station when not responding ...