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 ...
LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
It’s just one of the black marks against the LAFD — which include allegations that a deputy chief was drunk while overseeing ...
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 its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was ...
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LAFD Conducts Extensive Search for Occupants in Abandoned Utility Truck in Pacoima Wash, No Persons Found
LAFD conducts a search for persons linked to a stranded utility truck in Pacoima wash, finding no one present.
LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn't happen this time
LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in ...
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‘You Have Failed’: LA Fire Chiefs Demand Current LAFD Head Be Thrown Overboard In Scathing Letter
A number of battalion chiefs have signed a letter calling for Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley to ...
With a forecast of dangerous winds, LAFD pre-deploys to avoid failings of Palisades fire
With more dangerous winds coming, LAFD says it has staffed all of its available extra engines and staged more than two dozen ...
Fact Check: Photo showing ‘all-women’ LAFD leadership team lacks context
A photo of three women, all senior personnel in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), has been shared online with ...
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the ...
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Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing for the kind of dangerous winds that could drive flames across hillsides and canyons and tear through neighborhoods from ...