Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...

A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.

A rumor that half of LA's fire trucks are electric and they have to go back to the firehouse to recharge every eight to ten hours is circulating online. For example, the America's Last Line of Defense ...

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 ...

McBride explained that the electric fire truck remains plugged in and ... The Dispatch Fact Check reached out to the city of Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department ...

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five of the 40 available fire ...

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 ...

Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...

Firefighters continue to battle the calamitous wildfires in Los Angeles, with the two largest blazes, the Palisades and Eaton fires, contained at 72 and 95 percent, respectively. Social media users ...