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Sidelined Los Angeles Apparatus Didn’t Affect Palisades Fire, but Raises Concerns Over Aging Fleet
Service records show that dozens of Los Angeles fire apparatus were long due for replacement, or were awaiting repair during the January fires.
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
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 ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire trucks languished in a city repair facility in downtown Los Angeles as wildfires decimated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, pictures taken by The Post show. The essential ...
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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 help. One department, though, simply doesn't have enough trucks that are ...
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Los Angeles fire crews maxed out, assistance comes from outside county and state
At a morning news conference, Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said all 29 county fire departments are at "a drawdown, with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare." ...
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Lack of mechanics, resources leaves dozens of emergency vehicles out of service
It is unclear how long the fire trucks and ambulances have been sitting for repair. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. "Unfortunately, there are dozens of million-dollar ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
Los Angeles Fire Commission President Genethia ... We do not have enough firefighters,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Over 100 fire apparatus are out of service, the fire chief said.