"45 of the LA fire trucks have to return to the barn a day to recharge their electric batteries for 10 hours instead of just gassing up and fighting fires," a January 19, 2025 Facebook post said.

Washington just got its first electric fire truck. In addition to the Redmond truck, another city will get one soon.

Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric trucks requiring hours to recharge. This is false; the department counts just ...

Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by ...

Social media users across X, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram have claimed that efforts to contain the fires have been hindered because the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) uses a fleet of electric ...

“There are not 45 electric fire trucks in Los Angeles across all of the fire departments,” Stewart said, according to the outlet. Stewart also told the outlet that the LAFD does not have any ...

“There are not 45 electric fire trucks in Los Angeles across all of the fire departments,” Stewart said in an email. The Los Angeles Fire Department has one electric fire engine, but it does ...

McBride explained that the electric fire truck remains plugged in and charged at the fire station when not responding to a call. Because most operations are neither a daylong endeavor nor a great ...

“The only special training will be the operation of the electric motor, which is pretty basic.” Bright red and fitted with all the usual equipment, Redmond’s new truck looks like any other ...

The new vehicle is designed to operate in all-electric mode ... (City of Redmond Photo) “The unveiling of the first-ever electric fire truck in our state is not just a testament to our ...