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.

“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 ...

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 ...

Margaret Stewart, a spokesperson for the LAFD, denied the claim’s validity in an email to USA Today. “There are not 45 electric fire trucks in Los Angeles across all of the fire departments ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Then, however, AIP bought multiple fire-truck manufacturers and rolled them up into conglomerate called the REV Group. Although AIP initially ...

The plan to open a site to process Eaton fire debris near foothill communities has prompted swift backlash from San Gabriel Valley residents and leaders.

“This electric fire truck and its brother ... He added Boulder Fire-Rescue met with other department staff out of Los Angeles and Las Vegas who have their own electric firetrucks to better ...

This is a significant event in LA County,” said Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Public Works. “After 28 years in the fire service ... of helicopters or trucks that we can ...