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 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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Sarvis watched electric cars ... wind shift and the fire now is running at us, and we need to pull out of the area, that can be a problem for extricating people out.” The LAFD does community ...

A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape ...

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Many fire victims are eager to clear their home ... they can store high amounts of energy in a compact space, powering electric cars and bicycles, laptops and cellphones. But those benefits ...