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

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 ...

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...

New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...

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 ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...

As the community of Pacific Palisades in the city of Los Angeles burned to the ground Tuesday night, LA Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana to attend the inauguration of that country’s new president ...

The roads are often winding and narrow, constructed decades ago before modern fire codes required widening them. That means during fast-moving fires, fire engines ... the Los Angeles Fire ...

Coverage of the firefighters' battle against Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the dangerous weather and victim frustration.

"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...

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 ...

For the latest updates on the Eaton, Palisades and other fires ravaging Southern California, here is where to find continuing coverage. As the Los Angeles Fire Department faced extraordinary ...