Claim that LAFD has 45 electric fire trucks is wrong, spokesperson says. Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson, told Lead Stories that the claim is false. “There are not ...

Los Angeles Fire Department, Feb. 10, 2020, LAFD Purchasing First Electric Fire Engine in North America California Fire Prevention Organization, accessed Jan. 22, Fire Apparatus ...

Fire fighting trucks, engines and apparatus awaiting repair at the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance. The department underwent $17 million in cuts to its budget in ...

According to an LAFD report presented to the city Fire Commission last month, 127 out of 210 fire engines — 60% — and 29 out of 60 ladder trucks — 48% — are operating beyond their ...

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five the 40 available fire engines ...

As a result, they said, 40 regular engines — one in five of the LAFD’s fleet — were out of service the day of the fire. “We did not have enough apparatus to put them on,” Crowley told ...

The Times also acquired a records released from the LAFD about the number of mechanics available for servicing the trucks. Since 2020, the number has fluctuated between 64 and 74, but this year ...

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five the 40 available fire engines ...