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 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 ...

Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters worked for more than two hours Saturday before getting the upper hand on a raging ...

Controversy over the the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by current mayor Karen Bass. “We have over 100 fire apparatus out of ...

Mud and debris poured off the fire-scarred hillsides during the heavy downpours on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Thursday, even sweeping a Los Angeles Fire Department SUV with a member inside into ...

Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...

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

Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

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 ...