Korean War vet who died in Eaton fire loved family, trucks and life on the open road
Retired trucker Ed Cridland lived in his modest 111-year-old Altadena home from birth until his death. “His life began and ...
Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
Arsonist steps out of van, lights taco truck on fire in downtown Los Angeles
An arsonist was caught on video setting a taco truck on fire in downtown L.A., and the owner tells KTLA this isn’t the first ...
Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
Social media users across X, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram have claimed that efforts to contain the fires have been ...
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Makes False Claim About LAFD, Electric Fire Trucks
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 ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire trucks languished in a city repair facility in downtown Los Angeles as wildfires decimated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, pictures taken by The Post show. The essential ...
Mudslides and floods swamp LA as much-needed rains fall on fire zones
A weekend storm in Los Angeles helped tamp down the most damaging wildfires in California history, but it also brought ...
EPA addresses public concerns over location of Eaton fire hazardous waste staging area
A number of people brought questions and concerns to the council’s regular meeting about the federal officials’ decision to ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
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San Jose's Fire Dept. is more understaffed than Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan asked the city to assess how equipped its fire department is to handle a major fire event like the ...
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Utah firefighters deployed in Los Angeles prepare to return home after two weeks
SALT LAKE CITY ... Los Angeles County, a team of 64 Utah firefighters is preparing to return home. The group, which included units from 17 Utah agencies, along with 15 engines, five overhead ...
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also unprepared for the age of urban wildfires.