LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was ...
How much will it cost to replace fire truck destroyed in Delray Beach Brightline crash?
For the Delray Beach ladder truck destroyed in a Dec. 28 collision with a Brightline train, a replacement is between $1.3 and ...
No, California Didn't Turn Away Fire Trucks From Oregon Over Smog Certification
According to Oregon and California’s fire departments, trucks were stopped in Davis, California, just outside Sacramento, for ...
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less ...
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No, 60 Oregon fire trucks aren’t ‘being held up in Sacramento for emissions testing’
"Out-of-state fire trucks take part in 15 minute safety & equipment inspection to ensure no issues with the vehicle," the site read. "At the time of the original post, the Oregon firefighting teams ...
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in extra firefighters to the level that they had during some ...
Three wildland firefighter trucks lost in Laramie County station fire
A fire severely damaged Laramie County Fire Authority Station 74 on Saturday, destroying three wildland firefighting ...
LA Wildfires: Out-of-state fire trucks did get inspected. But not for emissions tests
A social media post made rounds saying Oregon fire trucks were going to be turned away due to emissions. But that claim is ...
Officials use bulldozer to shove abandoned vehicles out of the roadway near Palisades Fire
Steve Guttenberg tried to warn them, but drivers who’ve abandoned their vehicle might find their cars a little worse for wear ...
Amid L.A. fires, California officials deny false claims Oregon fire trucks turned away due to emissions regulations
Crews from neighboring states are helping California fight the Los Angeles area fires, and officials say regulations are not holding them up.