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Fire Damages Three-Story Structure in DTLA
Fire Tuesday damaged a three-story structure in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 12:34 p.m.
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Fire in Lincoln Heights Knocked Down in 43 Minutes
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters seized control of a fire at a residential structure burning in two units of a building in Lincoln Heights Tuesday. Fire crews were called at 4:15 a.m. to 2715 ...
New York Post24d
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 just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five of the 40 available fire ...
Arson suspect chased down by residents after allegedly sparking fire near Chatsworth Reservoir
A man lit a fire near the Chatsworth Reservoir, authorities say, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and ...
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Hurst Fire Likely Sparked By Power Equipment, Edison Says
In a filing submitted to state utility regulators Thursday, Southern California Edison (SCE) officials stated that the company’s equipment was likely the cause of the Hurst Fire in Sylmar last month.
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
As a proud 35-year veteran and current captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department, I’ve never experienced the devastation that we're seeing in LA today, where thousands of structures and more ...
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.
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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
New York Post23d
LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...