Letters to the Editor: L.A. needs an independent commission to investigate its fire response
It isn't finger-pointing to demand answers for why L.A. communities were hit particularly hard when much of Southern ...
He pulled up to Palisades fire with a fire engine and an offer to help. It was fake, authorities say
Officials say a man who tried to enter the Palisades fire zone claiming to be a volunteer firefighter was a convicted ...
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Honda Recalls and Safety Issues
Owner notification letters are expected ... increasing the risk of a fire, crash or injury. Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the engine -- as necessary -- free of charge.
Love letters from Angelenos after the fires
Loss, love and a sense of belonging — survivors, evacuees, heroes and allies weigh in on what the fires revealed ...
Letters to the Editor: Trump's insulting attack on L.A.'s heroic first responders
President Trump said in his inaugural address that L.A. fires are being met "without even a token of defense." Insulting and ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
The department has a single electric fire engine, acquired in 2022, and it has no electric fire trucks. Claim that LAFD has 45 electric fire trucks is wrong, spokesperson says Margaret Stewart ...
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Dracut Fire Department welcomes new Engine 1 with ceremonial ‘push-in’
DRACUT — The Dracut Fire Department’s new Engine 1 has arrived. The new fire engine, a 2024 E-One Typhoon capable of pumping up to 1,500 gallons of water per minute, has taken over for the ...
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The Surprisingly Literal Reason We Call Letters “Uppercase” and “Lowercase”
Upper and lower must be references to the height of the letters, and the use of case is presumably an offshoot of its “condition” sense. But that’s actually not the case. The earliest ...
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Two men sought in theft of fire engine equipment Southern California amid wildfires
The thieves targeted a fire engine with the U.S. Forest Service around 3 a.m. Friday in Rancho Cucamonga, a San Bernardino County city about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The Forest Service said ...
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Couple driving ‘fake fire engine’ arrested trying to enter Palisades fire evacuation zone
A convicted arsonist and his wife were arrested after they were spotted driving a decommissioned fire engine inside the Palisades fire perimeter. Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44 ...