First electric fire truck in WA unveiled in Redmond
Washington just got its first electric fire truck. In addition to the Redmond truck, another city will get one soon.
Washington's first electric fire truck unveiled with $1M federal investment
Washington state has taken a "significant step toward a greener future" with the unveiling of its first-ever electric fire truck in Redmond.The engine and charg ...
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Close Calls: Working ‘House’ Fire … on Wheels
Billy Goldfeder shares the takeaways of members of two departments that responded to a motor home fire ... apparatus operator to place wheel chocks underneath the tires of the motor home. Light ...
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Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices
The 54-year-old was one of hundreds of farmers hit by a brutal forest fire in Sao Paulo state ... "I have been working in coffee for 35 years and I have never seen a situation as difficult ...
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New round of evacuation orders lifted as LA mayor names chief recovery officer
A photo posted on X shows how the fire came within mere feet from the lifesaving communications equipment last Thursday. Thanks to prior fuel treatment by the Angeles National Forest and the work ...
Los Angeles Times21d
Inside L.A.’s desperate battle for water as the Palisades fire exploded
But as the crew began to work, flames overtook the home next door ... At one point, the DWP summoned water tankers to directly refill fire trucks. Nine tankers arrived on Tuesday and six ...
New York Post21d
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 ...
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Amid L.A. fires, California officials deny false claims Oregon fire trucks turned away due to emissions regulations
California officials have denied claims spread by right-wing influencers on social media that Oregon fire trucks were turned ... to Southern California began working their shifts last Friday ...
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Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A Mass. fire lab shows how they work
Across the country from the California wildfires, researchers in Massachusetts are working to recreate a smaller-scale version of the phenomenon in a lab where it can be studied. Fire whirl ...
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I-75 reopens in Henry County after tanker truck catches fire
HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — Interstate 75 has reopened in both directions in Henry County hours after a tanker truck caught fire on Wednesday evening. The Georgia Department of Public Safety says the ...
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Fact Check: Posts on California rejecting Oregon firetrucks over emissions are false
No out-of-state vehicles have been turned away, California and Oregon fire officials told Reuters. Two major wildfires have ravaged parts of Los Angeles city and county for more than a week ...
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Look twice before sharing those viral LA fire videos. Many aren't real
Full fact-check: No, California didn't block fire trucks from Oregon over emissions ... fairness and transparency. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.