NBC Los Angeles on MSN16h
2 people used firetruck purchased at auction to impersonate firefighters in Pacific Palisades
Two people suspected of impersonating firefighters were detained Saturday after trying to go through a checkpoint limited to ...
The Cool Down on MSN16h
New study makes concerning discovery about protective gear issued to firefighters: 'We still don't know what this means'
Firefighters are already exposed to many risks to their well-being. The gear they wear and tools they use to keep themselves ...
USA Today6d
Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
Ocean water can be used, but firefighters usually don’t use it, USA TODAY reported. Saltwater can be corrosive to firefighting equipment and cause damage to tools, such as tanks, hydrants and ho ...
WBOC6d
A Piece of Firefighting History is for Sale in Stockton
Clearly, it was $2.00 well spent because the engine still roars, and up until two weeks ago, it was still used to fight fires. However, Stockton recently bought themselves a brand new brush truck.
Los Angeles Times5d
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
As the Los Angeles Fire Department faced extraordinary warnings of life-threatening winds, top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and ...
New York Post4d
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 ... who is in charge of staffing and equipment, stressed that his plan was “appropriate for immediate ...
New York Post3d
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles ... which carry water and are used to fight fires, 36 ambulances, and 10 fire trucks, which carry equipment, like ladders and rescue supplies.
A PFAS-free fire suppressant made with Maine wood could fight wildfires
A University of Maine researcher had a lightbulb moment while watching news about wildfires raging through California in 2019. James Anderson saw clips of planes dumping out water to quench the flames ...
The New York Times5d
Firefighting Pilots Face High-Pressure Job: ‘It Gets a Bit Scary’
With more than 60 planes and helicopters, California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, says it has the largest fleet of aerial firefighting equipment of any ...