The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former fire chiefs said.

In addition, USA Today, Snopes, and The Dispatch have all labeled the ... told the outlet that the LAFD does not have any electric fire trucks, but one electric fire engine, which is a different ...

"The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) currently operates one Rosenbauer RTX electric fire engine -- the only electric fire engine in their fleet," Todd McBride, a company program manager said on ...