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FACT CHECK: Threads Post Makes False Claim About LAFD, Electric Fire Trucks

Posting Share in thread The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has 45 electric fire trucks that take 10 hours to charge.

Cutting: False

LAFD has not issued a press release or social media statement to respond to the claim. In addition, USA Today, Snopes, and Dispatch all label the claim as false.

Fact check:

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The thread post has 45 electric fire trucks in LAFD, claiming that charging will take 10 hours.

“”[Forty-five] The Los Angeles fire truck needs to return to the fire department for 10 hours a day instead of fighting the fire in 7 minutes after fuel supply. ” “This is why electric vehicles do not belong to public safety services,” he continues. This post does not provide a source that supports the claim.

The claim is false. LAFD doesn't seem to have been issued press release or Socializing media statement Respond to the claim. (Related: The virus image of the rainbow -colored fire hydrant is generated in AI)

Similarly, check your foundation There is no reliable news report To support complaints. In fact, the opposite is true. USA TODAY,, Snopeand dispatch Everything was labeled as false.

Margaret Stewart, a LAFD spokesman, has denied the validity of the claim by email to USA Today.

“Los Angeles does not have 45 electric fire trucks in all the fire departments,” said Stewart. Stewart also stated that the outlet had no electric fire truck trucks in LAFD, but had another type of vehicle.

Furthermore, Snap has tracked the cause of the claim. Posted on January 18th It is shared on Facebook by the satire page “The Last Defense Line in the United States”.

Make sure your facts have contacted Stewart about the comments.

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