No, LA Fire Department isn't using women's handbags to put out fires | Fact check
The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard ...
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No, LA Fire Department isn't using women's handbags to put out fires | Fact check
The canvas bags are more efficient than hoses at putting out small fires, the department said. Video shows firefighters using standard equipment, not handbags Margaret Stewart, an LAFD ...
The local brands selling Altadena, Palisades and L.A. gear for fire relief efforts
A "Rebuild Altadena" tote from Kikay. A “Palisades Strong” hat from Only the Lonely. A “Love L.A.” graphic T-shirt from the ...
LA Firefighters Using Women's Purses to Battle Blazes? Not Exactly
Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying water in handbags.
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Canton firefighters train to handle ice rescue situations, see the photos
"We might throw a throw bag around them and ... victim from the water in protective gear. "We don't mind the cold," said Steve Swihart, another one of the firefighters who participated in the ...
Los Angeles County fires emphasize importance of disaster preparedness, including "go bags"
With the recent wildfires in Southern California forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, firefighters ...
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Inside the monumental effort behind LA’s firefight, from strategy to meals and laundry
retiring to clean and fix gear, before crawling into sleeping bags. It was that exhaustion that Tapia, one of the the ...
How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County
Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, ...
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Cancer Is Killing Our Firefighters
In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and ...