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Friday, January 17, 2025

LAFD not using women's handbags

The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Jan 17 2025

 
Firefighters work to protect homes along Bennett Valley Road east of Santa Rosa, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2017.

The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags.

A plane makes a drop as smoke billows from the Palisades Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

No, this video doesn't show a plane crash amid LA fires | Fact check

Al Jazeera posted a similar clip showing the crash in January 2024, predating the California wildfires by a year.

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Hawaiian house passed off as LA wildfire survivor online | Fact check

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Members of a CalFire crew work to mop up hotspots from the burn scar of the Palisades Fire near Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 

Video of dancing firefighters predates LA wildfires| Fact check

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Representative Adam Schiff of California sits for an interview with an Arizona Republic reporter at the Republic offices on Oct. 25, 2024, in Phoenix.
 

No, Thune hasn't blocked Schiff from Senate committees | Fact check

There is no evidence Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked Sen. Adam Schiff from committee assignments. A spokesperson said the claim is false.

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