{"id":2389288,"date":"2025-01-12T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-are-firefighters-using-ladies-purses-to-fight-fire-sure-looks-like-it\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T08:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:00:13","slug":"fact-check-are-firefighters-using-ladies-purses-to-fight-fire-sure-looks-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-are-firefighters-using-ladies-purses-to-fight-fire-sure-looks-like-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Are Firefighters Using Ladies Purses to Fight Fire? Sure Looks Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-are-firefighters-using-ladies-purses-to-fight-fire-sure-looks-like-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a viral video suggesting that Los Angeles firefighters were using women&#8217;s purses to \u2062extinguish fires amidst the \u200dlarger Greater Los Angeles fires. This speculation arose as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">video showed firefighters seemingly pouring water<\/a> from bags that appeared to be purses. However, the Los\u2063 Angeles Fire Department clarified that \u2063these bags are actually canvas bags, not purses, designed for firefighting purposes. They are used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">small fires<\/a>,like dumpster fires,as a quicker choice to deploying hoses. The ongoing fires have led to important devastation, resulting in at least 13 fatalities, the \u200bdestruction of 10,000 structures, adn the displacement of nearly 200,000 individuals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since the Greater Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amateur-youtubers-drawing-in-more-viewers-than-chris-wallace-on-cnn\/\" title=\"Amateur YouTubers Drawing in More Viewers Than Chris Wallace on CNN\">fires began<\/a>, speculation and theories about the inferno have spread even faster than the flames themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Take, for instance, the idea that firemen are so under-equipped to battle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-angry-250k-per-episode-actress-begs-people-give-laws-60k-la-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the fires<\/a>&nbsp;that they&rsquo;ve resorted to extinguishing them with water-filled purses.<\/p>\n<p>One clip circulating the internet appears to show just that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The LA Fire Department uses women&rsquo;s purses to quell the flames in California (only when they need to). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rJtU8fGUQZ\">pic.twitter.com\/rJtU8fGUQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dane (@UltraDane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltraDane\/status\/1877853946255147161?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No. You aren&rsquo;t delusional. You are watching LA Firemen fill up women&rsquo;s purses with water because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadways-big-return\/\" title=\"Broadway\u2019s Big Return\">fire hydrants<\/a> are empty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T04xA0ftaG\">pic.twitter.com\/T04xA0ftaG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#128014; Stable Genius&trade;&#65039; &#127482;&#127480; (@StableGeniustm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StableGeniustm\/status\/1877361336067162333?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The grainy video makes it easy to understand why there would be confusion.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, it appears the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-mayor-refuses-help-ny-firefighters-mexico-fire-crews-welcome-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firemen<\/a> in the clip are indeed putting out a dumpster fire with purses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was wondering why LAFD firemen are using water filled in women&rsquo;s purses to put out fires<\/p>\n<p>I see the 2nd pic and it all adds up &#129318;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;&#128557; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C75xrO1gvl\">pic.twitter.com\/C75xrO1gvl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sameer (@BesuraTaansane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BesuraTaansane\/status\/1877370514571715064?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But a closer look, and some reporting from TMZ, reveals that isn&rsquo;t the case.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;purses&rdquo; are not purses at all.<\/p>\n<p>They are instead canvas bags that firefighters sometimes use to extinguish smaller flames, like the dumpster fire in the video, the Los Angeles Fire Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/01\/09\/los-angeles-wildfires-water-handbags-video-firefighters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m sick of seeing this video! I am a 10-year firefighter with a fire science degree. These are dual-purpose bags used on fire apparatuses as chain or rope bags and can also be used as collapsible water buckets. They are not women&rsquo;s purses! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jHTBChUiKS\">pic.twitter.com\/jHTBChUiKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#9752;&#65039;&real;&#120098;&#120097; &#120090;&#120101;&#120102;&#120113;&#120098; &amp; &#120069;&#120105;&#120114;&#120098; &#120069;&#120105;&#120108;&#120108;&#120097;&#120098;&#120097;&#127482;&#127480; (@michael_white00) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michael_white00\/status\/1877456070018232804?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Time is of the essence when it comes to extinguishing a fire.<\/p>\n<p>For a smaller flame, sometimes it&rsquo;s easier and faster to simply use the canvas bags to douse the fire than to deploy a fire hose.<\/p>\n<p>As of Saturday, firefighters have not yet contained the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-woods-breaks-told-lost-la-fire-everything-changed-miracle-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palisades, Eaton, or Hurst fires<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/09\/us-news\/la-fires-live-updates-01-09-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Collectively, the fires have killed at least 13 people and displaced nearly 200,000 since they started Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>10,000 structures have been destroyed since the fires began their devastating burn across 35,000 acres.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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For example, there&#8217;s a notion that firefighters are so poorly equipped that they are using water-filled purses to fight the fires. A video circulating online seems to support this claim. The LA Fire Department is reportedly using women&#8217;s purses to combat flames in California (but only when necessary). However, upon closer inspection and with some reporting from TMZ, it turns out these &#8220;purses&#8221; are actually canvas bags used by firefighters for extinguishing smaller fires like dumpster blazes. Time is critical in firefighting; sometimes it&#8217;s quicker to use these bags rather than deploy hoses. As of Saturday, several fires remain uncontrolled, resulting in at least 13 fatalities and nearly 200,000 people displaced since their onset on Tuesday. Over 10,000 structures have been destroyed across 35,000 acres due to these devastating blazes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Purses.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,36388,3907,28399],"class_list":["post-2389288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-fire-safety","tag-firefighters","tag-misconceptions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Purses.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389288\/revisions\/2389292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}