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Seems virtually (if not every) picture I see of an LA ladder company is a tiller. Do they run anything else? Any tower ladders, rear mounts or straight sticks?

Los Angeles City is currently all tillers.  They used various snorkel products (squirt, telesquirt, and snorkels in 50ft & 85ft) back in the 60's & 70's in addition to the tillers.  Also LAFD occasionally demos other ladders and so far prefers their tillers.
 
Los Angeles County is currently mostly tiller quints but have one or two front line rear mount quints.  They have had an assortment of ladders types over the years with some coming from their acquisition of other fire districts.

Strictly a Fire truck made to put wet stuff on the Orange stuff Nice recessed in bumper Q  & Intake

Agreed on the hose bed...I'm always baffled by some of the high hose beds I see.  We've had many changes in cab and manufacturer in the FDNY, but the hose bed has remained largely unchanged.  Additionally, roll-ups and fittings are still easily accesible.  
 
Looks like a nice, purpose-built rig.  Painted, steel bumpers with 45* corners (an FDNY inovation, I'm told...)

nice to see - sick and tired of Big Pumpers and High Hose Beds....

 
I did. Engine 10 is a 2015 KME Severe Service Predator,  one of the 34 KME "Triples" in their fleet. @pump305 correct me if I am wrong on the year.
 
Engine 10 is in the Central Bureau division, 11th Battalion.  It serves downtown Los Angeles, near the convention center along with it's housemates, Light Force 10, and RA (Rescue Ambulance) 10. This station responded to 5,358 EMS calls, 619 critical ALS calls, 1,313 non-EMS calls,  and 45 structure fires in 2016.
 

 
I did. Engine 10 is a 2015 KME Severe Service Predator,  one of the 34 KME "Triples" in their fleet. @pump305 correct me if I am wrong on the year.
 
Engine 10 is in the Central Bureau division, 11th Battalion.  It serves downtown Los Angeles, near the convention center along with it's housemates, Light Force 10, and RA (Rescue Ambulance) 10. This station responded to 5,358 EMS calls, 619 critical ALS calls, 1,313 non-EMS calls,  and 45 structure fires in 2016.
 

 
I, at first, assumed it was a new Lifeline, since I thought they were the only manufacturer that still made a slant side box. and it looks very similar. I am not 100% sure, but as far is I know, the box is custom built new by Braun Northwest. It looks similar to the slant side currently produced by Lifeline.  Braun discontinued theirs several years ago. Braun Northwest-Northstar Emergency Vehicles is a separate company then Braun, and is popular in the Pacific Northwest and parts of California.
 
I do know that Braun Northwest was awarded a bid for the ambulance above in the amount of $303,000. It will serve 7 years as a frontline ambulance, and 7 years as a reserve.
 
 

Beverly Hills Fire Department Paramedic Rescue 2 2016 Freightliner M2/Braun Northwest      

 
 
From being an outsider", I have observed over 15 years now how they are very meticulous and take great pride in keeping the apparatus in the best shape. It's part of the culture. Even Engine 9, one of the busiest engine companies in the nation, spotlessly shines. Another truck I photographed almost 10 year ago and then again last month and I couldn't tell the difference of wear.  It's true, they don't have to deal with the corrosive salt, deteriorated roadways, and rust, but I rarely see career departments (and some volunteer) in this area washing the motor, hand cleaning an aerial, waxing a truck, or even rinsing down apparatus when they are caked in salt in times other then with an annual inspection dinner coming up. Not only a pride thing, but also an important part of the maintenance of the truck.
 
Additionally, the Engineer for the pumpers, and Apparatus Operator for the ladders, USAR's, and other specialty vehicles, is a promotional rank. So there is  a person specifically charged with taking care of the rig on each shift, as opposed to it being an assignment for the day.
 

Los Angeles County Fire Department
Lifeguard Division
LG271
2017 Toyota Tacoma
 
This unit, most of them actually, are provided by Toyota in exchange for the exposure it gets on the beach.
 

 
 

 
I did. Engine 10 is a 2015 KME Severe Service Predator,  one of the 34 KME "Triples" in their fleet. @pump305 correct me if I am wrong on the year.
 
Engine 10 is in the Central Bureau division, 11th Battalion.  It serves downtown Los Angeles, near the convention center along with it's housemates, Light Force 10, and RA (Rescue Ambulance) 10. This station responded to 5,358 EMS calls, 619 critical ALS calls, 1,313 non-EMS calls,  and 45 structure fires in 2016.
 

 
 
It's getting rare enough to see a "clean" rig in this area anymore, never mind one in that kind of shape.   I remember one of the guys on the model board (Mike Quinn, maybe?) commenting on a pic he posted that they had to wait a half hour beyond the daily training to be completed because the crew wanted to "wipe down" the rig before they posed it.   I certainly wouldn't have objected to that.   Would LOVE to shoot rigs that look that good!   
 
That having been said, did you get any of LAFD's newer KME engines?  

 
I, at first, assumed it was a new Lifeline, since I thought they were the only manufacturer that still made a slant side box. and it looks very similar. I am not 100% sure, but as far is I know, the box is custom built new by Braun Northwest. It looks similar to the slant side currently produced by Lifeline.  Braun discontinued theirs several years ago. Braun Northwest-Northstar Emergency Vehicles is a separate company then Braun, and is popular in the Pacific Northwest and parts of California.
 
I do know that Braun Northwest was awarded a bid for the ambulance above in the amount of $303,000. It will serve 7 years as a frontline ambulance, and 7 years as a reserve.
 
 

It's meant to fight fires....nothing else. A true and pure pumper built to last the beating that get put on the truck.

 
I, at first, assumed it was a new Lifeline, since I thought they were the only manufacturer that still made a slant side box. and it looks very similar. I am not 100% sure, but as far is I know, the box is custom built new by Braun Northwest. It looks similar to the slant side currently produced by Lifeline.  Braun discontinued theirs several years ago. Braun Northwest-Northstar Emergency Vehicles is a separate company then Braun, and is popular in the Pacific Northwest and parts of California.
 
I do know that Braun Northwest was awarded a bid for the ambulance above in the amount of $303,000. It will serve 7 years as a frontline ambulance, and 7 years as a reserve.
 
 

Beverly Hills Fire Department Paramedic Rescue 2 2016 Freightliner M2/Braun Northwest      

I LOVE this engine! It's a 2017 E-One Typhoon for Boston Fire Department, one of 23 that will be delivered to entirely replace the KME Engines that they were having major issues with due to the MaxxForce motor. Some of the no-nonsense features that stand out to me that I really like are the short wheelbase,  narrow conventional pump panel, recessed bumper intake and Q, painted rims, the stepwell for the doors which is kind of a barrier door-full door hybrid, and the reasonable height hose bed.
 
There seem to be a lot of departments returning to E-One after a hiatus, such as Boston and Chicago. To me, that says something.
 
Beautiful photo from MassFireTrucks.com
 
http://www.massfiretrucks.com/Boston Engine 16 2017.jpg
 
More photos and information from the E-One dealer:
 
http://www.greenwoodev.com/boston-ma-e-one-custom-pumper/

I LOVE this engine! It's a 2017 E-One Typhoon for Boston Fire Department, one of 23 that will be delivered to entirely replace the KME Engines that they were having major issues with due to the MaxxForce motor. Some of the no-nonsense features that stand out to me that I really like are the short wheelbase,  narrow conventional pump panel, recessed bumper intake and Q, painted rims, the stepwell for the doors which is kind of a barrier door-full door hybrid, and the reasonable height hose bed.
 
There seem to be a lot of departments returning to E-One after a hiatus, such as Boston and Chicago. To me, that says something.
 
Beautiful photo from MassFireTrucks.com
 
http://www.massfiretrucks.com/Boston Engine 16 2017.jpg
 
More photos and information from the E-One dealer:
 
http://www.greenwoodev.com/boston-ma-e-one-custom-pumper/

OK, now I really love this truck! Awesome colors too!
 

OK, now I really love this truck! Awesome colors too!
 

I kinda like it!
 
   

I LOVE this engine! It's a 2017 E-One Typhoon for Boston Fire Department, one of 23 that will be delivered to entirely replace the KME Engines that they were having major issues with due to the MaxxForce motor. Some of the no-nonsense features that stand out to me that I really like are the short wheelbase,  narrow conventional pump panel, recessed bumper intake and Q, painted rims, the stepwell for the doors which is kind of a barrier door-full door hybrid, and the reasonable height hose bed.
 
There seem to be a lot of departments returning to E-One after a hiatus, such as Boston and Chicago. To me, that says something.
 
Beautiful photo from MassFireTrucks.com
 
http://www.massfiretrucks.com/Boston Engine 16 2017.jpg
 
More photos and information from the E-One dealer:
 
http://www.greenwoodev.com/boston-ma-e-one-custom-pumper/

OK, now I really love this truck! Awesome colors too!
 

Common sense in Boston....at last a fire engine to fight fire and not to look at......New York,are you watching?