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Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The early decision to request additional ground and air resources based on the smoke visible enroute made all the difference - LAFD hit it hard and fast.At 1:57PM on 12 June, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire at 9808 W Portola Drive in the Beverly Crest area of…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SYLMAR - Despite the courageous effort of a passerby and quickly arriving firefighters, one man died after being extracted from his burning home in the northeast San Fernando Valley early Sunday morning. " src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif" title="<--break-->"…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Three people sustained injury, including one man who was briefly hospitalized, and four families were left temporarily homeless, when flames spread quickly from an abandoned home to an occupied apartment building early Wednesday morning.    The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 1:13 AM on…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Torres Tufts was named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year by her colleagues and recognized by the City of Los Angeles Firefighter's Association, Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, and numerous civic leaders on April 4, 2018.  She becomes the first LAFD Arson Investigator and…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
SUNLAND-TUJUNGA - On Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 7:55 PM, Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters responded to a brush fire where they were quickly faced with heavy flames and wind gusts up to 10 MPH. Flames quickly spread along the nearby wash and heavy brush in the surrounding canyon as it begun to threaten…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
PANORAMA CITY - Five Los Angeles Firefighters sustained various injuries while fighting the major emergency structure fire that started just after noon inside a vacant strip mall in Panorama City.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a structure fire at 12:01 PM on Saturday December 16, 2017.  Crews…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
- Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department Arson-Counter-Terrorism Section have been investigating a series of intentionally set tree fires that damaged multiple vehicles outside of North Hollywood buildings in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 19, 2017.   On the morning of Monday,…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SUN VALLEY - A greater alarm fire Monday afternoon ravaged a deluxe door and hardware business, causing millions of dollars in damage, and sending one firefighter to the hospital.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 1:50 PM on September 25, 2017 to 11676 Tuxford Street in Sun Valley, where…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a response to…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WEST HILLS - Two household pets perished, and a man and woman were gravely injured, when fire swept through their home at dawn Tuesday morning, in the west San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 6:35 AM on September 5, 2017 to 6510 Capistrano Avenue in West Hills, where…
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