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The Passing of Legendary Fire Chaplain and Retired LAFD Captain II John A. White
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired Captain II and Fire Chaplain John Andrew White, who died on November 24, 2018.  Even after his 44 years of active duty, he continued his dedication to serve others, which earned him the LAFD Firefighter of the Year award…
LAFD Holds Intense Fire to Section of Sylmar Strip Mall
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
SYLMAR - The tenacious and determined effort of firefighters saved the majority of businesses in a Sylmar strip mall from a destructive, early morning blaze. At 3:47AM on December 10, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 12777 North San Fernando Road in Sylmar. The first…
Greater Alarm Fire Erupts Inside Liquor Store
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
ECHO PARK - Heavy smoke inside the attic of a local business erupted into a greater alarm structure fire which firefighters aggressively extinguished on the morning of December 6, 2018.At 9:46 AM the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department were notified of a structure fire at the 1300 block of North…
LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic Reunites With Young Drowning Victim He Helped Save
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Westchester - Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas and members of the LAFD joined a young drowning survivor and her family as they were reunited with the LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic who helped save her life.The survivor, 4-year-old Sophia Rouse, nearly drowned in a resort pool in…
One Injured in Koreatown Apartment Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
KOREATOWN - On the morning of November 26, 2018 at 7:46 AM, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to a large six-story “U” shaped center hallway apartment building on the 3300 block of West 4th Street in Koreatown, to find fire in one unit.Despite excessive storage conditions, firefighters rapidly advanced…
LAFD Pilots Make Daring Mountain Rescue
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Risking lives to save lives is what firefighters do but LAFD Air Operations Pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith took it to new heights at the Woolsey Fire on Friday, November 9th.While actively conducting a water drop on a flank of the massive blaze, the pilots of "Fire 4" received a request for…
Woolsey Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
UPDATE: 7:00 AM November 17, 2018   EVACUATIONS:  There are NO active evacuation orders within the borders of the City of Los Angeles.   ACREAGE: 98,362 % CONTAINMENT: 82…
Flames Damage Two Buildings in South Los Angeles
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
FLORENCE - More than a hundred firefighters from two agencies worked collaboratively near the Los Angeles City / County border early Wednesday, to confine fast moving flames to a pair of unoccupied businesses. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 3:55 AM on November 14, 2018 of an outside fire near…
Father and Son Recognized for Contribution to LAFD’s Historic “Bandwagon” Detail
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - On November 6, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) recognized Retired Firefighter Phil Weireter and his son, Captain/PIO Cody Weireter, for their many years of exceptional professionalism and service to the department and the communities it serves as members of the LAFD’s…
LAFD 2018 Medal of Valor and Merit Awardees
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
MEDAL OF VALORSTRUCTURE FIREFIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC RIO-BEC HERNANDEZ In the afternoon of August 31, 2017, Firefighter/Paramedic Rio Bec Hernandez and his partner, Firefighter/Paramedic Rik Lestelle, were driving a non-emergency patient to the hospital. While enroute, Hernandez noticed a large fire…
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