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Storm Response Information
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - INFORMATION HUB FOR RAIN EVENT March 20 - 22, 2018  This incident is now CLOSED and the final update is provided belowLAST UPDATE: 10:30AM  March 23, 2018This site will serve as a hub for all public information released by the Joint Information Center regarding the current rain…
Quick Responding LAFD Finds Carbon Monoxide
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
KOREATOWN - When Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters arrived on scene of a medical call in Koreatown, what they found was something deadly. On March 8, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical call at 920 South Hobart Boulevard in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.  While crews were…
LAFD Firefighter Application Filing Period 2018
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Firefighter testing process and recruitment campaign will begin March 5 through June 29, 2018.  Both the registration for the Firefighter Candidate Assessment (FCA) exam and the application filing dates will be available during this time. To register for the…
LAFD Captain Injured Battling Major Blaze in L.A.'s Fashion District
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Fire Captain sustained facial injury while battling a major pre-dawn blaze that destroyed a business in L.A.'s Fashion District Tuesday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 4:49 AM on February 27, 2018 to 771 East Pico Boulevard in the Fashion District of…
LAFD Recognizes Selfless Volunteers
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Groups of volunteers were formally recognized on February 20, 2018, by the City of Los Angeles Fire Commission and Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, for their critical help at recent historic wildfires in Los Angeles.Members from LAFD Community Emergency Response Team, Rio Hondo Fire Academy…
LAFD Extinguishes Stubborn Blaze at Bel-Air Mansion; 2 Firefighters Suffer Burns
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Two LAFD firefighters suffered burns while battling a stubborn blaze at a large Bel-Air home on February, 8, 2018.The fire was reported at 5:27 p.m. at 10835 West Bellagio Rd. Firefighters battled for more than two hours before finally extinguishing the flames.When firefighters…
LAFD Recognizes CA Regional Task Force 9 For Winter Storm Deployment
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Specialized members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) were formally recognized on February 6, 2018, by the City of Los Angeles Fire Commission and Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas.  LAFD Administration was honored to provide Certificates of Appreciation to California Regional Task…
LAFD Firefighter Recognized for Off-Duty Life Saving Effort
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - An extraordinary life saving effort by an off-duty Los Angeles Firefighter was formally recognized on January 16, 2018 by the City of Los Angeles Fire Commission and Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas.   Then probationary Firefighter Kenneth A. Fraser, with less than four months on the Los Angeles Fire…
Pico-Union House Fire Claims One Life
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PICO-UNION - A fire in a two story residential triplex appears to have claimed the life of one person early Wednesday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:16 AM on January 10, 2018 to 1721 South New Hampshire Avenue in the Pico-Union area, where firefighters arrived quickly to find…
LAFD Quells Stubborn Flames in Koreatown Market
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
KOREATOWN - Firefighters were spared injury early Wednesday while battling a stubborn greater alarm fire in a Filipino supermarket that led to structural collapse. The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls from passersby at 12:30 AM on January 10, 2018, reporting fire in a one…
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