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Blaze Quickly Destroys Van Nuys Mask Company
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VAN NUYS - It took 130 Los Angeles Firefighters less than 40 minutes to fully extinguish flames that consumed a facial prosthetic firm Tuesday afternoon, causing one responder to be hospitalized.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2017 to 14753 Aetna Street in Van…
TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON FIRE IN EAST HOLLYWOOD QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
EAST HOLLYWOOD - The LAFD quickly stopped an early morning major emergency fire despite heavy flames.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:04 a.m. on June 12, 2017, of a structure fire at 421 N. Heliotrope Drive. Crews arrived to find two three-story apartment buildings under construction fully involved…
Passing of LAFD Firefighter Kelly Wong
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is saddened to announce the on duty passing of Firefighter Kelly Wong.  Firefighter Wong, 29, fell from an LAFD aerial ladder while participating in a training exercise Downtown on the morning of Saturday, June 3. Fellow firefighters and paramedics…
Preliminary Investigation Report Issued in Death of LAFD Firefighter Kelly Wong
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Pursuant to agency protocol, the Los Angeles Fire Department has issued an official preliminary summary report by the LAFD Serious Incident Review Team regarding the death of LAFD Firefighter III Kelly Wong on June 5, 2017, following injury he sustained in an on-duty training…
Moving Towards Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Firefighter Safety
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
Innovation has always been a driving focus of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The Board of Fire Commissioners today ensured that tradition will continue when it approved a Unmanned Aerial Systems report aimed at increasing firefighter safety. If approved by the City Council in the coming…
Presentations of Appreciation at Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - At today’s Board of Fire Commissioners meeting, the Los Angeles Fire Department was honored to provide special recognition to some very deserving individuals: Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant (video tour)     In order to promote to the rank…
LAFD Firefighters Quickly Extinguish a Fire as LAPD Helps Residents Escape
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Firefighters quickly stopped a fast moving inferno ripping through the attic of an apartment building in North Hollywood.A Los Angeles Police Department unit was on patrol when they spotted flames coming from an apartment building and notified the Los Angeles Fire Department at 2:04 AM on June 3,…
LAFD Hosting Free Hands-Only CPR Training on “Sidewalk CPR Day” Thursday, June 1
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) will provide free hands-only CPR training on Sidewalk CPR Day, Thursday, June 1, at the locations listed below from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as one of over 70 sites across Los Angeles County. Last year, more than 10,000 people in…
"Hope For Firefighters" Meet L.A. Firefighters and Sample Firehouse Cooking
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It's time for the annual Hope For Firefighters. It's tasty food, great live music, fun and frolicking in the sun, and a little friendly competition. This occasion attracts thousands and it's all for a great cause! It's a one-of-a-kind lunchtime event featuring fire apparatus and demonstrations…
Firefighters Prevail Over Stubborn Mandeville Fire
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Nearly 60 hours of non-stop work by a total of over 300 firefighters prevailed against a stubborn fire in the Mandeville Canyon. At 12:46PM on Sunday, May 28, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire at 2969 N Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood.  Upon…
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