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South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - The second fire in one month at a South L.A. automotive tire store destroyed the family owned business early Thursday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was alerted by the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 3:28 AM on August 29, 2024, reporting a structure fire at 6901 South…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - First arriving firefighters were met by fire through the roof - and a series of explosions, when they came to battle intense flames at a vacant and secured 5,800 square foot one-story industrial building in the southeast section of downtown Los Angeles.  The greater alarm fire was first…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - When solar panels covering a nearly half a million square foot roof started to burn, firefighters quickly deployed hand lines to the top of the massive structure and saved the building. At 9:10AM on August 14, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of S Los Palos…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - On a warm and sunny Saturday morning, a man hiking with his friends in Temescal Canyon believed he was just feeling the effects of the heat, when in fact he was in the midst of a heart attack and his life was in the balance. Today, the City of Los Angeles Fire Commission recognized the members who…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - We are proud to announce the recipients of the Los Angeles Fire Department 2023 Civilian Employee Recognition Awards.The Civilian Employee Recognition Awards proudly highlights our civilian employees who have gone above and beyond.The Civilian Employee Recognition Committee (CERC) was established…
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - LAFD’s Behavioral Health Program hosted a free screening of the documentary First Responders Sound the Alarm this past week at the Regal LA Live.LAFD members were invited to view a documentary that provided insight into the lives and experiences of the first responder community, their families, and…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
DOWNTOWN - Over 170 LAFD firefighters worked for more than five hours to extinguish what appeared to have begun as an outside fire in the wee hours of July 19, 2024. Ultimately, several commercial buildings along Kohler Street were impacted.   Firefighters used a combination of offensive and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - With an average of 37 child deaths each year in the United States caused by children being left alone in a hot vehicle, the Los Angeles Fire Department is asking for your help right now: We need to make sure no child dies as the result of being left alone in a hot vehicle!Always put something you'…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
ELYSIAN PARK - The Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 23-4 celebrated their graduation on June 27, 2024, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD.  Friends and family of the 61 graduates were joined by City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and civic and…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
SEPULVEDA BASIN - A fire that involved both brush and manmade materials in the Sepulveda Basin was responsible for injuring a Los Angeles City Firefighter on Monday afternoon.   LAFD companies responded to fire near 15700 West Burbank Boulevard at 1:32pm on Monday, June 24, 2024. Initially assessed as…
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