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LAFD Chief Crowley Honored as Community Grand Marshal of the 2024 L.A. Pride Parade
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
"I am honored to have been selected as the Community Grand Marshal for this year’s “Power in Pride Parade”. It’s a spectacular event that spreads joy, inclusivity and love in communities! I could not be happier and look forward to seeing you all on the parade route!"  - Los Angeles City Fire…
Cadets and Mentors Recognized by LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Board of Fire Commissioners gave special recognition to a group of cadets and the firefighters who volunteer their efforts to be mentors of those young people, as Cadet Post Advisors.  All of us can look at who we have become and realize that we did not get here on…
Greater Alarm Structure Fire Destroys Vacant Mid-Wilshire Strip Mall
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz
MID-WILSHIRE - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a greater alarm structure fire in the Mid-Wilshire area on Wednesday afternoon. A strip mall at 5517 West San Vicente Boulevard, vacant for over a year, was ultimately demolished due to fire damage.  Smoke was reported by multiple callers at 1:24 PM…
Firefighters Battle Fierce Fire in Abandoned Hollywood Hotel
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a major emergency structure fire in Hollywood early Sunday morning, involving an abandoned hotel.  The fire was reported at 3:15 AM on May 19, 2024 at 1624 Schrader Boulevard. It took 127 LAFD responders under the command of Assistant…
Firefighters Ask You To Fill The Boot For MDA 2024
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters across the country have collected critical funds in the community since 1954 – one dollar at a time – as part of the "Fill the Boot" program for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). During this 70th year of Fill The Boot, your local firefighters will be continuing this long-…
LAFD Firefighters Recognized for Saving Local Business
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Board of Fire Commissioners recognized a group of firefighters, after a business owner penned a letter to the Fire Chief extending his gratitude for saving his business.     Firefighters responded to 911 East 59th Street at 12:28 PM on December 16, 2023 to find…
Early Morning Fire Consumes Industrial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a major emergency structure fire early Friday morning in the Industrial Eastside area of downtown Los Angeles.   The fire was reported at 4:11 AM on May 3, 2024 at 1804 East 8th Street, with fire through the roof of a vacant 8,532 square foot…
Join Us May 11, 2024 For LAFD 'Fire Service Day' (Citywide Open Firehouse Celebration)
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcome you to visit an LAFD Fire Station on Saturday, May 11, 2024, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.The second Saturday of each May is designated as “Fire Service Day” in the City of Los Angeles…
Fast Moving Florence House Fire Claims One Life
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
FLORENCE - The Los Angeles Fire Department quickly extinguished flames at a south Los Angeles home Sunday evening, in what proved to be a deadly fire.   The blaze was reported at 6:18 PM on April 28, 2024, at 140 East 71st Street in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. Forty LAFD responders…
Interagency Training Proves Vital Just Weeks Later
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
VENICE - Los Angeles City Firefighters responded quickly to the water's edge to save a man in cardiac arrest, just weeks after training with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguards on traversing long stretches of deep sand to emergency medical responses on the beach.     LAFD …
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