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LAFD Foundation Presents VALOR Awards 2023
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation's annual VALOR Awards Ceremony honored outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. Ceremony Welcome Starts at 30.00 - Main Presentations Begin at 1.34.34 Event Photo Album VALOR 2023 was held on November 13, 2023…
Storage Yard Blaze in Downtown Los Angeles
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
UPDATE: November 28, 2023 The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) released the results of a windshield survey, today, of specific fire hazards at freeway underpasses, following a massive blaze on November 11, 2023, in the 1700 block of East 14th Street in Downtown Los…
Chemical Spill at LA Live
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Over 60 firefighters worked together to evaluate 33 patients while investigating and containing the spill of an unknown chemical at LA Live. At 11:58AM on November 10, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of LA Live Way for a reported chemical spill.  The…
LAFD Captain Recognized for Off-Duty Actions That Helped Save A Boy's Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Commission recognized LAFD Captain Jason Jamal for springing into action, while off duty, to lift a car off of a teenage boy, allowing first-arriving Paramedics to quickly perform life-saving measures. On August 5, 2022, Los Angeles City Fire Captain Jason Jamal was off…
Are You Ready for the Next Los Angeles Wildfire?
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - There is no reason to be unprepared for a wildfire, and your Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Emergency Management Department and MySafe:LA are here to show you how. vídeo en español While we've been fortunate to not have a significant brush fire in Los Angeles…
Fatality Fire in Central-Alameda
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Heavy fire raging in the back of a home in Central-Alameda left a 60-year-old male dead. At 10:18AM on October 25, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1200 block of E 35th Street in Central-Alameda to reports of a structure fire. The first arriving fire company found a…
Vacant Hotel Fire in Hollywood
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters battled an early morning fire in Hollywood, preventing the blaze from spreading throughout a large, old hotel. At 5:52AM on October 23, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of N New Hampshire Ave for a reported structure fire. The first arriving…
Woman Dies, Five Injured in Panorama City House Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PANORAMA CITY - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a house fire in the San Fernando Valley Wednesday morning, where one woman died and five others were injured.   The fire was reported at 8:08 AM on October 18, 2023 at 8766 Matilija Avenue in Panorama City. Firefighters arrived quickly to…
LAFD Encourages You To Participate in The Great ShakeOut
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - You are invited to join firefighters, their families and millions of others who will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” on October 19th at 10:19 AM (your local time) in the 2023 International ShakeOut!     Participating is a great way…
Firefighters Recognized for Saving Man From Rooftop Electrocution
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - Today, Firefighters in Los Angeles City were recognized for their efforts in saving a man's life, who was electrocuted at his worksite in 2017, on the roof of a building.     A call came in to Los Angeles' Metropolitan Fire Communications dispatch center on October 23, 2017, from a…
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