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LAFD Aids Ten Students After Suspected Overdose
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SHERMAN OAKS - The Los Angeles Fire Department evaluated ten students and transported seven in mild-to-moderate condition after a suspected overdose at a middle school. At least fifty LAFD firefighters responded to the 5400 block of North Vesper Avenue at 10:34 on December 1, 2022, for a suspected overdose at…
LAFD Proudly Salutes 28 Newly Promoted Members
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of twenty-eight LAFD uniformed members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank within the Department. Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin…
Hours-Long Fire Suppression Effort Saves Neighboring Businesses
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SHADOW HILLS - The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a Major Emergency Structure Fire early Wednesday morning, where a large blaze involved a commercial building and several vehicles. One-hundred eleven LAFD Firefighters responded to the 10900 block of West Randall Street beginning at 2:31 AM on…
When A Boy On A Bike Causes Us To Reflect, Remember - and Thank You!
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SYLMAR - It's not uncommon throughout the year to have people ask firefighters about their most 'memorable' emergency response. In gathering with family and friends during the holidays though, the men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department will often take time to reflect upon and share instead, the…
Documentary Recounts 2020's Harrowing Structure Fire on Boyd Street
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation announces the release of Boyd Street, created in partnership with the Los Angeles City Fire Department and Full Vision Productions. Boyd Street recounts the harrowing and heroic tale of the 2020 Toy District Fire, which sent eleven LAFD firefighters to…
Mayor Garcetti Announces Launch of the First-Ever LAFD Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Eric Garcetti today, alongside Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, launched the Los Angeles Fire Department’s first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bureau (DEI) focused on ensuring a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace for all.  “We believe in, and are committed to, justice in Los…
Wind Driven Fire Extends From Vegetation to Commercial Buildings in Sun Valley
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SUN VALLEY - More than 165 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department were joined by firefighters from the neighboring cities of Burbank and Glendale on Saturday night in a two-and-one-half hour battle against a Santa Ana wind-driven wildfire that heavily damaged two buildings. The fire was reported at…
LAFD Mourns Fallen Firefighter Kenneth Brink
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
With heavy hearts, we announce that active-duty Firefighter III Kenneth Brink passed away off-duty in his home on November 9, 2022. Kenneth was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department. He was highly respected department-wide, as a member of Fire Station 88 (Urban Search and Rescue…
Four Workers Take Ill, One Critically, From Fumes in Airport Utility Room
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTCHESTER - Four workers took ill, one critically, following an accidental release of carbon dioxide within a utility room at Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:02 AM on October 31, 2022 by Los Angeles Airport Police, to respond to a…
Vacant Downtown LA Commercial Building Destroyed by Flames
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It took the relentless effort of over 130 firefighters, on Wednesday evening, to control a Major Emergency commercial fire, which consumed a three-story building in Downtown LA. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:33 PM on October 26, 2022 to the 200 block of…
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