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LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES -  A tragic multi-vehicle collision on the Northbound 110 Freeway resulted in the death of one driver and left a tank truck carrying aviation fuel overturned late Saturday night. At 10:55 PM on November 2, 2024, the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) responded to a reported traffic…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - If your phone is handy, the 5-1-1 telephone system is a free and convenient way to obtain real-time information about traffic, transit and transportation in Los Angeles and beyond - or even to summon freeway roadside assistance.Tips For Using 5-1-1 by Phone 
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters ask you to take a moment now to review this checklist before nightfall on Halloween: BEFORE TRICK-OR-TREATING:- Consider fire safety when decorating. Do not overload electrical outlets or block doors with holiday lighting or special effects.- Avoid the use of…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Heavy fire rolled through a large commercial building housing textiles and furniture in Downtown Los Angeles, requiring tractors to move the debris to gain a final extinguishment. At 4:16AM on October 28, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 500 block of E 9th Street in…
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department is prepared for the World Series. LAFD will be at Dodger Stadium, ready to provide emergency medical services and firefighting operations. The LAFD will increase staffing levels to include paramedics, bike medics, emergency medical technicians and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
With a massive plume of black smoke visible across the Valley, firefighters battled for an hour to quell an outside fire consuming materials used to make props for the entertainment industry. At 3:54PM on October 20, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 11100 block of W…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - On October 15, 2024, the Los Angeles City Fire Department FEMA CA-Task Force 1 Swift Water Rescue team returned after a two week deployment assisting in the rescue efforts following the devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton.  Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina on September 26…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
One adult male died and seven others were transported from a suspected overdose at the Men's Central Jail. At 8:40AM on October 8, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported overdose at 441 E Bauchet Street. Firefighters arrived to find multiple patients and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) is sending forty-three members to assist with the Hurricane Milton response in the southeast, after FEMA activated the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to request nationwide Mutual Aid as a second consecutive hurricane approaches. This…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department's Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section (ACTS) arrested a suspect in connection with several recent fires in Downtown Los Angeles.    Firefighters responded to reports of smoke in the early morning hours of July 19, 2024, on Kohler Street between…
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