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Jet Fuel Rains Down on South LA, Hazmat and Firefighter-Paramedics Respond to Schools
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - An aircraft returning to LAX for an emergency landing needed to dump fuel to lighten the load. Unfortunately for the people the fuel rained down on, this prompted LAFD firefighter-paramedics and Hazerdous Materials specialists to respond for air-quality monitoring and medical…
LAFD Sees Record Low Structure Fire Fatality Deaths in 2019, Sets New Record for Number of Incident Responses
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES – There were eight civilian deaths in the City of Los Angeles attributed to accidental residential structure fires in 2019, the lowest number on record, while the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) responded to nearly half a million calls for service during the year, a record high…
LAFD Mourns the Passing of Accelerant Detection Canine, Major
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - It is with great sadness that the LAFD announces the death of Arson Detection Canine (ret.), “Major.”  Major passed away on December 27th at home with his handler Arson Accelerant Detection Investigator (ret.) Frankie Oglesby.  Major was assigned to the LAFD’s Arson Counter Terrorism…
Deadly South Los Angeles Garage Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - LAFD responded to an early morning fire in a detached garage, finding a woman dead inside after putting the fire out.   Dispatchers received the 9-1-1 call at 1:54 A.M. on January 5, 2020. Firefighters arrived to find a detached garage with flames blowing out of the…
Toppling Tree Traps Man, Displaces Three Others in Echo Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
ECHO PARK - One man was briefly trapped, two neigbors escaped unharmed and third was displaced, after a large tree fell in Echo Park early Monday. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:53 AM on December 23, 2019 to the 1300 block of Laveta Terrace, where a large hillside tree had suddenly toppled…
Early Morning Blaze Hits Woodland Hills Businesses
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WOODLAND HILLS - Despite the challenges of a common attic giving fire the room to spread, firefighters saved multiple businesses this morning in Woodland Hills. At 3:07AM on December 20, 2019 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 23383 W Mulholland Drive in Woodland…
Fire Damages Vacant 5 Story Building in Van Nuys
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VAN NUYS - A fire described as suspicious in nature - but thankfully causing no injury, swept through all levels of a vacant 5 story office building Sunday afternoon in the central San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 4:07 PM on November 24, 2019 to 7101 North Sepulveda…
Major Emergency Fire in East Hollywood
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
EAST HOLLYWOOD - With fire showing from the 2nd floor and heavy fire on the first, LAFD firefighters shifted to a defensive operation while battling fire at a vacant medical clinic. At 7:36PM on November 22, 2019 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1200 N Vermont Ave in East…
LAFD Community Training in Hollywood Hills to *Simulate* Emergency Evacuation
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD HILLS - To enhance community safety, the Los Angeles Fire Department and allied agencies will be performing a public training exercise in the Hollywood Hills on Saturday morning, November 16, 2019. The training event will simulate a coordinated evacuation of three specific neighborhoods - similar to…
LAFD Saves Vessel From A Watery Demise
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SAN PEDRO - Firefighters quickly arrived at a slip just in time to keep a vessel afloat. A few weeks ago, just days after the Saddle Ridge Fire broke out, firefighters found quite the opposite problem at the other end of the city. A vessel was taking on water and nearly reached its tipping point…
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