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LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WEST HILLS - Two household pets perished, and a man and woman were gravely injured, when fire swept through their home at dawn Tuesday morning, in the west San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 6:35 AM on September 5, 2017 to 6510 Capistrano Avenue in West Hills, where…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WILMINGTON - Two paramedics rushed into a burning home to rescue two children while a LAPD officer, assisted by two civilians, pulled a third child out of a window. At 5:44PM, on August 31, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 700 block of N Hawaiin St,…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Fire on the 9th floor of Sheraton Universal Hotel was stopped from spreading but critically injured one person.At 12:37PM, on August 30, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 10600 W Universal Place.  Upon arriving, firefighters found smoke in the…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The old Greyhound terminal in Downtown Los Angeles turns into a Major Emergency commercial fire taking almost two hours to extinguishAt 6:34PM on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 630 S Los Angeles St.  The poured-in-place…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
National 8-1-1 Day Raises Public Awareness of the Importance of Having Utilities Marked Before Digging! In recognition of August 11th being National 8-1-1 Day, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and Los Angeles Fire Department officials gathered to unveil a 30…
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) this week was awarded a $15.46 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will be used to staff fire engines at four LAFD stations.The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) hiring grant will allow the…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Fire in a downtown Los Angeles commercial building was prevented from spreading and causing any injuries. At 1:59PM on Tuesday 1 August, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1000 block of S Santee St. Firefighters arrived to find a two story…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Today, the LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners recognized the top notch training, courage and teamwork that saved the life of a woman trapped in her burning home. On May 8th, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 4100 block of Denker Ave in the Vermont…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WINNETKA - It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish a greater alarm fire late Saturday night at a west San Fernando Valley strip mall.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 11:01 PM on July 22, 2017 to 20851 Sherman Way in Winnetka, where firefighters arrived quickly…
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