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Los Angeles Firefighters Rescue Four From LA River in Atwater Village
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Atwater Village - Los Angeles Firefighters performed a rescue of four people found clinging to a tree on an island surrounded by fast flowing water in the LA River near Los Feliz Blvd.At 2:42 AM on November 21, 2016, the LAFD received a 911 call from the stranded victims, and…
Firehouse Magazine Article Featuring Fire Station 82
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
This month, FireHouse Magazine published the third annual showcase of fire and emergency service facilities.  The 2016 Station Design Awards is used to identify trends and educate readers using examples of new public safety facilities designed and constructed to meet the needs of an agency,…
Highland Park Arson Suspect Arrested
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES – Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Arson-Counter-Terrorism Section and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have been investigating a series of trash and vehicle fires in the Highland Park area since…
LAFD Week in Review 11.18.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
We sadly said goodbye to our own this week while engaging in nearly 9,000 incidents. From heavy hearts to life saving kick starts, this is your LAFD Week in Review. Photo by Mike Meadows
Body Found in Burning Apartment near L.A.'s Chinatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VICTOR HEIGHTS - A fire in an apartment near Chinatown took the life of one person Tuesday morning.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 7:32 AM on November 15, 2016 of a structure fire at 939 West College Street in the Victor Heights neighborhood northwest of Chinatown, where firefighters arrived quickly…
Firefighter Injured Battling Fire at Winnetka Strip Mall
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WINNETKA - One firefighter was injured early Monday, while battling a greater alarm fire at a west San Fernando Valley strip mall.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 2:59 AM on November 14, 2016 to 20851 Sherman Way in Winnetka, where firefighters arrived quickly to find fire from the roof of a…
LAFD Recruit Academy Class 2015-6 Graduation
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Fire Department will graduate 42 recruits from its training academy on Wednesday, November 9, at 10:00 a.m., at Harbor Recruit Training Academy 40, 330 Ferry St., Terminal Island, 90731. The  recruits have completed a rigorous 20-week training …
LAFD Week in Review 10.28.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
The Thank You For Saving My Home edition of the LAFD Week in Review is here.
LAFD Ends Recovery Operations at Mt. Washington House Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department on Thursday ended the multi-day body recovery search at the scene of a residential fire in the 4000 block of Sea View Avenue in the Mt. Washington neighborhood.For seven days following the Major Emergency fire that broke out on the night of October 20, the LAFD, in…
LAFD Rescues Man Trapped 50' Below Ground at Construction Site
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BEVERLY CREST - Firefighters took less than an hour Thursday morning, to safely rescue a man trapped 50 feet below ground at a residential construction site in a 2 foot diameter excavation.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:38 AM on October 27, 2016, to a confined space rescue at 1600 San Ysidro…
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