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Death Toll Rises to Five, Two Injured in Westlake Conflagration
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - It took nearly 150 ‪Los Angeles‬ ‪Firefighters‬ nearly two and a half hours to extinguish a major emergency fire‬ in a vacant 2 story office building west of downtown Los Angeles Monday evening.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:01 PM on June 13, 2016 to a structure fire at 2411 West…
LAFD in Earthquake Mode after Southern California hit by magnitude-5.2
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES — A magnitude-5.2 earthquake rocked Southern California early Friday, rousing residents out of bed around 1:05 a.m. local time. The quake's center was located about 13 miles north-northwest near Borrego Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Service reported.On…
LAFD Week in Review 5.27.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
 A massive brush fire that swelled to 200 acres, leads this week's LAFD Week in Review. The Wheatland Fire did not threaten any structures, but did necessitate a multi-agency response from the air and ground. Read about that and much more in the LAFD Week in Review for 5.27.16 Photo by Matt…
Firefighters Battle Combined Structure and Brush Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - /*-->*/ Despite the added challenge of a growing vegetation fire and multiple homes at risk, LAFD firefighters contained a well involved structure fire before it could cause further damage.At 11:44AM on 26 May, 2016 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 4770…
Los Angeles Firefighters Battle 156 Acre Brush Fire in Lake View Terrace
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of Los Angeles firefighters battled a fast moving brush fire that broke out in hills north of Lake View Terrace on May 23, 2016.At 2:20 PM the LAFD responded to the 11000 block of Wheatland Avenue to find approximately five acres of light to medium brush rapidly burning uphill, pushed by a…
LAFD Week in Review 5.20.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
A week that included Fire Service Day, at least one Good Samaritan and CPR night at Dodger Stadium also included a golden opportunity to offer life-saving tips. Read them here and share with your friends and family.Fire Service Day offered kids of all ages the chance to see their fire…
Fire In Motel Kills One Occupant
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A small explosion, creating a flash fire in one unit of a motel, killed an adult male in South Los Angeles.At 8:29PM on Tuesday 17, May 2016, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 8420 S Main St.  Firefighters arrived to find a single story motel with very light…
LAFD Quickly Extinguishes Fatal East Hollywood Apartment Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
East Hollywood - Los Angeles Firefighters quickly extinguished a structure fire that tragically claimed the life of an elderly female on May 14, 2016.At 12:37 PM, the LAFD responded to the1500 block of N Hobart Blvd to find a two-story garden style apartment building with smoke billowing out of one…
LAFD Week in Review 5.13.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
‪#‎FireServiceDay‬ - at which we welcome kids of all ages - is coming up Saturday, giving us just enough time to look back at the week that was. Please enjoy the ‪#‎LAFD‬ week in review! 
LAFD Week in Review 5.6.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
A farewell to one of our own caps this week's LAFD Week in Review, which also tells the story of how 250 firefighters from your LAFD and assisting agencies helped battle an eight-acre brush fire in the North Valley.  Read and see all about it in the LAFD Week in Review for 5.6.16First…
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