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LAFD Week in Review 6.24.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
The start of summer came in with a hot, loud bang this week. As fires raged in brush around town and Southern California, we also found time for community cleanups, dads and Dodgers. Click here to read the LAFD Week in Review as we glimpse the week that was with some of the…
The Work of a Search Dog
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Drive, commitment, energy and focus are  traits integral to being a successful LAFD firefighter.  However, they are also essential attributes in a search and rescue dog. Training a search dog to complete the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification process generally…
LAFD Extinguishes 8-Acre Brush Fire in Silver Lake That Shutt Down The 2 Freeway
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Silver Lake - Three sheds were destroyed and two homes suffered fire damage on June 19th, 2016, as Los Angeles firefighters rushed to save a line of homes while flames spread through about eight acres of dried brush underneath and around a freeway interchange in the heart of Los Angeles.At 1:04 PM…
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…
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  …
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 Cleland…
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,…
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…
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