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Team LAFD Needs Your Support at 'Battle of the Badges' Blood Drive
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department welcome you to join them for the Battle of the Badges. This spirited competition among more than 200 Southern California public safety agencies has us seeking healthy blood donors - like you!  Why You?   In…
LAFD Captain Matthew McKnight Challenge Coins
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - As the Matthew McKnight Memorial Event approaches, LAFD Metro Fire Communications (MFC) would like to extend their most sincere gratitude to each and every person whose generous contribution has made this event possible. The Los Angeles Fire Department Communications Center will be dedicated to…
Cardiac Arrest Survivors Reunite with Rescuers
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Two Angelenos who suffered heart attacks were re-united with the emergency medical teams that responded to their emergencies with life-saving care.  The LAFD honored a brave 11-year-old girl who followed CPR instructions that saved her grandmother’s life, and the talented 9-1-1 Dispatcher…
LAFD, Councilmember Huizar, ATF, Announced Da Vinci Fire Reward
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas joined City Councilmember Jose Huizar and representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to announce a $170,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and…
Christmas Tree Sparks Van Nuys Apartment Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VAN NUYS - A woman escaped with only minor injury, and her toddler son was unharmed, when fire - involving a Christmas tree - swept through their San Fernando Valley apartment Sunday afternoon.   The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 3:48 PM on January 18, 2015…
Blaze Destroys Baldwin Hills Landscape Design Center
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BALDWIN HILLS - Towering flames destroyed a landscape design center in Baldwin Hills Friday evening, but thankfully caused no injury.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:32 PM on January 16, 2015 to 6050 West Jefferson Boulevard in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, adjacent to Culver…
Firefighters Say "You Have Only Two Minutes"
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Imagine being sound asleep in the middle of the night when suddenly your smoke alarms start blaring. Your house is filling with smoke. Do you know what to do? According to our friends at the American Red Cross (ARC), Los Angeles Firefighters agree that people have about two minutes to escape a…
LAFD Implements New Bureau Command Structure
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department implemented one of the most significant organizational changes in its 128-year history on Sunday, January 11, when the  command structure was regionally placed within the community.  The Emergency Services Bureau has been divided into four…
California's First Responders Demonstrate Their Preparedness for Earthquakes and Disaster Incidents
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
SHERMAN OAKS - On January 10, 2015, The Los Angeles Regional fire Departments will be testing the Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) System through a multi-team deployment exercise. The 2015 Regional Multi-Task Force exercise, is a real time deployment exercise designed to test the readiness and effectiveness…
LAFD Responds to Small Plane Crash Near Van Nuys Airport that Claims Pilot's Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LAKE BALBOA - Los Angeles firefighters responded to a small plane crash on the southwest corner of Vanowen Street and Hayvenhurst Avenue. Sadly one person was determined dead on scene.   At 1:14 PM on January 9, 2015, LAFD arrived to find a single-engine Lancair 320 had crashed in a busy commercial…
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