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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…
North Hollywood House Fire Sends 3 LAFD Firefighters to Hospital
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A vicious fire fueled by a Christmas tree caused heavy damage to a North Hollywood home, sending three firefighters to the hospital Tuesday morning.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:46 AM on January 6, 2015 to 11350 Delano Street in North Hollywood, where firefighters…
LAFD Stops Fire that Rips Through Pacoima Home Displacing 21
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
PACOIMA- LAFD swiftly battled a fire that scorched a tiny Pacoima house before dawn Saturday and displaced 21 people, including nine adults and a dozen children. Firefighter's hearts were moved for the family, so LAFD took extra action.   The fire, at 13070 Kelowna St., was dispatched at 5:03…
LAFD Rescues Family of Four and Pet Dog From South Los Angeles Inferno
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Firefighters dramatically rescued a family and their pet dog from fierce flames, when fire erupted after business hours Wednesday evening in an automotive upholstery business, where the family apparently resided. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:21 PM on Wednesday,…
LAFD Announces the Start of Valley Recruit Training Academy 2014-1
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Valley Recruit Training Academy on Monday began training a new recruit class of 43 prospective firefighters. This is the first of three new classes Mayor Eric Garcetti directed the LAFD to hire by June 30, 2015. After a five year hiring freeze, Mayor Garcetti…
Firefighters Rescue Multiple Occupants from Christmas Night Motel Fire that Injures Six
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Six people were injured and five of them were hospitalized in a three-story accidental motel fire in the Westlake area Christmas evening, including two in critical condition.   Just after 6:00 PM the LAFD responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 1906 West 3rd Street to find…
Stubborn Electrical Fire Damages Wilshire Boulevard Apartments
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTWOOD - A stubborn electrical fire in the walls of a Westwood apartment building Saturday evening, displaced those living in six units and sent one woman to the hospital. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:26 PM on December 20, 2014 to 10635 Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, where firefighters…
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