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LAFD Offers Safety Tips for Halloween Preparedness
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department want your Halloween celebration to be memorable for all the right reasons. Help firefighters and paramedics by following and sharing these LAFD safety tips! BEFORE HALLOWEEN - Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. - Make sure that shoes…
ATF National Response Team Joins LAFD Fire Investigation at Venice Storage Facility
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - In the wake of a Major Emergency structure fire in Venice on Saturday, October 25, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section requested the assistance of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) to aid in the cause investigation.…
LAFD Stomps Brentwood Brush Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Los Angeles Firefighters responded to a Brush Fire at 10:37 p.m. on October, 23, 2014, in the Pacific Palisades/Rustic Canyon area. Fire Companies arrived to 1686 N. Capri Drive to find just over two acres of thick brush burning in difficult-to-access terrain. LAFD Air Operations, assisted by LA…
LAFD Battles Blaze at Venice Storage Facility; Injuring 8 Firefighters
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
VENICE - Los Angeles firefighters relentlessly battled an extremely hot and stubborn major emergency blaze Saturday night at a Venice public storage facility, that led to the injury of eight LAFD responders. At 7:37 PM on October 25, 2014, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a structure fire at…
LAFD Chief Terrazas Announces Launch of FireStatLA and Online Publication of Response Data
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES –Fire Department Chief Ralph M. Terrazas, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mitchell Englander, and Dr. Craig Uchida, president of Justice & Security Strategies Inc., today announced the formal launch of FireStatLA and the online publication of LAFD response data. As part of the…
Man and Woman Hospitalized, Two Dogs Rescued from Winnetka Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WINNETKA - A man and woman were hospitalized and two dogs injured, when fire erupted in a west San Fernando Valley home Wednesday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 9:59 AM on October 22, 2014 to 8219 Quartz Avenue in Winnetka, where firefighters arrived quickly to find a small one-story…
Fire Damages Boyle Heights Metal Firm
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BOYLE HEIGHTS - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a greater alarm fire at a Boyle Heights business early Sunday morning. Los Angeles Police Officers on patrol first noticed the blaze at 1459 South Lorena Street at 2:40 AM on October 19, 2014. They summoned firefighters, who arrived quickly to find fire…
LAFD Examines Ill Passenger at LAX; Not at Risk for Ebola
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 1:28 PM for a reported ill patient aboard an inbound flight. The patient exhibited symptoms that could possibly require transport to a local hospital and having been questioned by aircraft…
LAFD Battles Stubborn Canoga Park Greater Alarm Structure Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
CANOGA PARK – The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) battled a stubborn Greater Alarm Structure fire in the early morning of October 4, 2014. Just before 3:00 AM firefighters responded to 7000 Topanga Canyon Blvd to find a one-story vacant commercial building with fire through the roof. After…
LAFD Battles Wharf Fire at the Port of LA
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
WILMINGTON - A stubborn wharf fire caused a brief evacuation of Los Angeles Port employees and closure of several shipping terminals on Monday evening. As the incident ensued, pervasive odor over a widespread area caused a brief impact on local schools, though no injuries were reported. The Los Angeles Fire…
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