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LAFD Rescues Man From L.A. River near Silver Lake
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SILVER LAKE - Specially trained Los Angeles Firefighters safely rescued a homeless man from the rain-swollen Los Angeles River late Thursday morning.Notified by Los Angeles Police Officers on patrol, the Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 10:56 AM on January 5, 2017 to the 2500 block of Fletcher Drive…
LAFD Week in Review 12.9.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- Your LAFD this week responded to 9,585 calls and transported 4,397 people to local hospitals. Here’s a brief glimpse at the week that was.     
Two Injured When Fire Erupts in Vacant Koreatown Home
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
KOREATOWN - A man and woman sustained serious though non-life threatening injuries, when they and others escaped fast-moving fire in a vacant home Sunday afternoon.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:53 PM on December 4, 2016 to 732 South Wilton Place in Koreatown, where firefighters arrived…
LAFD Week in Review 11.18.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- We sadly said goodbye to our own this week while engaging in nearly 9,000 incidents. From heavy hearts to life saving kick starts, this is your LAFD Week in Review. Photo by Mike Meadows
Body Found in Burning Apartment near L.A.'s Chinatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VICTOR HEIGHTS - A fire in an apartment near Chinatown took the life of one person Tuesday morning.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 7:32 AM on November 15, 2016 of a structure fire at 939 West College Street in the Victor Heights neighborhood northwest of Chinatown, where firefighters arrived quickly…
LAFD Week in Review 10.28.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- The Thank You For Saving My Home edition of the LAFD Week in Review is here.
LAFD Ends Recovery Operations at Mt. Washington House Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department on Thursday ended the multi-day body recovery search at the scene of a residential fire in the 4000 block of Sea View Avenue in the Mt. Washington neighborhood.For seven days following the Major Emergency fire that broke out on the night of October 20, the LAFD, in…
LAFD Week in Review 10.21.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- This week, your LAFD dispatched to more than 9,400 incidents, including a major emergency fire in Mt. Washington, multiple brush fires throughout the Valley and a few school visits for good measure. Read all about it in this week's LAFD Week in Review. Photo by Harry Garvin
LAFD Week in Review 10.7.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- A welcome home for Vin on his final game wasn't even one of the more than 9,000 incidents your LAFD handled this week. Find the backstory and more in this week's LAFD Week in Review.
LAFD Week in Review 9.23.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- Numbers of the week: 9,522 incidents, 1,000 pushups, 6 big smiles. Read more in the Week in Review. Photo by Harry Garvin
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