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LAFD and Fire Commission Recognizes Members of the Human Resources Division
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department has over 300 non-sworn members that provide professional support that directly corresponds with pursuit of our Department’s mission of saving life and property. Today, the LAFD along with the Fire Commission proudly honors eight of these…
LAFD Firefighter Lauded for Dramatic Highland Park Rescue
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Earlier this year, a member of your Los Angeles Fire Department made a dramatic rescue, saving the life of a Highland Park man. He will say he was just doing his job, however that day he did an extraordinary job. This week, he was recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation from the…
PASSING OF LAFD BATTALION CHIEF JEROME BOYD
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES -  UPDATE: The Celebration of Life for Chief Boyd will be held Monday, 8 May, 2017 at 11:30AM at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live.  All details for the event available at www.lafdmemorial.org.   The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is saddened to announce…
Quick Actions at the Westlake Major Emergency Structure Fire Prevents Injuries
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
WESTLAKE - It took more than 160 Los Angeles firefighters nearly ninety minutes during a period of high winds, to stop a massive blaze that destroyed a pair of large vacant buildings early Thursday morning in a neighborhood east of MacArthur Park.  A witness who sprinted more than one-…
Brush Fire at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park Extinguished Despite Winds
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - A brush fire in Montecito Heights within the Ernest E. Debs Regional Park is quickly extinguished despite wind.  At 3:39 PM on April 26, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a brush fire within Debs Regional Park.  Firefighters utilized an air and…
Relentless Effort by Firefighters Prevents Total Loss of Large Business
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Facing a raging inferno, firefighters battled and saved half of a large, South Los Angeles commercial building. At 8:08PM on Monday, April 4, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm call at 4020 S Compton Av in South Los Angeles.  A single engine company…
Major Emergency Commercial Fire in Downtown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES -  A fierce battle ensued in a Downtown Los Angeles commercial fire where firefighters prevented a massive blaze from consuming multiple businesses. At 6:32PM, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to 815 S Central Av to find a 6,000 square-foot one story, L-shaped commercial building…
Man Dies After Being Trapped in Burning South L.A. Home
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Despite the efforts of neighbors and firefighters, one man died at a hospital Wednesday morning, after he was pulled from flames that swept through an abandoned home in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 9:14 AM on February 1, 2017 to the southwest corner…
Aggressive Action Saves Large Commercial Building
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Aggressive firefighting stopped a well entrenched fire from consuming a large commercial structure in Boyle Heights.At 5:04PM on January 17, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3701 E Union Pacific Av.  First arriving units encountered a large, 1000'…
Fatality Fire in Leimert Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - At 10:41PM on January 15, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3730 S Edgehill Drive in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a one story, single family dwelling with light smoke showing from…
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