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Suspicious Structure Fire Proves Fatal
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
- WESTCHESTER - One man was found dead in Westchester Wednesday morning, when firefighters entered a vacant boarded-up residential structure on fire.    The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call at 5:45 AM on June 4, 2019 to 9027 S Ramsgate Ave in…
Quick Actions Save a Young Girl from Drowning
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
BOYLE HEIGHTS - The Board of Fire Commissioners and Los Angeles Fire Department recognized the quick actions of seven LAFD Firefighters and the parents of a two year-old girl during a drowning emergency, giving her a second chance at life.On August 20, 2018 in Boyle Heights, firefighters arrived on-scene to find…
The Passing of Legendary Fire Chaplain and Retired LAFD Captain II John A. White
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired Captain II and Fire Chaplain John Andrew White, who died on November 24, 2018.  Even after his 44 years of active duty, he continued his dedication to serve others, which earned him the LAFD Firefighter of the Year…
Annual LAFD Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department cordially invite you to join the LAFD Historical Society, civic and community leaders as well as friends and family of the LAFD, as our community gathers to honor the 268 members of our Department who have made the ultimate sacrifice in their…
Woman Dies in Silver Lake Apartment Blaze
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SILVER LAKE - A woman was found dead Friday evening in her Riverside Drive apartment, following a fire.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned by the first of several 9-1-1 calls reporting a fire at 7:36 PM on August 17, 2018 at the Riverglen Apartments, 2850 Riverside Drive in Silver Lake. …
Venice House Fire Claims a Life
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
VENICE - On the morning of July 31, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 4:39 AM of a structure fire in the 900 block of South 4th Avenue in Venice.  Firefighters quickly arrived to find a one-story home with smoke showing from the rear of the structure.Despite excessive storage…
LAFD Partners with Hospitals to Expand Innovative Advanced Provider Response Units
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas on Monday joined local hospital officials and the LAFD Medical Director to launch the expansion of the successful Advanced Provider Response Unit (APRU) program.Two and a half years after establishing the first APRU pilot program, the LAFD…
Wildfire Scorches 25 Acres near Griffith Observatory
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
GRIFFITH PARK - A wildfire in Griffith Park consumed 25 acres of grass and brush, sending one firefighter to the hospital before it was controlled by the combined efforts of more than 200 firefighters. At 2:09 PM on July 10, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department quickly responded to a brush fire approximately…
Firefighter Injured, Neighbors Displaced by East Hollywood Inferno
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
EAST HOLLYWOOD - It took 118 Los Angeles Firefighters just 74 minutes to fully extinguish a predawn conflagration that consumed remnants of a two story strip mall and displaced more than a dozen neighborning residents - before sending one of their own to the hospital early Sunday morning.  The Los Angeles…
Studio City Fire Kills Two, Suspect Arrested
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
STUDIO CITY - Two people were found dead and two were gravely injured after a fire broke out inside a music recording studio early Saturday morning.  At 6:54AM on April 14, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3779 North Cahuenga Boulevard in Studio City.…
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