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How Your Group Can Receive Holiday Toys
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - With your help, the men and women of LAFD aim to assure that no deserving child goes without a gift this holiday season.If you are seeking to DONATE TOYS to the Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive, please click here.If you are an organization located in the City…
Man Found Dead at House Fire in Hollywood Hills West
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD HILLS WEST - One man was discovered dead inside a burning hillside home Wednesday evening in the Kirkwood Bowl neighborhood of Los Angeles.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was first notified by a 9-1-1 caller at 4:43 PM on November 27, 2024, of a structure fire at 8551 Lookout Mountain Avenue…
Valor 2024 Honors LAFD Members For Exemplary Service
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Each fall, the non-profit Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation proudly hosts VALOR, a high-profile awards ceremony honoring exemplary Los Angeles Fire Department members for their service above and beyond the call of duty. On November 20, 2024, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was…
Structure Fire in Koreatown Quickly Contained
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Smoke from the roof of a 12-story building in Koreatown resulted in an extended duration operation as firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to clear the large building of smoke.At 8:46AM on November 20, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the…
Fire Consumes Automotive Parts Store and Damages Two Restaurants in Hollywood
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - A fast-moving fire Saturday evening in Hollywood consumed an automotive parts store and seriously damaged a pair of adjacent restaurants.  The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 4:21 PM on November 16, 2024, reporting a fire at 1306 North Highland…
LAFD Ceremony Salutes 82 Newly Promoted Members
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department gathered on November 15, 2024, to honor the achievements of eighty-two LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department. Expressing her pride in their accomplishments,…
Structure Fire in Koreatown Critically Injures One
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
KOREATOWN - Firefighters pulled a man out of a burning stairwell and rushed him to the hospital at a structure fire in Koreatown this morning.  At 8:39AM on November 15, 2024 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 400 block of S Gramercy Place in Koreatown.…
Tragedy Averted: Cessna Crash in Sherman Oaks
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
SHERMAN OAKS - A plane crash near the Sepulveda Dam avoided tragedy with both occupants walking away safely. On November 14, 2024, at 7:08AM the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to reports of a downed plane in the 15000 block of W Burbank Blvd in Sherman Oaks.Firefighters located a small, older…
Mutual Aid: We're Stronger Together
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
Neighbors help neighbors.  This is the basic tenet of the Master Mutual Aid Agreement (MMAA), a statewide framework which enables local jurisdictions to provide assistance to each other during emergencies. It was established to ensure that when an incident overwhelms the resources of a single…
Chain of Survival Works to Save Man's Life at Costco
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
NORTHRIDGE - In a remarkable display of quick thinking and teamwork, 59-year-old Samir Haroun was saved from a sudden cardiac arrest on a sweltering August afternoon at the Costco in Northridge.  Today, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and the Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners honored those involved…
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