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Firefighters Hold Sepulveda Basin Wildfire to Less Than 7 Acres
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LAKE BALBOA - A non-injury brush fire in the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area was held to less than seven acres Tuesday afternoon, but not before displacing scores of homeless persons who had taken residence in the area's thick vegetation. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was summoned at 3:33 PM on July 30…
Brush Fire Stopped, Homes Defended
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
With flames mere feet away from several homes in San Pedro, firefighters successfully defended a cul-de-sac from any damage. At 5:43PM on July 20th, 2019 the Los Angeles Fire Department received a call for a reported rubbish fire in the 900 block of N Gaffey Place in San Pedro. The rubbish…
Firefighters Battled to Save Fashion District Businesses
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Despite challenges faced trying to access a deep seated fire in closely packed units, firefighters successfully defended numerous businesses from an early morning blaze in the Fashion District. At 4:19AM on July 11, 2019 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at…
Worker Succumbs to Injuries in Trench Collapse
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
ENCINO - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a rescue where a construction worker was killed after the trench collapsed where he was working. At 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported trench rescue. Companies arrived to find a man…
Civilian and Firefighters Work Together To Save Man's Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - On March 29, 2019, one civilian and nine LAFD members executed life saving measures with great skill and precision to save a 78-year-old man who had gone into cardiac arrest. Mr. Yona noticed a man lying in the street and called 9-1-1. After dispatching units to the address,…
Safest Driver 2019
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas will join Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Jeff Gorell to award the first prize in the “LA’s Safest Driver” contest. The winner, Steven King, who works at the University of California, is named the “Safest Driver” in the Youth…
Illegal and Unsafe Housing Evacuated
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
Thank you to KTLA 5 for the footage.   VERMONT-SLAUSON - Fire Inspectors led an evacuation due to illegal and unsafe habitation of a single-story building zoned for commercial use. LAFD Firefighters, LAPD, Department of Building and Safety, and a Councilmember were some of the team…
LAFD Firefighters Honored For Saving Multiple Lives at Downtown Blaze
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - This morning during a meeting of the Los Angeles Fire Commission, the executive leadership of the Los Angeles Fire Department formally recognized a trio of Firefighters from LAFD Station 9 for saving the lives of several persons trapped inside a burning building. The incident took place on the…
Multiple Businesses Saved in Woodland Hills
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Despite a common attic connecting four businesses in a larger commercial building, firefighters prevented the blaze from extending beyond one unit. At 5:26PM on June 14, 2019 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 20934 W Victory Blvd in Woodland Hills.…
2019 LAFD Merit Scholar Awards
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - On June 11, 2019, during the 13th annual LAFD Merit Scholar Awards Ceremony, the academic excellence and demonstrated leadership of college-bound students was honored. The Merit Scholar Awards are cash grants, made possible through the Jean Perkins Foundation, of up to $30,000…
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