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LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
SUN VALLEY - With flames billowing out a 3rd floor window, firefighters aggressively attacked a Sun Valley blaze threatening to consume the large, 211 unit apartment building. At 11:46AM on March 23, 2023, the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 7700 block of N Lankershim Blvd for a reported…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - 25 years gone but the memories of the day helicopter Fire 3 went down, killing three LAFD members and their young patient, remain etched into the heart and soul of Your Los Angeles Fire Department. On March 23, 1998 while transporting a critically injured 12 year old traffic collision patient to…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Over 100 firefighters battled through the night, saving two buildings as fire raged in a large commercial warehouse in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. At 1:31AM, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 3000 block of S Main St in Historic South-Central Los…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - With over 16 years of combined service and 900+ searches, K9 Blue and K9 Veya were recognized for their dog-gone distinguished careers and honored by the LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners as they officially retired. Accelerant Detection K9 Blue retires at nine years old with over seven years of…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SYLMAR - LAFD Firefighters found one woman deceased while battling flames in a Sylmar home, late Monday night. The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 14400 block of West Tyler Street at 10:45 PM on March 20, 2023 for a structure fire in a one-story single-family home. After …
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PANORAMA CITY - Early Monday morning, firefighters extinguished flames that burned through multiple units of a four-story apartment building, sending five to the hospital. The Los Angeles City Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire in Panorama City on the 9000 block of North Tobias Street at 6:53 AM on…
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LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
SUNLAND / RIVERWOOD RANCH - UPDATE: March 16, 2023 - 6:34 PM  Status Update: Oro Vista Avenue Closure According to Los Angeles County Public Works, the continuous storm activity over the last several weeks requires ongoing releases of large volumes of water from the Big Tujunga…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PANORAMA CITY - The Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 22-3 celebrated their class graduation on March 9, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. LAFD Events from Los Angeles Fire Department on Vimeo.   Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - 25 years ago today, the LAFD lost one of it's best when  Captain I Joseph C. Dupee was killed in the line-of-duty at a major emergency ‎structure fire‬ at 5972 S. Western Avenue. Captain Dupee was assigned to Engine 57, which was involved in interior ‎firefighting‬ operations at the time of…
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - It’s the ultimate challenge! A high-octane Firefighter Boot Camp, aimed at teaching young women how to break into a profession dominated by men. Organized by the Los Angeles Fire Department, LAFD Girl's Camp is an inspirational journey for young women, giving them hands-on experience in…
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