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LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
FAIRFAX - During the months of May and June (2023), residents noticed a string of fires in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. LAFD Arson Investigators interviewed witnesses, combed through debris, reviewed security camera footage, and collected evidence from the cluster of fires in the area. Working…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PANORAMA CITY - The men and women of Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-4 celebrated their class graduation on June 15, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. [Video by John McCoy] Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City of Los Angeles…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department Scholarship Fund (LAFDSF) has announced its Class of 2023 Merit Scholars, who were honored at a June 13, 2023 ceremony at the Los Angeles Fire Department's Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park. Event Photo Album   The LAFDSF, established…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
TUJUNGA CANYONS - LAFD has organized a multi-agency brush fire exercise near the ANF Little Tujunga Hotshots Station on June 7 - 8, 2023. Five local agencies will be joining LAFD to participate (ANF, LACoFD, Burbank FD, Glendale FD, and Pasadena FD). There are many areas that multiple agencies respond together,…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PACOIMA - Firefighters responded to three men involved in a wall collapse at a construction site, which killed one and sent two to the hospital. Your Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned to a Technical Rescue on the 10500 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The City of Los Angeles Fire Commission formally recognized Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Flynn and his father, Patrick Flynn, on June 6, 2023, for their exceptional contributions in the development of the current high-tech radio system used Department-wide. …
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SUNLAND - A series of nearly two-dozen automobile fires in the Sunland/Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles left many residents on edge this Spring. LAFD Arson Investigators and LAPD Major Crimes Division worked together to apprehend one man on Monday, in relation to the string of fires. Residents of…
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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HARBOR CITY - If you live, work or play in the San Pedro, Wilmington or Harbor City areas of Los Angeles, please plan to join us on Saturday, May 20, 2023 for the Harbor Area Evacuation Preparedness Seminar and Safety Fair.   Your Los Angeles Fire Department is hosting this evacuation preparedness…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Drowning is the number one cause of unintentional death among children ages 1-4. On average, nearly 400 children drown in pools and spas annually across our Nation. Many people do not realize that drownings happen quickly and are often "silent." Rarely is a person drowning seen splashing and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of five LAFD uniformed members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank within the Department. Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M.…
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