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Firefighters Ask You To Fill The Boot For MDA 2024
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters across the country have collected critical funds in the community since 1954 – one dollar at a time – as part of the "Fill the Boot" program for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). During this 70th year of Fill The Boot, your local firefighters will be continuing this long-…
LAFD Firefighters Recognized for Saving Local Business
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Board of Fire Commissioners recognized a group of firefighters, after a business owner penned a letter to the Fire Chief extending his gratitude for saving his business.     Firefighters responded to 911 East 59th Street at 12:28 PM on December 16, 2023 to find…
Early Morning Fire Consumes Industrial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a major emergency structure fire early Friday morning in the Industrial Eastside area of downtown Los Angeles.   The fire was reported at 4:11 AM on May 3, 2024 at 1804 East 8th Street, with fire through the roof of a vacant 8,532 square foot…
Join Us May 11, 2024 For LAFD 'Fire Service Day' (Citywide Open Firehouse Celebration)
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcome you to visit an LAFD Fire Station on Saturday, May 11, 2024, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.The second Saturday of each May is designated as “Fire Service Day” in the City of Los Angeles…
Fast Moving Florence House Fire Claims One Life
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
FLORENCE - The Los Angeles Fire Department quickly extinguished flames at a south Los Angeles home Sunday evening, in what proved to be a deadly fire.   The blaze was reported at 6:18 PM on April 28, 2024, at 140 East 71st Street in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. Forty LAFD responders…
Interagency Training Proves Vital Just Weeks Later
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
VENICE - Los Angeles City Firefighters responded quickly to the water's edge to save a man in cardiac arrest, just weeks after training with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguards on traversing long stretches of deep sand to emergency medical responses on the beach.     LAFD …
LAFD Mourns The Passing of Recruit Firefighter Jacob Fuerte
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) is mourning the loss of one of our recruit firefighters.           In the early morning hours of April 15, 2024, a tragic incident occurred on the NB 101 freeway at Vineland Avenue in Studio City. An LAFD recruit on his…
LAFD Captain Richard Moody Honored as LAFD Firefighter of the Year
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles City Firefighters Association are proud to recognize Captain II Richard Moody as "Firefighter of the Year” for his many personal and professional accomplishments during calendar year 2023. With 24 years of exceptional service to the people of…
Sun Valley House Fire Claims Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SUN VALLEY - The Los Angeles Fire Department discovered a man dead inside a burning Sun Valley home Wednesday evening.      The fire was first reported to 9-1-1 at 4:04 PM on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 on the 7500 block of North Craner Avenue in Sun Valley. Firefighters arrived…
Firefighters Battle Intense Flames at Downtown Los Angeles Clothing Supply
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Over one hundred Los Angeles City Firefighters battled flames for several hours at a Downtown Los Angeles clothing supply Friday morning, protecting nearby businesses from the intense heat, during a Major Emergency structure fire.     A 9-1-1 call was placed to the Los Angeles City…
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