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New Brush Clearance Requirements for Los Angeles
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES; The state of California has seen an increase in frequency and size of wildfires, including historic brushfires in the City of Los Angeles such as the La Tuna, Creek, and Skirball fires. Additionally, smaller brushfires have been accidentally started by well intentioned residents…
Bus Collision Sends 25 to the Hospital
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A bus crossed the freeway divider and collided with a passenger vehicle, sending 25 patients to the hospital.At 1:00pm on October 14, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported collision on the southbound 405 Freeway at Nordhoff. Incidents on a freeway are extremely dangerous to…
Home Explosion in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
BOYLE HEIGHTS - An afternoon home explosion significantly damaged a one-story home and injured one occupant.The Los Angeles Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call at 12:36 PM on October 11, 2018, reporting an explosion at a Boyle Heights residence located on the 1100 block of South Lorena Street.  Firefighters…
Lincoln Heights Apartment Fire Quickly Stopped
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LINCOLN HEIGHTS - On October 9, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 8:41 PM of a structure fire at 2532 North Daly Street in Lincoln Heights.  Firefighters arrived to find flames inside one unit on the second floor of a three-story center hallway apartment building.The building was occupied with…
Fire Consumes Vacant Historic House of Worship in Los Angeles
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A stubborn predawn blaze Thursday consumed a vacant historic house of worship southwest of downtown Los Angeles.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 6:23 AM on October 4, 2018 to 720 West Washington Boulevard in the University Park area, where firefighters arrived quickly to find heavy…
Firefighters Injured Battling Boyle Heights Blaze
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BOYLE HEIGHTS - A mid-day fire than consumed a business Wednesday in L.A.'s Industrial Eastside, sent three firefighters to the hospital, including one with critical burn injuries.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 12:46 PM on September 19, 2018 to 2881 East Pico Boulevard in south Boyle Heights…
LAFD Fire Station 9 Named Busiest Station In The Country
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - We are extremely proud of the members assigned to Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station 9 (FS9) as it was just announced that FS9 is the busiest station in the country (according to Firehouse Magazine’s 2017 National Run Survey).The Department is making a concerted effort to…
Menacing Major Emergency Fire in Glassell Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
GLASSELL PARK - On September 17, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 5:20 PM of a structure fire at 3501 North San Fernando Road in Glassell Park.  Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor of an occupied ‘L’ shaped two-story commercial building.With workers inside the…
LAFD Light Force 38 Being Restored Thanks to New Safer Grant
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
On August 24, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was notified that its application for the 2017 Staffing Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant was approved in the amount of $7,492,023.  The Federal share of the award is $4,620,082, while the cost match for the City is $2,871,941…
Sunland House Fire Claims a Life
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
SUNLAND - On the morning of September 14, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 4:15 AM of a structure fire in the 8500 block of West Wyngate Street in Sunland.  Firefighters were notified of an occupant inside when they arrived to find heavy flames in the front portion of the one-story home…
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