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Fire in Watts - Woman Found Deceased
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WATTS - At 8:18AM on Monday, April 16, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 11254 S Zamora Av.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke billowing from a window on the 2nd floor of a two story, government housing unit.  An aggressive fire attack…
North Hollywood Blaze Damages Four Apartments
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Three people sustained injury, including one man who was briefly hospitalized, and four families were left temporarily homeless, when flames spread quickly from an abandoned home to an occupied apartment building early Wednesday morning.    The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at…
Arson Investigator Rosa Tufts is the 2017 'Firefighter of the Year'
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Torres Tufts was named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year by her colleagues and recognized by the City of Los Angeles Firefighter's Association, Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, and numerous civic leaders on April 4, 2018.  She becomes the first LAFD Arson Investigator…
Teen Rescued From Harrowing Los Angeles Sewer Entrapment
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - At 4:27PM on April 1, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department received calls reporting a boy had fallen in into a drainage ditch near the sanitation yard by Travel Town in Griffith Park.  When firefighters arrived they encountered bystanders who stated a 13 year old boy, while playing near a…
Storm Response Information
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - INFORMATION HUB FOR RAIN EVENT March 20 - 22, 2018  This incident is now CLOSED and the final update is provided belowLAST UPDATE: 10:30AM  March 23, 2018This site will serve as a hub for all public information released by the Joint Information Center regarding the…
Quick Responding LAFD Finds Carbon Monoxide
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
KOREATOWN - When Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters arrived on scene of a medical call in Koreatown, what they found was something deadly. On March 8, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical call at 920 South Hobart Boulevard in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.  While crews…
LAFD Firefighter Application Filing Period 2018
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Firefighter testing process and recruitment campaign will begin March 5 through June 29, 2018.  Both the registration for the Firefighter Candidate Assessment (FCA) exam and the application filing dates will be available during this time. To register for…
LAFD Captain Injured Battling Major Blaze in L.A.'s Fashion District
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Fire Captain sustained facial injury while battling a major pre-dawn blaze that destroyed a business in L.A.'s Fashion District Tuesday morning.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 4:49 AM on February 27, 2018 to 771 East Pico Boulevard in the Fashion District of…
LAFD Recognizes Selfless Volunteers
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Groups of volunteers were formally recognized on February 20, 2018, by the City of Los Angeles Fire Commission and Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, for their critical help at recent historic wildfires in Los Angeles. Members from LAFD Community Emergency…
LAFD Extinguishes Stubborn Blaze at Bel-Air Mansion; 2 Firefighters Suffer Burns
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Two LAFD firefighters suffered burns while battling a stubborn blaze at a large Bel-Air home on February, 8, 2018. The fire was reported at 5:27 p.m. at 10835 West Bellagio Rd. Firefighters battled for more than two hours before finally extinguishing the flames.When firefighters…
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