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Tragedy Strikes In South L.A. Fatality Fire
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Super Administrator
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Fire tore through a home in South Los Angeles Tuesday evening claiming the lives of two small boys.The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 9:05 PM on December 27, 2016, reporting a structure fire with persons trapped at 806 East 113th Street in the Green Meadows…
Canoga Park Man and Girl Nearly Die from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Canoga Park - A man and girl nearly died today due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning in their apartment.In the afternoon of December 23, 2016, LAFD firefighters arrived to the 8500 block of De Soto Avenue to find a 21 year-old man and an 11 year-old girl unconscious in an apartment.It appears the…
LAFD Battles Van Nuys Commercial Building Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Van Nuys - Los Angeles firefighters battled a fire burning at a large commercial building in Van Nuys on Wednesday night.At 8:45 PM on December 21, 2016, the LAFD responded to a Structure Fire at 7834 Sepulveda Blvd to find a two-story commercial building with fire through the roof.Firefighters…
LAFD Tames Stubborn Storage Fire in Sherman Oaks
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SHERMAN OAKS - Flames that towered behind a shopping center on busy Sepulveda Boulevard were skilfully tamed by more than six dozen firefighters Tuesday night, before anyone was injured or structures damaged. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 5:04 PM on December 20, 2016 to 5830 North Sepulveda…
LAFD: Do You Have a 'Killer' Christmas Tree?
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
In light of fatal fires involving Christmas trees and holiday decorations, the Los Angeles Fire Department reminds you:"It can take seven years to grow a Christmas tree... and seven seconds for it to become an inferno."Along with caring properly for your tree by keeping it watered at all…
LAFD Week in Review 12.9.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
Your LAFD this week responded to 9,585 calls and transported 4,397 people to local hospitals. Here’s a brief glimpse at the week that was.   
Explosion and Fire at Sun Valley Home Sends Two To Hospital
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SUN VALLEY - An explosion and fire that badly damaged a Sun Valley home Wednesday afternoon, sent two men to the hospital with severe burn injuries. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:51 PM on December 7, 2016 to 8366 Glencrest Drive in Sun Valley, where firefighters arrived quickly to find a one…
LAFD and NFPA: Nightclub Fires, Warehouse Fires, and What You Can Do
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
In the wake of the recent tragic Oakland warehouse fire on Friday, December 2, 2016, your Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) along with our friends at National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) wish to provide timely information on three topics: Nightclub FiresWarehouse FiresWhat you can do to…
Two Injured When Fire Erupts in Vacant Koreatown Home
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
KOREATOWN - A man and woman sustained serious though non-life threatening injuries, when they and others escaped fast-moving fire in a vacant home Sunday afternoon.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:53 PM on December 4, 2016 to 732 South Wilton Place in Koreatown, where firefighters arrived…
Los Angeles Firefighters Rescue Four From LA River in Atwater Village
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Atwater Village - Los Angeles Firefighters performed a rescue of four people found clinging to a tree on an island surrounded by fast flowing water in the LA River near Los Feliz Blvd.At 2:42 AM on November 21, 2016, the LAFD received a 911 call from the stranded victims, and immediately dispatched…
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