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Man Dies After Being Trapped in Burning South L.A. Home
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Despite the efforts of neighbors and firefighters, one man died at a hospital Wednesday morning, after he was pulled from flames that swept through an abandoned home in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 9:14 AM on February 1, 2017 to the southwest corner of Griffith…
LAFD Social Media
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Social media has become an important part of how we all communicate. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has been a leader in the field of social media as one of the first Departments in the Country to adopt emerging technologies.  Before most, the LAFD alerted the public and media about…
Aggressive Action Saves Large Commercial Building
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Aggressive firefighting stopped a well entrenched fire from consuming a large commercial structure in Boyle Heights.At 5:04PM on January 17, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3701 E Union Pacific Av.  First arriving units encountered a large, 1000' x…
LAFD Firefighters Dramatically Rescue 4 Children From South L.A. Fire
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VERMONT KNOLLS - Four children were dramatically rescued by firefighters, when flames erupted in a one story South Los Angeles home late Monday night.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 10:51 PM on January 16, 2017 to 861 West Manchester Avenue in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood, where firefighters…
Fatality Fire in Leimert Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - At 10:41PM on January 15, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3730 S Edgehill Drive in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a one story, single family dwelling with light smoke showing from the…
Los Angeles Firefighters Battle Major Emergency Structure Fire in Chinatown
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Chinatown - Scores of Los Angeles firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a commercial building in Chinatown.At 12:35 AM, on January 11, 2017, LAFD firefighters responded to a Structure Fire at 1417 N Main Street.Firefighters arrived to find an unoccupied one-story commercial building, doing…
LAFD Rescues Man From L.A. River near Silver Lake
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SILVER LAKE - Specially trained Los Angeles Firefighters safely rescued a homeless man from the rain-swollen Los Angeles River late Thursday morning.Notified by Los Angeles Police Officers on patrol, the Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 10:56 AM on January 5, 2017 to the 2500 block of Fletcher Drive…
LAFD Holiday Message 2016
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
As we reflect on 2016 we want to express our gratitude and wish all of you and your families a safe, prosperous, and healthy New Year.     We would like to take this opportunity to update you on some of the significant accomplishments over the past year and those planned for 2017. Without everyone'…
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…
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