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LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Silver Lake - Three sheds were destroyed and two homes suffered fire damage on June 19th, 2016, as Los Angeles firefighters rushed to save a line of homes while flames spread through about eight acres of dried brush underneath and around a freeway interchange in the heart of Los Angeles.At 1:04 PM…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - It took nearly 150 ‪Los Angeles‬ ‪Firefighters‬ nearly two and a half hours to extinguish a major emergency fire‬ in a vacant 2 story office building west of downtown Los Angeles Monday evening.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:01 PM on June 13, 2016 to a structure fire at 2411 West…
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES — A magnitude-5.2 earthquake rocked Southern California early Friday, rousing residents out of bed around 1:05 a.m. local time. The quake's center was located about 13 miles north-northwest near Borrego Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Service reported…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
 A massive brush fire that swelled to 200 acres, leads this week's LAFD Week in Review. The Wheatland Fire did not threaten any structures, but did necessitate a multi-agency response from the air and ground. Read about that and much more in the LAFD Week in Review for 5.27.16 
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Despite the added challenge of a growing vegetation fire and multiple homes at risk, LAFD firefighters contained a well involved structure fire before it could cause further damage.At 11:44AM on 26 May, 2016 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 4770 Cleland…
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Hundreds of Los Angeles firefighters battled a fast moving brush fire that broke out in hills north of Lake View Terrace on May 23, 2016.At 2:20 PM the LAFD responded to the 11000 block of Wheatland Avenue to find approximately five acres of light to medium brush rapidly burning uphill,…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
A week that included Fire Service Day, at least one Good Samaritan and CPR night at Dodger Stadium also included a golden opportunity to offer life-saving tips. Read them here and share with your friends and family. Fire Service Day offered kids of all ages the chance to see their fire…
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A small explosion, creating a flash fire in one unit of a motel, killed an adult male in South Los Angeles.At 8:29PM on Tuesday 17, May 2016, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 8420 S Main St.  Firefighters arrived to find a single story motel with…
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
East Hollywood - Los Angeles Firefighters quickly extinguished a structure fire that tragically claimed the life of an elderly female on May 14, 2016.At 12:37 PM, the LAFD responded to the1500 block of N Hobart Blvd to find a two-story garden style apartment building with smoke billowing out of one…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
‪#‎FireServiceDay‬ - at which we welcome kids of all ages - is coming up Saturday, giving us just enough time to look back at the week that was. Please enjoy the ‪#‎LAFD‬ week in review! 
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