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LAFD Battles Greater Alarm Blaze at South L.A. Mattress Firm
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - It took 103 Los Angeles Firefighters more than an hour Tuesday morning to fully extinguish a stubborn fire at a South Los Angeles industrial property full of dense flammable storage.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 7:34 AM on June 9, 2015 of a fire at…
LAFD Continues Conservation Measures, Letting Fire Station Lawns Go Brown
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department today joined a statewide movement to conserve water by allowing all green grass at its stations to turn brown. Effective immediately, Los Angeles City Firefighters will no longer water grass at stations.The driest years in California history have all been recorded in…
Final Roll Call for Search and Rescue K9 'Boogie'
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Any loss in the Los Angeles Fire Department family weighs heavy on the hearts of all members. Late Tuesday night, May 26, 2015, FEMA Search and Rescue K9 “Boogie” lost her life in a house fire at the home of her handler and owner, LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Chapman. Boogie was as lively as…
Suspect Arrested in Connection With Da Vinci Arson Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - LOS ANGELES – Investigators from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Criminal Conspiracy Section on Wednesday, announced the arrest of 56-year-old Dawud…
LAFD’s New Compliance Engine Improving Fire Inspection Rates
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department unveiled a new web-based application called The Compliance Engine that continuously ensures public safety in the most technologically driven way possible. Fire Code compliance is a critical component of the LAFD Fire Prevention Bureau’s…
10th Annual Fill the Boot Campaign
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
10TH ANNUAL FILL THE BOOT CAMPAIGN - The Los Angeles Fire Department is honored to again support United Firefighters of Los Angeles (UFLAC) Local 112 in the 10th Annual Fill the Boot campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Last year we collected over $100,000 for families in the Los Angeles area living with…
LAFD Arrests South Los Angeles Arson Suspect
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Arson-Counter-Terrorism Section have been investigating a series of small trash fires set outside South Los Angeles buildings in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 14, 2015.   On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, LAFD investigators…
Fire Commission Honors Members for Work on Tiered DIspatching System
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is dedicated to your safety and ensuring we provide the best possible service to the citizens of Los Angeles. This morning, the Fire Commission honored a group of individuals whose work over a 10 month period helped make you even safer.  LAFD dispatchers,…
Hollywood Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
HOLLYWOOD - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded Saturday morning to 1776 N Cahuenga Blvd for a broken gas line that required over 100 people to evacuate from nearby buildings. At 11:30 AM on May 16, 2015, firefighters arrived on scene and determined a six-inch gas line…
Los Angeles Harbor Youth Fire Academy Graduation 2015
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has sponsored the high school Fire Instruction Recruitment and Education (FIRE) program since 1999, providing equipment and personnel as needed. The program offers training for high school cadets in firefighting and emergency services; students…
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