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LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PACOIMA - Firefighters responded to three men involved in a wall collapse at a construction site, which killed one and sent two to the hospital. Your Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned to a Technical Rescue on the 10500 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The City of Los Angeles Fire Commission formally recognized Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Flynn and his father, Patrick Flynn, on June 6, 2023, for their exceptional contributions in the development of the current high-tech radio system used Department-wide.    Chief Flynn…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SUNLAND - A series of nearly two-dozen automobile fires in the Sunland/Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles left many residents on edge this Spring. LAFD Arson Investigators and LAPD Major Crimes Division worked together to apprehend one man on Monday, in relation to the string of fires. Residents of the…
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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HARBOR CITY - If you live, work or play in the San Pedro, Wilmington or Harbor City areas of Los Angeles, please plan to join us on Saturday, May 20, 2023 for the Harbor Area Evacuation Preparedness Seminar and Safety Fair.   Your Los Angeles Fire Department is hosting this evacuation preparedness seminar and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Drowning is the number one cause of unintentional death among children ages 1-4. On average, nearly 400 children drown in pools and spas annually across our Nation. Many people do not realize that drownings happen quickly and are often "silent." Rarely is a person drowning seen splashing and…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of five LAFD uniformed members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank within the Department. Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
SYLMAR - A horse rescue expected to take hours...was successfully completed in only minutes with the horse walking out uninjured. At 4:34PM on May 7, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 14500 block of Olive View Drive in Sylmar for a trapped horse. Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Fire extending into the front of a commercial building was stopped and prevented from advancing through the business. On May 6, 2023 at 5:45PM the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 640 block of S San Pedro Street in Downtown Los Angeles.  The first…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
BEVERLY CREST - A quick thinking air traffic controller at Van Nuys Airport noted a nearby LAFD helicopter in flight and asked them to check the vicinity of Mulholland Drive and Stone Canyon, east of the 405 freeway, after a small, single engine airplane disappeared from flight radar shortly after 8 PM on April 29…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - On Saturday May 13, 2023 the Los Angeles Fire Department celebrates Fire Service Day with an open house at all neighborhood fire stations. With varied activities  that include station tours, demonstrations, fire/life safety information and pancake breakfasts, the annual citywide event seeks to…
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