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The Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive
The 'Spark of Love' Holiday Toy Drive
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - How will the popular Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive work in 2021? Due to COVID, there remain some significant changes. To keep you, firefighters and needy children safe, we strongly encourage your use of the process below, rather than trying to bring toy donations to a…
How Your Group Can Receive Holiday Toys
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - With your help, the men and women of LAFD aim to assure that no deserving child goes without a gift this holiday season. If you are seeking to DONATE TOYS to the Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive, please click here. If you are an organization …
Major Emergency Fire Consumes Building
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - With heavy fire showing from a large commercial building upon arrival, firefighters immediately initiated a defensive operation which lasted well into the night before the blaze was under hand. At 7:48PM on November 25, 2021 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure…
LAFD Recruit Class 2021-1 Graduation
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) will graduate 54 recruits from its training academy on Friday, November 19, at 10:00 a.m., at Valley Recruit Training Academy 81, 14355 Arminta St., Panorama City, 91402. The recruits have completed a rigorous 20-week training curriculum…
LAFD Foundation Presents VALOR Awards 2021
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - VALOR is the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation's annual awards ceremony honoring outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. This ceremony recognized actions taken during 2020-2021, and took place at Dodger Stadium on November 10, 2021. LAFD DIVISION OF THE YEAR -…
LAFD Offers Halloween Night Safety Checklist
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
Firefighters ask you to take a moment now to review this checklist before nightfall on Halloween: - A good meal prior to parties and trick-or-treating will discourage youngsters from filling up on Halloween treats. - Consider fire safety when decorating. Do not overload electrical outlets or…
LAFD Provides Sandbags for Homeowners
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - To help City of Los Angeles residents prepare for rainstorm needs, the Los Angeles Fire Department provides free ready-to-fill sandbags at all Neighborhood Fire Stations, with sand* also available for free at sites listed below. * Sand may be desirable, but local…
Firefighters Save Feline Stowaway
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
BRENTWOOD - On Thursday, October 21, 2021, firefighters helped a man recover a hidden feline from inside of the engine bay of his vehicle. A man traveling south from Palmdale started hearing an odd noise coming from his engine. This noise, however, was not a mechanical malfunction, but rather…
Two Dead, Two Others Severely Burned Following Canoga Park Industrial Fire
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
CANOGA PARK - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire in the west San Fernando Valley on Monday, October 18, 2021. The fire at 8423 Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park, was first noted at 12:18 PM by an LAFD Paramedic Ambulance crew returning from a nearby emergency. Within moments of…
Los Angeles Firefighters Urge Storm Safety and Preparedness
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Before rain occurs in Southern California, the Los Angeles Fire Department encourages residents to take the simple steps necessary to protect themselves from injury and their property from storm damage. Those living near recent brush fires should be aware of the extreme danger possible from debris…
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