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LEIMERT PARK - Despite the quick actions of firefighters, two people were sadly found deceased following a house fire. On July 22, 2018, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 11:08 AM of a structure fire in the 3900 block of South 2nd Avenue.  The first company to arrive was an LAFD ambulance returning…
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LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
VERMONT SQUARE - Despite the rapid response of Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighters, a 38 year-old man has succumbed to his injuries following an early morning structure fire.At 3:15 AM on July 2, 2018, firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call at 965 West 47th Street in Vermont Square to find a one-story 1,427…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Despite the quick response of firefighters, a person was discovered dead beneath rubble at a structure fire in the Manchester Square area Friday morning.  The Los Angeles Fire Department received the first of several 9-1-1 calls at 7:14 AM on April 20, 2018, reporting a burning structure to the…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WATTS - At 8:18AM on Monday, April 16, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 11254 S Zamora Av.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke billowing from a window on the 2nd floor of a two story, government housing unit.  An aggressive fire attack quickly located…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Torres Tufts was named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year by her colleagues and recognized by the City of Los Angeles Firefighter's Association, Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, and numerous civic leaders on April 4, 2018.  She becomes the first LAFD Arson Investigator and…
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a response to…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WILMINGTON - Two paramedics rushed into a burning home to rescue two children while a LAPD officer, assisted by two civilians, pulled a third child out of a window. At 5:44PM, on August 31, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 700 block of N Hawaiin St, Wilmington…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Today, the LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners recognized the top notch training, courage and teamwork that saved the life of a woman trapped in her burning home. On May 8th, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 4100 block of Denker Ave in the Vermont…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
MID-WILSHIRE - One man died and another was seriously injured, after an early morning fire. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:48 AM on July 7, 2017 to 1103 S Sycamore Avenue in the Mid-Wilshire district, where firefighters arrived quickly to find smoke showing from the first floor of a two story…
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HYDE PARK - A teenager died and a young adult was injured in a Tuesday morning blaze that authorities have described as an intentional act.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:47 AM on June 27, 2017 to 4822 South Censhaw Boulevard in Hyde Park, where firefighters arrived quickly to find a…
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