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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - If your phone is handy, the 5-1-1 telephone system is a free and convenient way to obtain real-time information about traffic, transit and transportation in Los Angeles and beyond - or even to summon freeway roadside assistance. Tips For Using 5-1-1 by Phone  
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation's annual VALOR Awards Ceremony honored outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. Ceremony Welcome Starts at 30.00 - Main Presentations Begin at 1.34.34 Event Photo Album VALOR 2023 was held on November 13, 2023 at Dodger Stadium…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
UPDATE: November 28, 2023 The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) released the results of a windshield survey, today, of specific fire hazards at freeway underpasses, following a massive blaze on November 11, 2023, in the 1700 block of East 14th Street in Downtown Los…
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…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Over 60 firefighters worked together to evaluate 33 patients while investigating and containing the spill of an unknown chemical at LA Live. At 11:58AM on November 10, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of LA Live Way for a reported chemical spill.  The first…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Commission recognized LAFD Captain Jason Jamal for springing into action, while off duty, to lift a car off of a teenage boy, allowing first-arriving Paramedics to quickly perform life-saving measures. On August 5, 2022, Los Angeles City Fire Captain Jason Jamal was off…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - There is no reason to be unprepared for a wildfire, and your Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Emergency Management Department and MySafe:LA are here to show you how. vídeo en español While we've been fortunate to not have a significant brush fire in Los Angeles over…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - How does the Los Angeles Fire Department decide where to strategically place resources during high wildfire danger? The answer is science. Your LAFD utilizes a Burning Index (BI) to determine exactly when and where apparatus and personnel should be pre-deployed. It takes a number of…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Heavy fire raging in the back of a home in Central-Alameda left a 60-year-old male dead. At 10:18AM on October 25, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1200 block of E 35th Street in Central-Alameda to reports of a structure fire. The first arriving fire company found a…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters battled an early morning fire in Hollywood, preventing the blaze from spreading throughout a large, old hotel. At 5:52AM on October 23, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of N New Hampshire Ave for a reported structure fire. The first arriving…
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