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LAFD Foundation Presents Valor Awards 2020
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
VALOR is the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation's annual awards ceremony honoring LAFD members for outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. This ceremony recognized actions taken during 2020. To support this and other projects and programs made possible by the Los Angeles Fire…
Dog Dies Following Fire at Venice Home
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VENICE - The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:37 AM on April 21, 2021 to 129 East Club House Avenue in Venice, where firefighters arrived quickly to find fire involving a 1,206 square-foot one-story home. With reports that a person may have been trapped inside the residence, a relentless and…
Lincoln Heights Brush Fire Destroys Home
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A well-established brush fire quickly consumed one home but firefighter’s quick action and teamwork prevented the spread and further damage to the surrounding structures. At 1:24PM on April 20, 2021, the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire in the 2800 block of N…
Koreatown Arson Suspect Seen on Surveillance Video
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
KOREATOWN - We are asking for your help! Investigators from the Los Angeles Fire Department Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section have released surveillance video of a person-of-interest believed to be responsible for a fire in the 900 block of South Vermont Avenue in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los…
Valley Glen Explosion Sends Two to the Hospital
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
An explosion rocked a Valley Glen home, causing extensive damage and sending two to the hospital, one with critical injuries. At 9:26PM on April 11, 2021 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to reports of an explosion in the 12700 block of W Archwood Street in the Valley Glen area. …
Assistant Chief (Retired) Frank W. Borden Passed Away Today
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department is saddened to share the news today of the passing of true icon in the field of emergency management, Assistant Chief (Retired) Frank W. Borden…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Structure Fire in South Los Angeles
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - It took the relentless effort of 170 firefighters more than four hours Saturday, to extinguish a stubborn fire that consumed conjoined structures in south Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 2:19 PM on April 3, 2021 to 8730 South Crocker Street, where firefighters arrived…
LAFD Saves Occupants Trapped Atop Burning Downtown Los Angeles High Rise
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
DOWNTOWN - A rapid rescue and fire attack operation in Downtown Los Angeles stopped a developing high rise fire and saved several people trapped atop the building. At 7:18 PM on March 24, 2021 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1600 block of S San Pedro Street…
Ten Units Damaged and Dozens Saved in Panorama City
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
PANORAMA CITY - Heavy fire billowed out of a townhouse and extended into the apartments behind it, damaging multiple units before firefighters got the upper hand and saved the rest of the building. At 2:52PM on March 5, 2021 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 8800…
Firefighters Battle South LA Commercial Blaze
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Early Tuesday morning, LAFD battled a large commercial blaze, keeping the fire from spreading to to the nearby neighborhood. LAFD responded 2727 South Long Beach Avenue at 3:39 AM to find a 21,711 square-foot one-story commercial building engulfed in flames. The Incident…
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