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2017 LAFD Fill the Boot for MDA
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is honored to again support United Firefighters of Los Angeles (UFLAC) Local 112 in the 12th Annual Fill the Boot campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Last year we collected over $116,000 for families in the Los Angeles area living with a…
Pacific Palisades Townhouse Fire Proves Deadly
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PACIFIC PALISADES - A fire early Saturday morning in a Pacific Palisades townhome took the life of one woman and sent another to the hospital.At 3:48AM on March 4, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to 17195 Palisades Circle, where firefighters arrived quickly to find flames showing from an upstairs window…
Firefighters Save Home From Damaging Fire
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters waged an aggressive battle and saved a Mid-City home from spreading fire.At 11:09AM the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1635 S Point View St in Mid-City.  The 9-1-1 call came in as a tree fire but when the first crews arrived on scene, they found a…
LAFD Spares Mormon Church in Van Nuys From Severe Damage
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VAN NUYS - Dozens of Los Angeles Firefighters fought flames at a central San Fernando Valley church early Wednesday morning. A Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief returning from an earlier and unrelated 9-1-1 call noted smoke drifting across the San Diego (I-405) Freeway at Saticoy Street at 2:13 AM…
Firefighter Injured, Dog Saved in South L.A. Duplex Fire
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - One Los Angeles Firefighter was injured and a pet canine assisted from harm, when fire erupted in a vacant two unit apartment building Tuesday morning.The Los Angeles Fire Department was requested at 10:08 AM on February 28, 2017 to respond to a structure fire at 10919 South Main Street in South…
LAFD Battles Major Emergency Structure Fire in Tarzana
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Tarzana - Over 125 Los Angeles Firefighters battled an early morning, non-injury, Major Emergency Structure Fire in a commercial building Saturday.Fighters were alerted at 2:30 AM and quickly arrived to 18629 Topham Street to find a two-story commercial building, 200' x 100' with fire showing…
LAFD Promotes 82 Members Including First Female African American Battalion Chief
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas on Thursday held a promotional ceremony for 82 members of the Department, one of the largest single-day promotions in the history of the LAFD.  During the ceremony at the LAFD’s Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, Kristine Larson, a 27-…
LAFD Mourns the Death of Captain David T. Moorman
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is deeply saddened to announce the death of Captain II David T. Moorman, who suffered a medical emergency while off-duty in his home. He was 50-years-old. Capt. Moorman began his career with the LAFD 27-years ago, on October 11, 1989.  He was assigned to Fire…
Man Dies After Being Trapped in Burning South L.A. Home
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Despite the efforts of neighbors and firefighters, one man died at a hospital Wednesday morning, after he was pulled from flames that swept through an abandoned home in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 9:14 AM on February 1, 2017 to the southwest corner of Griffith…
LAFD Social Media
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Social media has become an important part of how we all communicate. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has been a leader in the field of social media as one of the first Departments in the Country to adopt emerging technologies.  Before most, the LAFD alerted the public and media about…
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