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LAFD Week in Review 10.7.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
A welcome home for Vin on his final game wasn't even one of the more than 9,000 incidents your LAFD handled this week. Find the backstory and more in this week's LAFD Week in Review.
Statement on Recommendation for Parole of Arsonist Convicted in Blaze That Killed LAFD Firefighter
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas expressed disappointment after convicted arsonist Mario Catanio was granted parole by the California Board of Parole Hearings.Catanio was convicted of starting a fire at a North Hollywood restaurant on January 28…
How Does LAFD Determine Wildfire Danger in Los Angeles?
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
How are decisions made by the Los Angeles Fire Department to pre-deploy resources on days of high wildfire hazard?The answer is science.To learn more, we spoke with Captain Daniel Curry, lead for the LAFD Fire Weather Program, who explains...The LAFD utilizes a…
LAFD Week in Review 9.23.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
Numbers of the week: 9,522 incidents, 1,000 pushups, 6 big smiles. Read more in the Week in Review.Photo by Harry Garvin
LAFD Stomps 6-Acre Brush Fire in Elysian Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Elysian Park - Approximately 100 Los Angeles firefighters extinguished a brush fire that burned a little over 6 acres in Elysian Park, north of downtown L.A., on Thursday.At 11:45 AM on September 22, 2016, LAFD responded to a Brush Fire on Elysian Park Drive just north of Dodger Stadium. LAFD first…
LAFD Week in Review 9.16.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
This week, your LAFD responded to 9,081 incidents and transported 4,248 people to the hospital. Also, this happened. Click here to read the story. Photo: Harry GarvinPhoto by Harry Garvin
Flames Consume Downtown L.A. Smoking Supply Firm
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - It took scores of Los Angeles Firefighters more than two hours Monday night, to extinguish flames in a central city business just south of Little Tokyo.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:10 PM on September 12, 2016 to 330 East 3rd Street in the Toy District of downtown Los…
LAFD Cares For 21 Injured After Metrolink Train Crashes Into Big Rig In Sun Valley
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
SUN VALLEY - Metrolink train 212 heading south toward Los Angeles on the Antelope Valley line struck a tractor-trailer on September 6th, 2016. No one was critically injured.The train struck the rear end of the truck that was on train tracks at 10:39 a.m. on the 8200 block of San Fernando Road.…
LAFD Week in Review 9.2.16
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
A 68-year-old grandmother needed help digging a ditch Thursday. Enter the LAFD. Read that story and more in this week's LAFD Week in Review. 
LAFD Week in Review 8.26.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
What was life like for LAFD recruits at Drill Tower 40 this week? Find out and see what else happened this week in your LAFD Week in Review.
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