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LAFD Takes Delivery of a New 50-ton Heavy Rescue
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has taken delivery of a new 2016 “Century” 50-ton Heavy Rescue which will replace our current 40-ton Heavy Rescue (HR56).  The LAFD Design, Purchase, and Fleet Maintenance Teams, once again, developed a state-of-the-art apparatus, which is commensurate with…
LAFD Week in Review 7.1.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
Your LAFD responded to 9,280 incidents this past week and transported 4,281 people to local hospitals. Here’s a glimpse at what else happened in this week's Week in Review.Photo by Christian Riley
Prepare and Protect Your Pets From Fireworks
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - With their sensitive hearing, many household pets become terrified by fireworks.In Los Angeles, it's not uncommon this time of year for firefighters to deal with persons bitten or injured by skittish animals or traffic collisions caused by wayward dogs, cats and horses.While we encourage attendance…
LAFD Introduces Another New Innovative Pilot Program; The SOBER Unit
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - In the Los Angeles Fire Department's continuing efforts to meet the challenges of our increasing EMS call load and the increasing number of homeless individuals, our EMS Bureau is in the process of implementing a pilot program called the LAFD SOBER (Sobriety Emergency Response) Unit.…
LAFD Week in Review 6.24.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
The start of summer came in with a hot, loud bang this week. As fires raged in brush around town and Southern California, we also found time for community cleanups, dads and Dodgers. Click here to read the LAFD Week in Review as we glimpse the week that was with some of the best…
The Work of a Search Dog
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Drive, commitment, energy and focus are  traits integral to being a successful LAFD firefighter.  However, they are also essential attributes in a search and rescue dog. Training a search dog to complete the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification process generally takes about one…
LAFD Extinguishes 8-Acre Brush Fire in Silver Lake That Shutt Down The 2 Freeway
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
Silver Lake - Three sheds were destroyed and two homes suffered fire damage on June 19th, 2016, as Los Angeles firefighters rushed to save a line of homes while flames spread through about eight acres of dried brush underneath and around a freeway interchange in the heart of Los Angeles.At 1:04 PM…
Death Toll Rises to Five, Two Injured in Westlake Conflagration
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - It took nearly 150 ‪Los Angeles‬ ‪Firefighters‬ nearly two and a half hours to extinguish a major emergency fire‬ in a vacant 2 story office building west of downtown Los Angeles Monday evening.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 7:01 PM on June 13, 2016 to a structure fire at 2411 West…
LAFD in Earthquake Mode after Southern California hit by magnitude-5.2
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES — A magnitude-5.2 earthquake rocked Southern California early Friday, rousing residents out of bed around 1:05 a.m. local time. The quake's center was located about 13 miles north-northwest near Borrego Springs in the desert east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Service reported.On…
LAFD Week in Review 5.27.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
 A massive brush fire that swelled to 200 acres, leads this week's LAFD Week in Review. The Wheatland Fire did not threaten any structures, but did necessitate a multi-agency response from the air and ground. Read about that and much more in the LAFD Week in Review for 5.27.16 Photo by Matt…
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