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LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of seventy LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department. Promotion Ceremony from Los Angeles Fire Department on Vimeo.  …
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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - A fire involving vehicles in a carport quickly spread to a pair of apartment buildings in Hollywood late Wednesday afternoon, briefly trapping and injuring one woman, and displacing twenty-two residents. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified by the first of several 9-1-1 callers at 5:21…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SAN PEDRO - The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department have been deeply saddened by the death of active duty Firefighter/Paramedic Valerie L. Roberts on May 20, 2023.  Firefighter/Paramedic Roberts began her LAFD career on February 16, 1993. She was assigned to the Department's Quality Improvement…
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WESTLAKE - When an early morning blaze ripped through a vacant structure, firefighters battled the fire on multiple fronts and successfully saved a four story apartment building and large church. At 2:46AM on July 10, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to 2422 West 7th Street in Westlake…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - "Think About Your Neighbors" and celebrate SAFELY this year. All fireworks, even the so-called 'safe and sane' variety remain illegal for personal use in the City of Los Angeles. Attending a professional fireworks show is the safest and smartest way to celebrate Independence Day 2023…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Firefighters battled a Downtown structure fire, which began as a large outside rubbish fire which spread to several businesses in a row of commercial buildings, that had occupied residential units across the second floor. Firefighters arrived to the Flower District of Downtown…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
FAIRFAX - During the months of May and June (2023), residents noticed a string of fires in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. LAFD Arson Investigators interviewed witnesses, combed through debris, reviewed security camera footage, and collected evidence from the cluster of fires in the area. Working…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PANORAMA CITY - The men and women of Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-4 celebrated their class graduation on June 15, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. [Video by John McCoy] Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City of Los Angeles Fire…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department Scholarship Fund (LAFDSF) has announced its Class of 2023 Merit Scholars, who were honored at a June 13, 2023 ceremony at the Los Angeles Fire Department's Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park. Event Photo Album   The LAFDSF, established in…
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
TUJUNGA CANYONS - LAFD has organized a multi-agency brush fire exercise near the ANF Little Tujunga Hotshots Station on June 7 - 8, 2023. Five local agencies will be joining LAFD to participate (ANF, LACoFD, Burbank FD, Glendale FD, and Pasadena FD). There are many areas that multiple agencies respond together,…
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