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LAFD K9 Blue and K9 Veya Honored for Their Service
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - With over 16 years of combined service and 900+ searches, K9 Blue and K9 Veya were recognized for their dog-gone distinguished careers and honored by the LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners as they officially retired. Accelerant Detection K9 Blue retires at nine years old with over seven years of…
Sylmar House Fire Kills One Woman and Pets
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
SYLMAR - LAFD Firefighters found one woman deceased while battling flames in a Sylmar home, late Monday night. The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 14400 block of West Tyler Street at 10:45 PM on March 20, 2023 for a structure fire in a one-story single-family home. After …
Five Hospitalized After Panorama City Fire Burns Through Apartments
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PANORAMA CITY - Early Monday morning, firefighters extinguished flames that burned through multiple units of a four-story apartment building, sending five to the hospital. The Los Angeles City Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire in Panorama City on the 9000 block of North Tobias Street at 6:53 AM on…
LA CITY ALERT - Eby Canyon/Riverwood Community: Closure of Oro Vista Avenue
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
SUNLAND / RIVERWOOD RANCH - UPDATE: March 16, 2023 - 6:34 PM  Status Update: Oro Vista Avenue Closure According to Los Angeles County Public Works, the continuous storm activity over the last several weeks requires ongoing releases of large volumes of water from the Big Tujunga…
LAFD Welcomes Graduates of Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-3
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PANORAMA CITY - The Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 22-3 celebrated their class graduation on March 9, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. LAFD Events from Los Angeles Fire Department on Vimeo.   Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City…
25th Anniversary: Line of Duty Death Captain Joseph Dupee
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - 25 years ago today, the LAFD lost one of it's best when  Captain I Joseph C. Dupee was killed in the line-of-duty at a major emergency ‎structure fire‬ at 5972 S. Western Avenue. Captain Dupee was assigned to Engine 57, which was involved in interior ‎firefighting‬ operations at the time of…
Fearless Female Firefighters: LAFD Girls Camp!
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - It’s the ultimate challenge! A high-octane Firefighter Boot Camp, aimed at teaching young women how to break into a profession dominated by men. Organized by the Los Angeles Fire Department, LAFD Girl's Camp is an inspirational journey for young women, giving them hands-on experience in…
LAFD Battles Fire in High Rise County Office Building
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HISTORIC SOUTH CENTRAL - The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Major Emergency Structure Fire south of downtown Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, extinguishing flames in less than an hour.    The fire at 2615 South Grand Avenue was reported at 3:58 AM on March 8, 2023, bringing more than 160…
Cardiac Arrest Survivor Reunited with LAFD Rescuers
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
MAR VISTA - Los Angeles City Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a man with a heart dysrhythmia, who then went into cardiac arrest in front of rescuers on scene. Their quick actions saved his life, and he was reunited with them on Wednesday at Fire Station 62 to say thank you. On August 6, 2022, at 11:…
Beverly Crest Mudslide Temporarily Closes Mulholland Drive
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
BEVERLY CREST - Los Angeles City Firefighters responded to the Beverly Crest area on Tuesday to evacuate an unharmed elderly man and his caretaker, after a resident reported a hillside debris flow. The Los Angeles Fire Department's neighborhood fire station received a phone call from the local community's…
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