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LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A vicious fire fueled by a Christmas tree caused heavy damage to a North Hollywood home, sending three firefighters to the hospital Tuesday morning.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:46 AM on January 6, 2015 to 11350 Delano Street in North Hollywood, where firefighters…
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
PACOIMA- LAFD swiftly battled a fire that scorched a tiny Pacoima house before dawn Saturday and displaced 21 people, including nine adults and a dozen children. Firefighter's hearts were moved for the family, so LAFD took extra action.   The fire, at 13070 Kelowna St., was dispatched at 5:03…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SOUTH LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Firefighters dramatically rescued a family and their pet dog from fierce flames, when fire erupted after business hours Wednesday evening in an automotive upholstery business, where the family apparently resided. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:21 PM on Wednesday,…
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Valley Recruit Training Academy on Monday began training a new recruit class of 43 prospective firefighters. This is the first of three new classes Mayor Eric Garcetti directed the LAFD to hire by June 30, 2015. After a five year hiring freeze, Mayor Garcetti…
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES - Six people were injured and five of them were hospitalized in a three-story accidental motel fire in the Westlake area Christmas evening, including two in critical condition.   Just after 6:00 PM the LAFD responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 1906 West 3rd Street to find…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTWOOD - A stubborn electrical fire in the walls of a Westwood apartment building Saturday evening, displaced those living in six units and sent one woman to the hospital. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:26 PM on December 20, 2014 to 10635 Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, where firefighters…
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
LOS ANGELES – Members from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section and The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced that the on-scene origin and cause investigation into the …
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section and officials from the National Response Team of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), are requesting the public’s help in identifying two potential witnesses seen in video footage  taken the morning of…
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - An early morning inferno destroyed a large apartment building under construction and severely damaged two nearby high-rise buildings.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 1:20 AM on December 8th, 2014 to 906 North Fremont Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, where…
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HARBOR GATEWAY - It took the combined effort of 97 Los Angeles Firefighters nearly seven hours Tuesday, to extinguish a stubborn blaze involving combustible metal in a south Los Angeles industrial park.    Alerted by a fire alarm monitoring service at 11:09 AM on December 2, 2014, the Los Angeles Fire…
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