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Major Emergency Fire Erupts in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
BOYLE HEIGHTS - Flames quickly erupted in a one story commercial building filled with heavy fire load doing business as a large fabric wholesaler.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:43 PM on October 14, 2017 of a fire at French Fabric, Inc. located at 1621 S. Soto Street in Boyle Heights. …
LAX EMS Enhancement Pilot Program
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) operates the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is the second busiest airport in the nation.  The airport has seen an increase in the amount of passengers for three straight years; correspondingly, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has also…
Major Emergency Fire Destroys Homes and Injures Firefighters
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
HIGHLAND PARK - Firefighters battle a stubborn blaze while saving a neighboring apartment building and injuring three firefighters.On October 10, 2017 at 9:48 AM, the Los Angeles Fire Department was notified of a structure fire at 219 N Ave 53 in Highland Park, where firefighters found heavy fire billowing from a…
Fire Erupts at Paper Recycling Firm in L.A.'s Industrial Eastside
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - One firefighter was injured, but as many as 50 workers escaped harm, when fire erupted among densely stored bales of recycled paper at an industrial site southwest of Boyle Heights early Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 1:18 PM on October 5, 2017 of a fire at 2474…
Fire Consumes Sun Valley Door and Hardware Business
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SUN VALLEY - A greater alarm fire Monday afternoon ravaged a deluxe door and hardware business, causing millions of dollars in damage, and sending one firefighter to the hospital.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 1:50 PM on September 25, 2017 to 11676 Tuxford Street in Sun Valley, where…
LAFD Members Leave Hurricane Harvey Effort, Head to Irma
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a response to…
Pets Die, Couple Gravely Injured in West Hills Blaze
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WEST HILLS - Two household pets perished, and a man and woman were gravely injured, when fire swept through their home at dawn Tuesday morning, in the west San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 6:35 AM on September 5, 2017 to 6510 Capistrano Avenue in West Hills, where…
Three Children Rescued From Burning Home
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WILMINGTON - Two paramedics rushed into a burning home to rescue two children while a LAPD officer, assisted by two civilians, pulled a third child out of a window. At 5:44PM, on August 31, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 700 block of N Hawaiin St, Wilmington…
High Rise Fire Critically Injures One
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Fire on the 9th floor of Sheraton Universal Hotel was stopped from spreading but critically injured one person.At 12:37PM, on August 30, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 10600 W Universal Place.  Upon arriving, firefighters found smoke in the lobby of…
Major Emergency Fire at Old Greyhound Terminal
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - The old Greyhound terminal in Downtown Los Angeles turns into a Major Emergency commercial fire taking almost two hours to extinguishAt 6:34PM on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 630 S Los Angeles St.  The poured-in-place concrete…
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