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Preliminary Investigation Report Issued in Death of LAFD Firefighter Kelly Wong
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - Pursuant to agency protocol, the Los Angeles Fire Department has issued an official preliminary summary report by the LAFD Serious Incident Review Team regarding the death of LAFD Firefighter III Kelly Wong on June 5, 2017, following injury he sustained in an on-duty training evolution on…
Moving Towards Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Firefighter Safety
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
Innovation has always been a driving focus of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The Board of Fire Commissioners today ensured that tradition will continue when it approved a Unmanned Aerial Systems report aimed at increasing firefighter safety. If approved by the City Council in the coming…
Presentations of Appreciation at Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - At today’s Board of Fire Commissioners meeting, the Los Angeles Fire Department was honored to provide special recognition to some very deserving individuals: Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant (video tour)     In order to promote to the rank of Engineer within…
LAFD Firefighters Quickly Extinguish a Fire as LAPD Helps Residents Escape
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Firefighters quickly stopped a fast moving inferno ripping through the attic of an apartment building in North Hollywood.A Los Angeles Police Department unit was on patrol when they spotted flames coming from an apartment building and notified the Los Angeles Fire Department at 2:04 AM on June 3,…
LAFD Hosting Free Hands-Only CPR Training on “Sidewalk CPR Day” Thursday, June 1
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) will provide free hands-only CPR training on Sidewalk CPR Day, Thursday, June 1, at the locations listed below from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as one of over 70 sites across Los Angeles County. Last year, more than 10,000 people in…
"Hope For Firefighters" Meet L.A. Firefighters and Sample Firehouse Cooking
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It's time for the annual Hope For Firefighters. It's tasty food, great live music, fun and frolicking in the sun, and a little friendly competition. This occasion attracts thousands and it's all for a great cause! It's a one-of-a-kind lunchtime event featuring fire apparatus and demonstrations.…
Firefighters Prevail Over Stubborn Mandeville Fire
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Nearly 60 hours of non-stop work by a total of over 300 firefighters prevailed against a stubborn fire in the Mandeville Canyon. At 12:46PM on Sunday, May 28, 2017 the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire at 2969 N Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood.  Upon arrival,…
Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze at Chatsworth Transitional Living
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
CHATSWORTH - Smoke alarms likely saved the lives of the residents of a transitional living home in Chatsworth. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:01 AM on May 30, 2017 to 10337 De Soto Avenue in Chatsworth, where firefighters arrived to find fire showing from the attached garage of a large two…
LAFD Firefighters Save Multiple Businesses in Valley Glen
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
VALLEY GLEN - Firefighters stop a large blaze and save multiple businesses in a commercial strip mall.On May 25, 2017 at 9:47pm, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived to find heavy fire in the attic of 13645 W. Vanowen Street in Valley Glen.  Crews rapidly deployed multiple hose lines to battle the flames…
Sherman Oaks Fire Stopped in its Tracks
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
SHERMAN OAKS - It took 84 LAFD Firefighters just under one hour to extinguish a greater alarm structure fire in a challenging area of Sherman Oaks.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 1:40 p.m. on May 25, 2017, of a structure fire at 3859 N. Sherwood Place.  Crews arrived to find a three story hillside…
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