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Firefighters Injured Battling Boyle Heights Blaze
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BOYLE HEIGHTS - A mid-day fire than consumed a business Wednesday in L.A.'s Industrial Eastside, sent three firefighters to the hospital, including one with critical burn injuries.   The ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ was summoned at 12:46 PM on September 19, 2018 to 2881 East Pico Boulevard in south Boyle…
Menacing Major Emergency Fire in Glassell Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
GLASSELL PARK - On September 17, 2018, the ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ was notified at 5:20 PM of a structure fire at 3501 North San Fernando Road in Glassell Park.  Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor of an occupied ‘L’ shaped two-story commercial building.With workers inside…
Annual LAFD Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - The men and women of the ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ cordially invite you to join the LAFD Historical Society, civic and community leaders as well as friends and family of the LAFD, as our community gathers to honor the 268 members of our Department who have made the ultimate sacrifice in their…
Girl Perishes, Six Injured in Cypress Park House Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
CYPRESS PARK - An early Saturday morning house fire took the life of a preteen girl, and sent six other persons to the hospital, including one with critical injuries.   The ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ received a 9-1-1 call at 4:28 AM on September 8, 2018, reporting a structure fire with persons trapped at…
LAFD Battles Stubborn Fire in Downtown L.A. Garment Firm
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Scores of ÃûæÂÖ±²¥fighters labored for three-and-a-half hours early Wednesday morning to limit intense flames to a downtown garment business. " src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif" title="<--break-->">   At 5:00AM on August 22, 2018, the…
LAFD Battles Greater Alarm Fire at Boyle Heights Cabinetry Shop
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
BOYLE HEIGHTS - One firefighter was injured when fast moving flames swept through a cabinetry shop in Boyle Heights during the noon hour Wednesday.    The first of several 9-1-1 calls arrived at 12:03 PM on August 15, 2018, notifying the ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ of an apparent structure fire at 1407…
LAFD Partners with Hospitals to Expand Innovative Advanced Provider Response Units
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas on Monday joined local hospital officials and the LAFD Medical Director to launch the expansion of the successful Advanced Provider Response Unit (APRU) program.Two and a half years after establishing the first APRU pilot program, the LAFD…
Arson Investigator Rosa Tufts is the 2017 'Firefighter of the Year'
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Torres Tufts was named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year by her colleagues and recognized by the City of ÃûæÂÖ±²¥fighter's Association, ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, and numerous civic leaders on April 4, 2018.  She becomes the first LAFD Arson Investigator…
Quick Responding LAFD Finds Carbon Monoxide
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
KOREATOWN - When ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Firefighters arrived on scene of a medical call in Koreatown, what they found was something deadly. On March 8, 2018 the ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ responded to a medical call at 920 South Hobart Boulevard in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.  While crews…
LAFD Captain Injured Battling Major Blaze in L.A.'s Fashion District
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ Captain sustained facial injury while battling a major pre-dawn blaze that destroyed a business in L.A.'s Fashion District Tuesday morning.   The ÃûæÂÖ±²¥ was summoned at 4:49 AM on February 27, 2018 to 771 East Pico Boulevard in the Fashion District of…
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