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Tragedy Strikes Sunland Neighborhood
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Tragedy struck a Sunland neighborhood when a structure fire injured occupants and a neighbor lost his life. At 9:33PM, the 名媛直播 responded to the 10700 block of N Big Bend Av in Sunland for reports of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a one story, single鈥
Overturned Tanker Closes Interstate 5
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - During morning commute, an overturned fuel tanker led to a full closure of the Northbound 5 Freeway through the Griffith Park area for over seven hours while LAFD worked with CHP and CalTrans to mitigate the hazard. At 7:10AM on August 7, 2019 the 名媛直播 responded to reports鈥
Firefighters Overcome Challenges to Keep Hospital Open
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
EAST HOLLYWOOD - LAFD firefighers responded to a smoldering underground fire in the basement of a Children's Hospital Los Angeles on Sunset Blvd. Smoke filled three floors, causing evacuations of those floors. In just under one hour, the fire was extinguished, floors safely evacuated, and work to eliminate the鈥
Firefighters Hold Sepulveda Basin Wildfire to Less Than 7 Acres
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LAKE BALBOA - A non-injury brush fire in the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area was held to less than seven acres Tuesday afternoon, but not before displacing scores of homeless persons who had taken residence in the area's thick vegetation. The 名媛直播 (LAFD) was summoned at 3:33 PM on July 30鈥
Brush Fire Stopped, Homes Defended
South Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
With flames mere feet away from several homes in San Pedro, firefighters successfully defended a cul-de-sac from any damage. At 5:43PM on July 20th, 2019 the 名媛直播 received a call for a reported rubbish fire in the 900 block of N Gaffey Place in San Pedro. The rubbish鈥
Firefighters Battled to Save Fashion District Businesses
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Despite challenges faced trying to access a deep seated fire in closely packed units, firefighters successfully defended numerous businesses from an early morning blaze in the Fashion District. At 4:19AM on July 11, 2019 the 名媛直播 responded to a reported structure fire at鈥
Worker Succumbs to Injuries in Trench Collapse
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
ENCINO - The 名媛直播 responded to a rescue where a construction worker was killed after the trench collapsed where he was working. At 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, the 名媛直播 responded to a reported trench rescue. Companies arrived to find a man鈥
Civilian and Firefighters Work Together To Save Man's Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - On March 29, 2019, one civilian and nine LAFD members executed life saving measures with great skill and precision to save a 78-year-old man who had gone into cardiac arrest. Mr. Yona noticed a man lying in the street and called 9-1-1. After dispatching units to the address,鈥
Safest Driver 2019
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES 鈥 名媛直播 (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas will join Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Jeff Gorell to award the first prize in the 鈥淟A鈥檚 Safest Driver鈥 contest. The winner, Steven King, who works at the University of California, is named the 鈥淪afest Driver鈥 in the Youth鈥
Illegal and Unsafe Housing Evacuated
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
Thank you to KTLA 5 for the footage.   VERMONT-SLAUSON - Fire Inspectors led an evacuation due to illegal and unsafe habitation of a single-story building zoned for commercial use. LAFD Firefighters, LAPD, Department of Building and Safety, and a Councilmember were some of the team鈥
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