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Over 100 LAFD Firefighters Battle a Motel Blaze in Van Nuys; 4 Occupants Injured 25 Aug 2013 | 10:39 am
VAN NUYS - Over 100 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a blaze in a Van Nuys motel where four were injured on August 24, 2013. At 11:14 am the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) arrived at 6500 Sepulve...
LAFD Responds to 'Rim' Wildfire near Yosemite National Park 24 Aug 2013 | 07:02 am
Pursuant to a Mutual Aid Request, the Los Angeles Fire Department has assigned one Strike Team of firefighters to assist allied agencies in their battle against a brush fire in the Stanislaus National...
Fire Demolishes Two Businesses in Panorama City 22 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
PANORAMA CITY - It took the combined effort of 162 Los Angeles Firefighters more than two hours to fully control flames early Wednesday morning, when fire swept through a large building shared by a me...
LAFD Recognizes Firefighters that Saved Captain's Life 21 Aug 2013 | 03:05 am
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) recognized members who were working at Fire Station 61 on April 3, 2011, and were instrumental in resuscitating Fire Captain II Andy...
LAFD Welcomes New Fire Commissioners 18 Aug 2013 | 09:33 am
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) welcomes four new members, newly appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, to the LAFD Fire Commission: Andrew Glazier Jimmie Woods Gray Dr. Jimmy Hara Delia Ibarra....
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation Donates 3,000 Flashlights to LAFD 17 Aug 2013 | 01:42 am
LOS ANGELES - The non-profit Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation has awarded 3,000 state-of-the-art Pelican flashlights to all members of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Pelican worked closely wi...
West Adams Apartment Fire Injures Two and Displaces 14 15 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
WEST ADAMS - Quick actions by building staff and rescue efforts by LAFD limits injuries at apartment fire in a senior and disabled living facility. On August 14, 2013 at 1:15 pm Los Angeles Firefight...
LAFD Captain Collapses, Dies While on Duty 12 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm
LOS ANGELES - With great sadness, the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department announce that a City of Los Angeles Fire Captain has died while on duty. LAFD Captain/Paramedic Matthew McKnight...
LAFD Battles North Hills Structure Fire that Claims Man's Life 9 Aug 2013 | 11:40 am
NORTH HILLS WEST - Los Angeles Firefighters battled a fully involved house fire that claimed the life of one occupant and a pet dog on August 8, 2013. Just after 9:00 pm the Los Angeles Fire Departme...
Southern California Summer Skateboarding Expo; Benefiting LAFD Foundation 9 Aug 2013 | 07:43 am
ENCINO - The 2013 Southern California Summer Skateboarding Expo is hitting LA from August 9 to 11 with three days of skateboarding, contests, and music that will bring the world's top skateboarders t...