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Body Found in Burning Apartment near L.A.'s Chinatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VICTOR HEIGHTS - A fire in an apartment near Chinatown took the life of one person Tuesday morning.The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 7:32 AM on November 15, 2016 of a structure fire at 939 West College Street in the Victor Heights neighborhood northwest of Chinatown, where firefighters arrived quickly…
LAFD Week in Review 10.28.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- The Thank You For Saving My Home edition of the LAFD Week in Review is here.
LAFD Ends Recovery Operations at Mt. Washington House Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Peter Sanders
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department on Thursday ended the multi-day body recovery search at the scene of a residential fire in the 4000 block of Sea View Avenue in the Mt. Washington neighborhood.For seven days following the Major Emergency fire that broke out on the night of October 20, the LAFD, in…
LAFD Week in Review 10.21.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- This week, your LAFD dispatched to more than 9,400 incidents, including a major emergency fire in Mt. Washington, multiple brush fires throughout the Valley and a few school visits for good measure. Read all about it in this week's LAFD Week in Review. Photo by Harry Garvin
LAFD Week in Review 10.7.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- A welcome home for Vin on his final game wasn't even one of the more than 9,000 incidents your LAFD handled this week. Find the backstory and more in this week's LAFD Week in Review.
LAFD Week in Review 9.23.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- Numbers of the week: 9,522 incidents, 1,000 pushups, 6 big smiles. Read more in the Week in Review. Photo by Harry Garvin
LAFD Stomps 6-Acre Brush Fire in Elysian Park
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Erik Scott
- Elysian Park - Approximately 100 Los Angeles firefighters extinguished a brush fire that burned a little over 6 acres in Elysian Park, north of downtown L.A., on Thursday. At 11:45 AM on September 22, 2016, LAFD responded to a Brush Fire on Elysian Park Drive just north of Dodger Stadium. LAFD…
LAFD Week in Review 9.16.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- This week, your LAFD responded to 9,081 incidents and transported 4,248 people to the hospital. Also, this happened. Click here to read the story. Photo: Harry Garvin Photo by Harry Garvin
Flames Consume Downtown L.A. Smoking Supply Firm
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - It took scores of Los Angeles Firefighters more than two hours Monday night, to extinguish flames in a central city business just south of Little Tokyo.   The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 8:10 PM on September 12, 2016 to 330 East 3rd Street in the Toy District of downtown Los…
LAFD Week in Review 8.26.16
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- What was life like for LAFD recruits at Drill Tower 40 this week? Find out and see what else happened this week in your LAFD Week in Review.
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