On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 11:25 PM, 14 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 3 Battalion Chief Officer...

READ MORE - Overturned Semi Creates HazMat Incident on 405 Freeway

On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 6:40 PM, 10 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Heavy Rescue, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief...

READ MORE - Workers Extricated From Collapsed Trench in Sylmar

The Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcomes you to join firefighters, their families and caring members of our community this Saturday at the Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Hollywood, as they remember and honor Firefighter Brian E. Phillips on the...

READ MORE - Los Angeles to Remember Murdered Firefighter

On Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM, 5 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 41 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of Battalion...

READ MORE - 5 Critically Injured in Westwood Traffic Collision

On Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:31 PM, 9 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 3 Arson Units, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer...

READ MORE - Fire Damages Three Occupancies in Panorama City Strip Mall Complex

On Friday, April 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM, 5 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 1 LAFD Rescue Ambulance, 5 Arson Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Michael Bowman responded to...

READ MORE - Fire Damages Doors to Mid-Wilshire Church

On Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 1:18 AM, 3 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 5 Arson Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team - a total of 27 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, responded...

READ MORE - Firefighters Discover Body in Burning Motorhome

On Monday, April 13, 2009 at 3:38 AM, 5 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 6 Arson Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 38 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the...

READ MORE - Man Found Dead at Scene of Brentwood Fire

On Saturday, April 11,2009 at 1308 PM, 1 Company of Los Angeles Firefighters, 1 LAFD Rescue Ambulance and 1 EMS Battalion Captain responded to a Fatal Injury at 505 South Vermont Avenue in Mid-Town Los Angeles.Paramedics arrived quickly to find an 18...

READ MORE - Toddler Killed at Los Angeles Car Wash

On Friday, April 10, 2009 at 2:35 PM, 10 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team,...

READ MORE - Fire Extinguished Quickly in City Asphalt Plant

On Monday, April 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM, 7 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 41 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of Battalion Chief Ronald Jackson,...

READ MORE - Storage Near Wall Heater Sparks Woodland Hills Blaze

On Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, 6 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Heavy Rescue, 3 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain and 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, a total of 57 Los Angeles...

READ MORE - Man Dies In South L.A. When Carport Collapses

The Los Angeles Fire Department has long emphasized the importance of safety at automotive fueling stations, an issue highlighted in a popular LAFD video of a gasoline pump fire accidently caused by static electricity.Some blazes at gas stations however,...

READ MORE - Gas Station + Friend + Match = Near Disaster

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 3:53 PM, 1 Company of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team and LAUSD Police, under the direction of Battalion Chief John Vidovich, responded...

READ MORE - Huffing Their Way Home From School

April 2009 is Stress Awareness Month, sponsored by The Health Resource Network (HRN), to inform people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies and misconceptions about stress prevalent in our society.What is stress?Stress is a fact...

READ MORE - Stress Awareness

The Los Angeles Fire Department has secured an exclusive contract to own and operate the nation's first 'Heli-Station', a helicopter fortress that will bring the full capabilities of a fire station above the scene of any emergency.Built on the proven...

READ MORE - World's Largest Firefighting Helicopter Debuts Today in Los Angeles