On Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 8:43 AM, 5 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, L.A. County Health Haz Mat,...
READ MORE - Residential Fire Reveals Ammunition Storage in Reseda
On Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM, 22 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 9 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Arson Units, 3 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 4 EMS Battalion Captains, 6 Battalion Chief Officer Command...
READ MORE - Candle Sparks Blaze in NoHo Shoe Warehouse
This week's groundbreaking for new Fire Station 82 in Hollywood gives us an opportunity to highlight the LAFD projects made possible by Proposition F, the November 2000 bond measure overwhelmingly approved by Los Angeles residents to replace 19 existing...
READ MORE - LAFD Fire Station Construction Update
Los Angeles Fire Chief Douglas Barry announced his intent to retire at a Thursday afternoon press conference. KTTV-TV's John Schwada reports...Chief Barry issued this statement to LAFD members Thursday morning..."For the past two-and-a-half years, I...
READ MORE - LAFD Chief Douglas Barry Announces Retirement
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 3:16 AM, 7 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Arson Units, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 53 Los...
READ MORE - Fire Damages Five Vehicles in Valley Glen
You are cordially invited to join civic and community leaders, including Fire Chief Douglas Barry at the groundbreaking ceremony for new Los Angeles Fire Station 82 in Hollywood. Please join us...Thursday, May 28, 200910:00 AMSite of New Fire Station...
READ MORE - Groundbreaking For New Fire Station in Hollywood
On Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 7:41 PM, 17 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 8 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Emergency Air Unit, 1 Rehab Unit, 2 Hazardous Materials Teams, 4 EMS Battalion Captains, 3 Battalion...
READ MORE - Firefighter Injured, Cat Perishes in Brentwood Blaze
On Friday, May 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM, 16 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 3 Helicopters, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 4 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, 2 CERT Coordinators,...
READ MORE - Fire Crews Hold Grass Fire to 10 Acres in El Sereno
On Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 2:59 AM, 13 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 5 Battalion Chief Officer Command...
READ MORE - Fire Displaces 10 in Artisan Building
On Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 4:00 AM, 15 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 6 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams,...
READ MORE - Apartment Building Evacuated as Local Business Burns
A frantic 911 call to the Fire Dispatch:Caller: “I want to report a snake bite.”Dispatcher: “Where is the snake now? In the house or in the yard?”Caller: “I don’t know. We’re in the car taking the dog to the hospital.”All joking aside, with the decrease...
READ MORE - Animals Share Our Environment
Yesterday's annual citywide celebration of 'Fire Service Recognition Day' in Los Angeles took on special meaning to more than two-dozen firefighters assigned to LAFD Stations 34, 66 and 94 in Southwest Los Angeles. It was on Christmas night 2006 that...
READ MORE - Girls Meet L.A. Firefighters Who Saved Them
Pursuant of a formal Mutual Aid Request, the Los Angeles Fire Department has assigned four Strike Teams of firefighters to assist the Santa Barbara Fire Department, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CAL FIRE, the U.S. Forest Service and allied agencies...
READ MORE - LAFD Responds to 'Jesusita' Wildfire near Santa Barbara
According to the Insurance Information Institute, arsonists destroyed nearly $900 million in insured property and killed 295 civilians nationwide in 2007.Arson for Profit is when businesses or individuals set fires to reduce financial loss, recoup investments...
READ MORE - Help Firefighters Stop Arson For Profit
Something you won't see this fall on television: "LAFD - Valley Glen" the video, by Jebtech Studios. Have you captured the Los Angeles Fire Department in action? Post your photos on Flickr and your videos on YouTube. Submitted by Brian Humphrey, SpokesmanLos...
READ MORE - Not Seen on Television: "LAFD - Valley Glen"
On Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 8:37 AM, 19 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 5 Battalion Chief Officer Command...
READ MORE - Blaze Erupts in Vacant Eastside Commercial Building
On Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 7:17 AM, 7 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer...
READ MORE - Fire in San Pedro Four-plex Displaces 12
On Friday, May 1, 2009 at 10:53 PM, 4 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Hazardous Materials Teams, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Curt Klafta,...
READ MORE - Late Night Haz Mat Scare in Brentwood

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