On Friday, September 18, 2009 at 3:06 PM, 12 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 5 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 3 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 3 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Trevor Richmond responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 6814 South Crenshaw Boulevard in the community of Hyde Park.

Engine 95 quickly arrived to find a one story commercial building well involved with fire. The business was an auto repair shop and the bulk of the smoke and fire was 150' from the street in the rear of the building. An immediate and well synchronized offensive attack was made by firefighters inside the building and on the roof.

Additional businesses in close proximity were threatened by the fire, but due to a very aggressive attack of all firefighters on scene and good communication skills of the Incident Commander, the fire was confined to only one business. Ninety five firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in just 21 minutes. A 62 year old male was treated and released for non-life threatening injuries.

The cause was attributed to a leaking fuel pump that caught fire in one automobile that was in the rear of the structure. The dollar loss was $175,000 total ($100,000 for the structure and $75,000 for the contents).

Submitted by Erik Scott
Los Angeles Fire Department

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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 personnel from those stations were summoned to a raging house fire that would forever change one family, and leave firefighters wondering about the survival of two young girls they dramatically rescued from the flames that took their grandparents lives.

KTTV-TV's Liz Habib reports...



While Shannon and Amanda's story of survival remains captivating, we would be remiss if we did not emphasize the fire prevention, smoke alarm and egress issues that played a role in this tragic blaze.


Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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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 to a Civilian Fatality Fire at 6050 South Gramercy Place near the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles.

Firefighters responded quickly to reports of smoke in an industrial neighborhood, to find a large motorhome parked on the street well involved with fire.

Tackling the flames in less than ten minutes, and preventing the fire from spreading to nearby businesses, LAFD personnel soon discovered the lifeless remains of one person inside the charred vehicle.

A positive identification of the deceased person, including their age and gender as well as the cause, time and manner of their death, will be determined by the Coroner's Office.

No other injuries were reported.

Monetary loss from the blaze is still being tabulated. The cause of this early morning fire remains under active investigation.

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Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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