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Arson Investigator Rosa Tufts is the 2017 'Firefighter of the Year'
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Torres Tufts was named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year by her colleagues and recognized by the City of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Firefighter's Association, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, and numerous civic leaders on April 4, 2018.  She becomes the first LAFD Arson Investigator…
Quick Responding LAFD Finds Carbon Monoxide
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
KOREATOWN - When ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Firefighters arrived on scene of a medical call in Koreatown, what they found was something deadly. On March 8, 2018 the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ responded to a medical call at 920 South Hobart Boulevard in the Koreatown area of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.  While crews…
LAFD Captain Injured Battling Major Blaze in L.A.'s Fashion District
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - A Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Fire Captain sustained facial injury while battling a major pre-dawn blaze that destroyed a business in L.A.'s Fashion District Tuesday morning.   The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 4:49 AM on February 27, 2018 to 771 East Pico Boulevard in the Fashion District of…
Pico-Union House Fire Claims One Life
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PICO-UNION - A fire in a two story residential triplex appears to have claimed the life of one person early Wednesday morning.   The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 3:16 AM on January 10, 2018 to 1721 South New Hampshire Avenue in the Pico-Union area, where firefighters arrived quickly to find…
LAFD Quells Stubborn Flames in Koreatown Market
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
KOREATOWN - Firefighters were spared injury early Wednesday while battling a stubborn greater alarm fire in a Filipino supermarket that led to structural collapse. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ received the first of several 9-1-1 calls from passersby at 12:30 AM on January 10, 2018, reporting fire in a one…
Boyle Heights Victorian Fully Engulfed
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
BOYLE HEIGHTS - So fire-damaged it could no longer support its weight, a large 1890's Victorian-style home partially collapsed into an apartment building.At 7:57PM, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ responded to 1519 E Pleasant Av in Boyle Heights. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large, two story, wooden-sided…
Greater Alarm Commercial Fire in Eagle Rock
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
EAGLE ROCK - Firefighters prevent blaze from extending into an attached building at a large commercial fire in Eagle Rock.At 3:39PM on January 7, 2018 the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ responded to a reported structure fire at 4537 N Eagle Rock Blvd to find a 75' x 250' vacant commercial building with heavy smoke…
Fatality Fire in Koreatown
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - A late night kitchen fire took the life of a 74 year old man in Koreatown. At 10:48PM the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ responded to a reported structure fire at 616 S Normandie Av in the Koreatown section of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.   Firefighters arrived to find a 16 story, senior-living,…
Two LAFD Firefighters Injured, Thirteen Residents Displaced by Westlake Apartment Fire
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WESTLAKE - Two Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Firefighters sustained injury and thirteen residents were displaced by a fierce predawn blaze Saturday morning in an apartment building west of MacArthur Park. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 5:45 AM on November 25, 2017 to 2900 Sunset Place in Westlake, where…
Major Emergency Fire Erupts in Boyle Heights
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
BOYLE HEIGHTS - Flames quickly erupted in a one story commercial building filled with heavy fire load doing business as a large fabric wholesaler.The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was notified at 6:43 PM on October 14, 2017 of a fire at French Fabric, Inc. located at 1621 S. Soto Street in Boyle Heights. â€¦
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