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LAFD Fire Investigators Rescue Trapped Kittens in Burned Out Floor
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
WESTLAKE - Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ City Fire Department Fire Investigators returned to a previously burned home to find kittens under the floor boards, trapped in the house that had been boarded up after the fire. Members from LAFD's Arson Counter Terrorism Section returned to the location of a…
LAFD Conducting Three-Day Multi-Agency Brush Fire Exercise in Sylmar
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
THIS THREE DAY DRILL HAS COME TO A CONCLUSION. DETAILS OF THE DRILL REMAIN BELOW. SYLMAR - LAFD has organized a multi-agency brush fire exercise near Veterans Memorial Park in Sylmar on June 14 - 16, 2021. This allows each platoon (A, B, and C) to participate. Five local agencies will be…
Third Street Fire in Downtown Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
Central Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 1:50 AM on June 8, 2021 to the 200 block of East 3rd Street in Downtown Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, where firefighters arrived quickly to find a century-old commercial building engulfed in flames. One hundred fifty firefighters under the…
Palisades Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
FINAL INCIDENT UPDATE: 6:00PM 26 May  As of 6:00PM today, the #PalisadesFire is 100% contained. Firefighters will remain on-scene patrolling to ensure all hotspots are fully extinguished. Fortunately, due to firefighter's relentless efforts, no homes were damaged or…
LAFD Observes Behavior Health and Suicide Awareness Month in May
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
LOS ANGELES - During the month of May, the Fire Service will be participating in a nationwide Stand Down for Suicide Prevention. This is an excellent opportunity to have honest and real conversations about life stressors that can take our service members to the brink of suicide, or the factors…
Sadly, Fire Service Day 2021 is Virtual-Only Again
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
Every second Saturday in May, your ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ hosts Fire Service Day, opening our neighborhood fire station doors to the community for tours, exhibits, and face-to-face interactions with our firefighters (under much better conditions than when you usually see us in times of need).…
One Man Dies Overnight in a South LA Commercial Fire
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
CENTRAL-ALAMEDA - A late-night commercial fire destroyed an industrial building and killed one man inside of his business. In the last few remaining minutes of Monday, May 3, 2021, at 11:57 PM, the alarm went out to alert firefighters of a commercial building engulfed in flames on the…
West L.A. House Fire Claims Life
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WEST LOS ANGELES - The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ discovered a man dead inside a burning West Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ home Saturday night.  The fire was first reported to 9-1-1 at 8:37 PM on Saturday, May 1, 2021 by a passing motorist uncertain of the burning home's location. Sent nearby, firefighters pursued a…
LAFD Foundation Presents Valor Awards 2020
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
VALOR is the Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Fire Department Foundation's annual awards ceremony honoring LAFD members for outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty. This ceremony recognized actions taken during 2020. To support this and other projects and programs made possible by the Los…
Dog Dies Following Fire at Venice Home
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VENICE - The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned at 3:37 AM on April 21, 2021 to 129 East Club House Avenue in Venice, where firefighters arrived quickly to find fire involving a 1,206 square-foot one-story home. With reports that a person may have been trapped inside the residence, a…
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