LAFD 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin M. Crowley will join Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, regional public safety partners, and other City officials to commemorate the 22nd Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Monday, September 11, at 9:00 a.m. at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. The event can be live streamed here: vimeo.com/showcase/lafd-pio

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Fire at downtown LA building sends flames, clouds of smoke into air

A fire broke out in a two-story in downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the air Wednesday morning. The fire was reported just before 6 a.m. in the 1100 block of South Los Angeles Street. A large plume of smoke could be seen across the downtown LA area. The LA city fire department was trying to enter the building to knock down the flames. The flames quickly spread through other parts of the building, breaking through the roof. The building was said to be Ruby Textile, a textile business that sells items like towels, blankets and rugs. There was a partial collapse of the building, as cracks began to appear on another corner where smoke could be seen. Shortly before 7 a.m., firefighters were able to enter the building.

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Firefighter, woman sent to hospital after Hollywood apartment fire

A firefighter and a woman were injured Sunday when Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of a more than 11,000-square-foot, 20-unit, two-story apartment building at 5603 W. Lexington Ave. in Hollywood, LAFD said. The fire broke out around 5:28 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters said a 79-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in fair condition for smoke exposure. Another injured patient declined ambulance transformation. One firefighter who was battling the blaze from the beginning was exhibiting signs of dehydration and taken to the hospital in fair condition for an assessment, LAFD said.

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LAFD Welcomes Graduates of Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-5

The Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 22-5 celebrated their graduation on August 24, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. Friends and family of the 42 graduates were joined by City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and civic and community leaders, in congratulating and welcoming the newest members of the Department in a ritual filled ceremony.

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UFLAC Recognizes Photographers for Incredible Work

UFLAC was proud to join LAFD Fire Chief Crowley to honor our incredible freelance and department photographers who bring our work to life through their images. Their contributions have been essential in creating our annual LAFD Year in Review books, including our most recent 2022 edition, which can be viewed HERE.

UFLAC Presents the 2022 LAFD Year In Review

UFLAC is proud to present the 10th Annual Los Angeles Fire Department Year in Review. Our mission is to lead the way to protect and advocate for the health, safety, working conditions, wages and benefits of our members and their families. This publication tells the story of our Firefighters and Paramedics in images taken throughout 2022 when LAFD Crews responded to more than 505,000 emergency calls for service. As an all-risk fire and rescue agency that serves more than four million people, the LAFD is one of the busiest and most understaffed big-city fire departments in the entire country averaging nearly 1,400 calls per day. We are honored to help showcase the dedication and commitment demonstrated by the men and women of the LAFD.

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Fire Damages Lincoln Heights Commercial Building

Fire damaged a commercial building in Lincoln Heights Tuesday, but no one was hurt. The fire was reported in a single-story building in the 2300 block of North Daly Street about 10:55 a.m., according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. "Crews made entry with hose lines, and extinguished the first-floor fire," Prange said in a statement. "Crews then discovered a mezzanine inside, which contained additional fire above. Ultimately, it took 88 firefighters 57 minutes to access, confine, and extinguish the flames." The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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Crash Triggers Hollywood Hills Brush Fire

A crash triggered a pair of brush fires amid blistering heat in the Hollywood Hills Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles Fire department crews were able to contain the blazes to about quarter-acre of vegetation, according to spokesman Nicholas Prange. The first blaze was triggered by a two-vehicle collision in the 3000 block of North Lake Hollywood Drive shortly before 3 p.m. "Firefighters responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision, which appears to have caused the initial brush fire. Firefighters extinguished the quarter-acre fire in medium brush, before locating another spot fire approximately 100 yards away from the original fire," Prange said. "Crews transitioned to the second burn and surrounded that one, achieving extinguishment of both in a total of 53 minutes."

Hollywood Patch

Small Brush Fire Erupts Near Freeway in Sylmar

A brush fire burned a half-acre half of vegetation near the Foothill (210) Freeway in Sylmar Tuesday. Firefighters responded near the eastbound portion of the freeway around 5:55 p.m. to reports of a brush fire, according to spokesman Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters extinguished the flames in 18 minutes, Prange said. There were no reports of injuries or structural damage. It is unclear what may have sparked the fire.

MyNewsLA

Multiple Vehicles Damaged in Beverly Crest Garage Fire

Smoke and flames lit up a Beverly Crest neighborhood Monday morning when a heavy fire involving multiple vehicles damaged a detached two-story garage. The fire was reported at 1:38 a.m. at 2241 N. Betty Lane, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Firefighters put out the blaze in 26 minutes and prevented it from spreading to the adjacent 2,400-square-foot hillside home, Humphrey said.

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Probe continues into cause of fire at vacant, single-family Sylmar home

Authorities on Sunday were investigating the cause of a structure fire in Sylmar. The fire was reported at a vacant, single-family home just before 10:50 p.m. Saturday in the 13000 block of N. Gladstone Avenue. It was there that firefighters responded and extinguished the fire in less than a half-hour of their arrival. Firefighters said no injuries were reported.

CBSLA

Flames Burn Vacant Harvard Heights House, Vegetation

Flames Saturday evening damaged a vacant Craftsman-style house in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles but were extinguished before they could spread to adjacent structures. The fire was reported at 7:54 p.m. at 1116 S. Ardmore Ave., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Brian Humphrey. Flames were showing from the 1,700-square-foot home when firefighters arrived and spread to adjacent vegetation and threatened nearby homes, Humphrey said.

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Firefighters Put Out Smoky Attic Fire in Vermont Square Fourplex

It took 30 firefighters 22 minutes to put out a smoky attic fire in a two-story fourplex in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles Sunday evening. The fire was reported at 6:18 p.m. at 4266 S. Hoover St., west of the Harbor (110) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Nicholas Prange. It was out at 6:40 p.m. “LAFD firefighters coordinated their efforts to carefully protect items in the fourplex, before opening up the ceiling and roof to access fire in the attic with hose lines,” Prange said.

MyNewsLA

Reseda Fire Spreads from Palm Trees to House

Firefighters Tuesday were working to extinguish a fire that spread from some palm trees and vehicles to a nearby house. The fire was reported about 1:05 p.m. in the 7600 block of North Calvin Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. No injuries were immediately reported.

MyNewsLA

Man found fatally shot under Culver Boulevard bridge in Playa Del Rey

A man whose body was retrieved by lifeguards, fire personnel and a swift water rescue team Saturday from a "shed-like" structure beneath the Culver Boulevard bridge at the Ballona Creek flood control channel was the victim of homicide. Los Angeles police say the man was shot. It was now up to the medical examiner's office to determine when the man died and who he was. The first responders were dispatched to 13551 W. Culver Blvd. about 10:40 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

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Pedestrian fatally struck by Amtrak train in North Hollywood

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by an Amtrak train in North Hollywood late Friday evening. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, the crash happened a little before 9:40 p.m. near 12099 Sherman Road, when a Pacific Surfliner train heading towards San Diego hit the woman, reportedly in her 50s. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not yet been revealed. None of the 116 passengers on the train or crew members were hurt in the incident. The train was forced to come to an emergency stop following the crash.

CBSLA

Serious Crash Leaves SUV Flipped in San Pedro Intersection

A Toyota Highlander SUV crashed into another SUV at the intersection, flipping the Highlander onto its roof. The crash left the Highlander driver trapped in his overturned car. Firefighters responded and rescued the driver, transporting him in critical condition, LAFD Spokesman Brian Humphrey said in an alert regarding the crash. The driver of the other SUV was taken to the hospital in fair condition. Officers are investigating the crash.

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Climate change boosts risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25%, study says

Climate change has ratcheted up the risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25% and will continue to drive extreme fire behavior for decades to come, even if planet-warming emissions are reduced, a new study has found. “Emissions reductions have a minimal impact on wildfire danger in the near term — the next several decades,” said author Patrick T. Brown, co-director of the climate and energy team at the Breakthrough Institute, a Berkeley-based think tank. “So it’s important to look at more direct on-the-ground solutions to the problem like fuel reduction.” Although previous studies have looked at the impact of climate change on broader metrics like annual area burned, as well on conditions that are conducive to wildfires, like aridity, the research published Wednesday in Nature drills down on how rising temperatures affected individual fires, and how they might continue to do so in the future.

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Firefighter III

Phillip F. Foerstel

Deceased: 9/5/2023

Appointed: 11/24/1962

Assignment: FS 33

Retired: 7/3/2000

Firefighter II

William E. Bright

Deceased: 8/28/2023

Appointed: 2/20/1960

Assignment: FS 80

Retired: 7/19/1984

Captain

Dale A. Henderscheid

Deceased: 8/18/2023

Appointed: 1/29/1959

Assignment: FS 106

Retired: 6/1/1980

Battalion Chief

Richard P. Kay

Deceased: 8/31/2023

Appointed: 4/14/1974

Assignment: Battalion 14

Retired: 3/31/2006

Engineer

Kiyoji K. Terada

Deceased: 8/20/2023

Appointed: 7/5/1976

Assignment: FS 109

Retired: 7/8/2012

Firefighter II

Frank C. Accardo

Deceased: 8/23/2023

Appointed: 6/10/1961

Assignment: FS 49

Retired: 7/3/1981

Apparatus Operator

Lewis E. Storrer

Deceased: 8/20/2023

Appointed: 4/30/1960

Assignment: FS 94

Retired: 4/2/1989

Battalion Chief

Ben V. Constantino

Deceased: 8/14/2023

Appointed: 6/27/1959

Assignment: Battalion 15

Retired: 10/26/1987

ACTIVE DUTY

Firefighter III

Daniel P. Ramirez

Deceased: 8/1/2023

Appointed: 7/26/1990

Assignment: FS 69

Fire Inspector

Harry M. Morck

Deceased: 7/17/2023

Appointed: 4/1/1957

Assignment: FPB

Retired: 3/17/1986

Engineer

Larry J. Mitchell

Deceased: 7/15/2023

Appointed: 7/22/1973

Assignment: FS 107

Retired: 5/14/1992

Firefighter III

Donald E. Gross

Deceased: 7/11/2023

Appointed: 12/4/1971

Assignment: FS 80

Retired: 3/24/2002