Tag: Los Angeles Fire Department
David Cerigioni Dies Cutting Trees
SHERMAN OAKS—On Saturday, April 9, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LASD) answered a call at approximately 12:07 p.m. at 3363 Coldwater Canyon Avenue, regarding...
LAPD Offers Reward In 2020 Homicide
CALIFORNIA—On Monday, March 14, the Los Angeles County Police Department (LAPD) announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of...
Hector Flores Fatally Shot In South LA
LOS ANGELES—On February 23, Los Angeles Police Department posted a request for assistance in identifying the suspect in the February 2 fatal shooting of...
LASD To Lose 4,000 Officers Over COVID-19 Mandates
CALIFORNIA—On February 8, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 in favor of the termination of 4,000 deputies. During the meeting they...
Nurse Sandra Shells Dies Following Attack At Union Station
LOS ANGELES—On January 13, at approximately 5:15 a.m. Sandra Shells, 70, was violently attacked by a homeless man while waiting for her bus to...
Target Store Set Ablaze, Suspect In Custody
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Wednesday, August 18, at 10:40 a.m., the Target store located on Santa Monica Boulevard and N. La Brae Avenue was evacuated due...
Tree Fire In Hollywood Hills
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Saturday, May 29, authorities requested firefighters on the scene of a tree fire near West Sunset Boulevard and North Detroit Street.
Authorities closed...
Pacific Palisades Fire 90 Percent Contained
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Sunday, May 23, the containment of the Pacific Palisades fire is at 90 percent. In addition, the fire has burned over 1,200...
LAFD Rescues Woman Trapped On Cliffside In Pacific Palisades
PACIFIC PALISADES — The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) rescued a woman trapped on a cliffside on Thursday, November 19, in Pacific Palisades. The...
LAFD Extinguishes Brush Fire Near Hollywood Sign
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) extinguished a brush fire near the Hollywood sign on Saturday, November 14.
The 2,500-square-foot fire was first reported...
LAFD Extinguishes Apartment Building Fire In Los Feliz
LOS FELIZ — The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to and extinguished an apartment building fire at around 5:05 a.m. on Friday, October 16,...
LAFD Contains Brush Fire Near Griffith Observatory
LOS FELIZ—Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department took approximately one hour to extinguish a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory on Monday, October...
Roads Shut Down After Massive Water Main Breaks
SHERMAN OAKS—A water main broke at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, resulting in fairly significant flooding on Ventura Blvd, and making the road...
LAFD Extinguishes Fire At Palisades Library Branch
PACIFIC PALISADES—The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a fire on Thursday, October 8, at the Pacific Palisades Library Branch. There were no reports...
“Capri” Fire Strands Hikers In Brentwood Area
BRENTWOOD—Firefighters fought to extinguish a one-half acre brush fire in the Brentwood area of the Santa Monica Mountains on Saturday, September 19, at around...
Councilman Ryu Aims To Pause Construction In Fire-Prone Areas
HOLLYWOOD HILLS — Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu introduced legislation to pause ongoing construction on hillside areas deemed prone to fires. The motion...
Pilot From Pacific Palisades Killed In Van Nuys Plane Crash
PACIFIC PALISADES—The pilot of the plane that crashed near the Van Nuys Airport on Friday, September 11, killing two people onboard has been identified.
Jim...
Collapsed Pool Causes Mud To Flood Several Homes
BEL AIR—After the collapse of a backyard pool in a home right before 8 p.m. on Friday, September 11, several neighboring residences nearby became...
Pool House In Los Feliz Destroyed By Fire
LOS FELIZ—The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a “pool house” fire at around 5:50 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, in the Los Feliz...
Swimmer Still Missing Off Of Santa Monica Pier
SANTA MONICA—A swimmer was reported missing on Wednesday, August 19, around 10 p.m., after a friend told a nearby lifeguard tower what happened, which...
