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Fire breaks out at UCLA, no injuries reported

April 14, 2015

April 14, 2015

A fire broke out at UCLA today but caused no injuries. The fire was reported in on the second floor...

LAFD fails to conduct portion of annual inspections of city’s hazardous materials

February 28, 2015

February 28, 2015

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) failed to conduct annual inspections of at least one-third of the city’s hazardous materials...

Dog rescued from Los Angeles River

January 31, 2015

January 31, 2015

A firefighter lowered from a helicopter rescued a dog that was spotted floating down the rain-swollen Los Angeles River near...

Lifeguards locate two formerly missing kayakers in Malibu

January 25, 2015

January 25, 2015

Los Angeles County Lifeguards, which remain operational element of the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), in a Baywatch boat...

Santa Monica -based Rand Corp. releases report about LAFD women and minority firefighters

January 22, 2015

January 22, 2015

More outreach is needed to increase the number of women and minority firefighters in the Los Angeles Fire Department, according...

Los Angeles Fire Department to improve response times by operating out of four bureaus

January 12, 2015

January 12, 2015

The Los Angeles Fire Department will now operate out of four bureaus around the city, as part of an effort...

Four Los Angeles police officers and one firefighter suspected to have carbon monoxide poisoning

January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015

Four Los Angeles police officers and a Los Angeles city firefighter were transported to a hospital early today for treatment...

North Hollywood house fire displaces four, hospitalizes three

January 6, 2015

January 6, 2015

Four people were displaced and three firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries after a house fire in North Hollywood early...

LAFD revamps recruitment process and starts training classes

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2014

Classes started this week for 43 firefighters-in- training, following a revamp of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)’s recruitment process....

Woman hiker rescued from Griffith Park and Greek Theatre area

November 27, 2014

November 27, 2014

A woman hiker trapped on a hillside in rugged terrain near the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park on Wednesday was...