Prevent Kitchen Fires This Holiday Season
Did you know Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires? The Los Angeles County Fire Department urges you to be safe this holiday season! (FLIER) Home fires involving cooking equipment...
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LACoFD a Favorite at Palos Verdes Peninsula Preparedness Fair
Firefighters and lifeguards on the Palos Verdes Peninsula helped educate residents on the importance of emergency preparedness at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Preparedness Expo at the Harlyne J. Norris...
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Vehicle pulled from the water in Marina Del Rey
*Marina Incident* at approx 9:53PM a vehicle drove through the barricade near Pacific Ave & Via Marina and into the water at Marina Del Rey Harbor. Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard...
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Lifeguards Respond to Boat Fire off Venice Beach
The Pacific Incident: At approx 15:09 The Los Angeles County Lifeguards responded to a report of a boat fire approximately 200yds off Venice Beach, adjacent to 1200 Ocean Front Walk. Once On-scene LA...
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Lifeguards rescue 4 passengers from overturned vessel
6:30AM Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division responded to a report of a capsized vessel with passengers in the water. The report was made by a passing tanker. Once on-scene Long Beach...
View ArticleHealth Hazardous Materials Division Hosts Visitors from Abu Dhabi
On Friday, Oct. 23, the Health Hazardous Materials Division (HHMD) hosted a group of environmental managers who traveled from Abu Dhabi to the U.S. to learn about how the local governments administer...
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Los Angeles County Fire Department Announces Participation in SAVE Program
The Los Angeles County Fire Department will now be able to lend residents a helping hand after disaster strikes, Fire Chief Daryl Osby announced Thursday, Dec. 10, in a news conference. The Supplying...
View ArticleBe Safe This Holiday Season!
The Los Angeles County Fire Department, along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles City Fire Department and the Grossman Burn Center, urged millions of residents during an...
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Aliso Canyon, Southern California Gas Company Incident (Porter Ranch)
ALISO CANYON, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY SS-25 INCIDENT PORTER RANCH The LA County Fire Department is actively engaged in monitoring, overseeing, and assisting in the natural gas leak occurring in...
View ArticleTurn Around—Don’t Drown: Stay Safe During Winter Storms
As El Niño brings wet winter storms to the Southland, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reminds residents to avoid driving through floodwaters. Each year more deaths occur due to flooding than...
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Fire Fighter Paramedic Jamie Kolar Receives Humanitarian Award
Fire Fighter Paramedic Jamie Kolar receives a humanitarian award from the Armenian American Public Service Employees Association. Photo courtesy Royal Gor Studio. Surrounded by family, friends and...
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Stentorians Kick off New Year with ‘Season of Giving’
More than a dozen off-duty Los Angeles County firefighters joined forces with a local plumber and other businesses on Monday, Jan. 4, to renovate an elderly couple’s home in Inglewood over the course...
View ArticleLACoFD Intraosseous Pilot Program a ‘Success,’ Says Medical Director
It’s been less than two months since the Los Angeles County Fire Department instituted its Intraosseous (IO) Pilot Program, and so far, it’s been a “resounding success,” according to Dr. Clayton Kazan,...
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Fire Station 172 Hosts Re-Dedication Ceremony
by Nicole Mooradian Inglewood residents and city officials joined Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby and other Department personnel on Saturday to celebrate the re-dedication of Fire Station 172...
View ArticleClass 50 Graduates From UCLA Paramedic Education Program
Photo by Douglas G. Morrison. by Pearl Castillo Seven Los Angeles County firefighters graduated Friday, May 13, as part of UCLA Paramedic Education Program Class 50. The Department wishes to...
View ArticleFirefighter, Firefighter Trainee Honored for Rescue
Photo courtesy Brea Police Sgt. Phil Rodriguez. by Nicole Mooradian Bill Wojciak knows he’s lucky. He was running the final leg of the 25th Anniversary Brea 8K Classic on Feb. 28 when he went into...
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Class 1 Graduates From Women’s Fire Preparatory Academy
by Nicole Mooradian About 50 women graduated May 7 as the inaugural class from the Women’s Fire Preparatory Academy (WFPA) led by female firefighters of all ranks from the Los Angeles County Fire...
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In Brief: News Across the County
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel are always busy in the community. Here is a snapshot of what Department members are doing across the county. Don’t Forget: 2016 March of Dimes Barbecue The...
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Board Watch: County Fire Department Foundation
by Melinda Alviso At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved and signed an affiliation agreement between the Department and the County Fire...
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Recruit Class 142 Graduates
Photos by Douglas G. Morrison and Nicole Mooradian. by Nicole Mooradian As family, friends and firefighters looked on, 52 members of Recruit Class 142 received their badges and marked the end of 17...
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