February 25, 2022
Here’s the latest news impacting Los Angeles Firefighters…
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LAFD Welcomes New Firefighters
The Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) graduated recruits from its training academy on Thursday, February 10 at the Valley Recruit Training Academy (Drill Tower 81) in Panorama City. The recruits completed a rigorous training curriculum preparing them for a successful career with the LAFD. LAFD Class 22-2 transferred to their first probationary assignment, reporting as early as Sunday, February 13, 2022 (depending on which platoon assignment they received).
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170 Firefighters Battle Major Emergency Fire in Downtown LA
A commercial building fire escalated to Major Emergency status Tuesday evening, as over 100 Los Angeles Fire Department units were on the scene working to battle the blaze. The fire was first reported at around 8:20 p.m., with reports of heavy smoke billowing from a combination one-and-two story building on South Main Street. As of 9:05 p.m., the firefighters were engaged in an aggressive offensive attack. When Sky9 Chopper flew overhead, large plumes of smoke accompanied by massive flames could be seen escaping through the roof of the building. An update from LAFD at 9:30 detailed that over 170 firefighters were engaged with the fire that was primarily burning in the rear of the one-story building. At 10:35 p.m., it was announced via Twitter that the fire had been extinguished, taking 172 units just about 70 minutes to contain the flames.
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LAFD firefighter falls through roof of burned garage as it collapses in Sherman Oaks
A dramatic video of a firefight in Sherman Oaks shows the moment when a Los Angeles firefighter falls through the roof of a garage that had caught on fire. Remarkably that firefighter was not hurt, according to officials. The fire broke out at a home in the 4500 block of N. Sunnyslope Avenue just before 6 p.m. It took 26 firefighters about 14 minutes to put out the fire, the L.A. Fire Department said. Firefighters were seen working on the roof of the home's smoldering garage when it suddenly collapsed, and that firefighter rode the roof down into the interior of the garage. Fellow crew members rush inside to help. Moments later, they were all seen coming out unharmed.
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Crews Knocked Down Greater Alarm Fire At 2-Story Apartment Building in Koreatown
Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department are responding to a greater alarm fire at a two-story apartment building at 271 South Harvard Blvd. in Koreatown. Authorities report that there was heavy fire at the rear of the second floor, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and knock it down in around 21 minutes.
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Firefighters Battled and Saved Downtown Building
At 6:41AM on Friday, February 18, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 630 S San Pedro Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The first arriving fire companies reported heavy smoke showing from a two story, commercial building, doing business as 'ABC Toys', and immediately requested additional resources. While truck companies headed to the roof for ventilation efforts, firefighters conducted forcible entry to ensure all portals of entry/exit were open and an interior fire attack deployed. Crews quickly encountered fire on the first floor and knocked it back. However, the blaze was already on the 2nd floor so they continued up to search out the seat of the fire.
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Firefighters knock down pair of L.A. structure fires
Firefighters were able to knock down a large fire in a downtown Los Angeles warehouse late Tuesday evening. The fire was first reported around 8:40 p.m. at a two-story warehouse building located at 1120 South Main St., officials said. More than 170 firefighters were assigned to battle the blaze which burned a 50-by-100 foot section on both stories of the building. After more than 70 minutes on scene, crews were able to contain and extinguish the fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The fire was contained mostly to the rear of the building, according to LAFD. While firefighters battled the downtown warehouse fire, additional resources were called in to fight a fire burning in a vacant home in Westlake. That fire was burning on the 900 block of South Park View Street and briefly threatened nearby structures. More than 140 firefighters responded to that incident and were able to extinguish it in about 45 minutes.
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Downtown Fire at Medical Building Extinguished
It took 70 firefighters 52 minutes to knock down a fire at a vacant medical building in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. Fire crews arrived at 12:07 a.m. to 1888 S. Main St. where a one-story commercial building had flames coming from the exterior of the building, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. Firefighters were able to control the blaze using a defensive operation.
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Woman Seriously Injured in Sun Valley Apartment Fire
A woman was seriously injured Wednesday in an apartment fire in Sun Valley. Los Angeles Fire Department units responded just before 5:05 p.m. to the three-story apartment building at 7635 N. Lankershim Blvd. on reports of a fire in a top-floor unit, said the department’s Margaret Stewart. The fire extended to one adjacent unit, but firefighters were able to prevent it from spreading further and the fire was officially extinguished by 5:26 p.m. The woman was taken to a hospital in “at least” serious condition with burn injuries, Stewart said. No other injuries were reported.
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Fire Spreads from Car to South LA Building Housing Marijuana Grow Operation
A car fire in South Los Angeles Wednesday evening extended into a commercial building that contained a marijuana grow operation. The fire was reported just before 7:15 p.m. at the building at 240 E. 57th St., near Main Street, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Seventy-four firefighters managed to douse the flames in about 85 minutes despite a partial roof collapse inside the building that hindered firefighters from fully extinguishing hot spots within the rubble. Knockdown was declared just after 8:35 p.m.
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Westchester Home Goes up in Flames
A Westchester home caught fire this week. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the incident was reported on February 17 around 12:30 a.m. at 7816 S Flight Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from a one-story home’s attic vents upon arrival. “Crews forced entry and developed hose lines on the ground, as others made their way to the roof. A coordinated attack by 30 firefighters extinguished the flames in one room (with some extension into the wall and attic) in 17 minutes,’ the LAFD said.
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Firefighters Attack House Fire in Sylmar
Firefighters Thursday quickly extinguished a blaze at a house in the Sylmar area, and no one was hurt. The fire was reported about 1:15 p.m. in the attached carport of a one-story home in the 13600 block of North Norris Avenue, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Thirty-eight firefighters extinguished the flames in about 33 minutes, and a knockdown was officially called at 1:44 p.m.
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Firefighters Douse Fire at Row of Commercial Businesses in Koreatown
Firefighters knocked down a greater alarm fire today at a row of single-story commercial businesses in Koreatown, authorities said. The 89 firefighters dispatched at 6:54 a.m. to 761 S. Vermont Ave. had the blaze out within 36 minutes, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The blaze started as an exterior rubbish fire that extended into the wall and interior of a unit in a row of the businesses, Humphrey said. “Firefighters skillfully prevented the flames from extending laterally, preventing fire damage to the other ten-plus businesses in the structure,'' he said. “The specific cause of the fire remains under investigation.''
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Firefighters Discover Marijuana Grow Operation in Burned Office Building
The Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished a fire in an office building before discovering a marijuana grow operation inside. The fire started inside of a 300-foot-by-50-foot two-story building off 20179 Sherman Way in Winnetka. Crews responded to the scene at about 5:55 p.m. According to LAFD, 33 firefighters worked to extinguish the fire which had spread to both floors of the building in 28 minutes. LAFD reported no injuries were sustained during the fire. Authorities said that there was “clear evidence” that four conjoined units on the second floor was a marijuana grow operation. They are still unsure how the fire started and the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the legality of the grow operation.
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One Killed, One Injured in Motorcycle, Vehicle Collision in Vermont Square
A collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle has left one dead and one injured in the Vermont Square area on Wednesday. Authorities are investigation the cause of the accident.
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1 dead, 2 hurt after car hits tree in Woodland Hills
Three women were in a car that struck a tree in Woodland Hills Saturday night, and one of them died as a result, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced. The crash occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when a sedan “collided forcefully with a tree” in the 22000 block of West Dumetz Road, near the intersection with Topanga Canyon Boulevard, the LAFD said in an alert. Firefighters and paramedics were able to free two women who were trapped in the vehicle, while a third woman was found on the sidewalk nearby, the LAFD added. “Two of the patients were taken to a regional trauma center in critical condition, while a third sadly proved beyond medical help and was determined dead at the scene,” the LAFD said.
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3 officers injured, including 2 critically, in crash involving LAPD vehicle on 110 Freeway
Three Los Angeles police officers were injured in a crash on the 110 Freeway in the Pico Union neighborhood early Monday morning. The crash involving a marked LAPD patrol vehicle and an SUV occurred about 2:12 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near Olympic Boulevard. Arriving emergency personnel found three patients, including two initially in critical condition and one person trapped inside the vehicle, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey stated.
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Photo by Raphael Richardson |
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Firefighter injured during cliff rescue after woman’s body found off San Pedro cliffside
A Los Angeles firefighter was transported to the hospital Saturday after he was injured during a cliff rescue operation in San Pedro. At 10:55 a.m., firefighters responded to Point Fermin Park in San Pedro for a report of a woman who was about 100 feet below a steep cliff. Crews used a helicopter to reach the woman who was found to have been deceased. During the recovery operation, one of the responding firefighters suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries. The firefighter was airlifted from the scene and taken to the hospital in fair condition, fire officials said.
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Woman Rescued After Fall Down Cement-Lined Shaft
Firefighters freed a woman Saturday afternoon who fell at least 10 feet down a cement-lined shaft at a construction site in Echo Park. The fall occurred about 3:15 p.m. at 931 N. Everett St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The woman, believed in her mid-20s, had what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Stewart said. She was rescued from the shaft at 3:49 p.m. and taken to a hospital for treatment of her injuries, she said.
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Female Hiker Rescued by Helicopter at Mount Hollywood
A woman who suffered an injury while hiking was rescued Saturday. Firefighters and paramedics at Mount Hollywood hoisted a woman to a rescue helicopter after she suffered a severe ankle injury while hiking in Griffith Park. It happened around 11 a.m. Saturday. The woman was then transported to an area hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports.
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Duo Of Stranded Hikers Airlifted from San Gabriel Foothills By LAFD
Both ground and air units from Los Angeles Fire Department were on hand in the San Gabriel foothills Tuesday to rescue a duo of stranded hikers. Though uninjured, the rocky terrain in the May Canyon Truck Trail area left the hikers without an avenue to leave the area. They were airlifted by an LAFD rescue helicopter and transported to a safer area nearby.
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Man found dead near overturned skiff in Wilmington
A man was found dead near a small boat that overturned in a channel of water in Wilmington, just north of Terminal Island, Sunday, Feb. 13. Crews responded to reports a 10-foot skiff that had flipped over near Berth 194 of the Port of Los Angeles, between the Vincent Thomas and Henry Ford bridges, at about 1:43 p.m. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. First responders spotted a person floating in the water as they approached the boat. The person who was pulled out of the water by first-responders was a man in his 50s who was pronounced dead, Los Angeles Port Police spokesman Phillip Sanfield said. Coroner’s investigators said his death was caused by an accidental drowning.
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California Fire Map & Tracker
An interactive map of wildfires burning across the Bay Area and California.
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‘We no longer have a fire season. We have a fire year.’ Heat, winds fuel two winter blazes in Southern California
Driven by unseasonable heat and gusty Santa Ana winds, two Southern California fires Thursday brought acrid smoke, evacuation orders and flaming fronts — harbingers of a difficult fire year for the parched region. In Orange County, residents of an affluent community awoke to evacuations spurred by the Emerald fire. No homes were damaged, but authorities warned that ideal fire conditions were expected to persist through the weekend. And they also worried about what the coming months could bring.
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Los Angeles County Fire Department captain dies on-duty after 'medical emergency'
A Los Angeles Fire Department captain died at a hospital after suffering a medical emergency while on duty, authorities said Thursday. "It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the Active Duty Death of another one of our brothers, Fire Captain Steven McCann, Fire Station 166/C," a statement from Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 said. The fire station is in El Monte. "Captain McCann passed away unexpectedly last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family and friends today," the statement said. "Our Memorial Management Team and PEER Support Team have been activated to ensure proper care for all family members, make certain Brother McCann is laid to rest with honor, and to support our Fire Department family through this loss," the statement said.
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Remembering Our Fallen Brothers & Sisters |
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Engineer
Richard M. Summers
Deceased: 2/16/2022
Appointed: 11/24/1962
Assignment: FS 47
Retired: 8/27/1984
Apparatus Operator
David W. Freeman
Deceased: 2/14/2022
Appointed: 7/22/1973
Assignment: FS 48
Retired: 8/1/2003
Engineer
James C. Nolan
Deceased: 2/11/2022
Appointed: 6/16/1955
Assignment: FS 48
Retired: 7/1/1975
Engineer
Lawrence L. Tackett Jr.
Deceased: 2/5/2022
Appointed: 8/23/1969
Assignment: FS 87
Retired: 1/7/1995
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Apparatus Operator
William E. Shern
Deceased: 1/19/2022
Appointed: 2/28/1977
Assignment: FS 2
Retired: 5/1/2002
Firefighter III
Frederick C. Miller
Deceased: 1/17/2022
Appointed: 4/30/1966
Assignment: OCD Dispatch Section
Captain
Donald G. De Porter
Deceased: 1/30/2022
Appointed: 11/7/1959
Assignment: FS 49
Retired: 7/6/1986
Engineer
Ronald E. Worden
Deceased: 1/30/2022
Appointed: 1/2/1962
Assignment: FS 47
Retired: 8/16/1984
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Apparatus Operator
William E. Shern
Deceased: 1/19/2022
Appointed: 2/28/1977
Assignment: FS 2
Retired: 5/1/2002
Engineer
Robert C. Bullard
Deceased: 1/16/2022
Appointed: 6/16/1955
Assignment: FS 90
Retired: 6/1/1980
Arson Investigator
Rick K. Chew
Deceased: 1/14/2022
Appointed: 1/5/1976
Assignment: Arson Section
Retired: 1/7/2011
Firefighter III
Cosby E. Turner Jr.
Deceased: 1/14/2022
Appointed: 4/27/1977
Assignment: FS 85
Retired: 2/29/2012
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UFLAC’s 2020 LAFD
Year In Review
On behalf of the approximately 3,400 Firefighters of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, IAFF Local 112 (UFLAC), we are proud to present the 2020 Los Angeles Fire Department Year in Review. UFLAC’s 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 book helps to tell the story of our dedicated First Responders who continued to protect lives and property in Los Angeles while risking their own safety during an extraordinary year.
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In 2020, our Firefighters and Paramedics responded to more than 444,000 emergency calls for service throughout Los Angeles - an average of 1,213 calls per day. As an all-risk fire and rescue agency serving more than four million people, the LAFD is one of the busiest fire departments in the country and we are ready to answer any call that may come our way. UFLAC is honored to help showcase the dedication and commitment demonstrated by the men and women of the LAFD. Click HERE to view the publication.
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About UFLAC: Since 1918, UFLAC has been the labor organization of the proud men and women that serve as firefighters and emergency medical responders protecting the City of Los Angeles. The members of the Los Angeles Fire Department rely on UFLAC to focus on the wellbeing and safety of those that protect the lives of others. For more information, visit www.uflac.org.
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