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His friend was urging him to get into the car, but Victor A. Vasquez had a bad feeling about it. Just minutes before, Vasquez’s buddy had seen a man in dark sunglasses and baggy clothes park the Toyota Camry along the curb on Saticoy Street, then use a towel to wipe his fingerprints from the…
Things were a lot different when LAPD opened its Foothill Division headquarters in Pacoima in 1961. The northeast San Fernando Valley was in the midst of a transformation from citrus and olive groves to a bedroom community. The new neighborhoods were home to 217,000 people, about 40 percent of them belonging to the generation known…
The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department cordially invite you to join Fire Chief Brian L. Cummings, civic and community leaders as well as members, friends and family of the LAFD, as our community gathers to respect those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 2011 Los Angeles Firefighters Memorial Ceremony Saturday, October 8, 2011…
The Norco City Council voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve a $2.9million annual contract with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department for fire and medical emergency services, a move that begins the process to dissolve the Norco Fire Department. Councilman Harvey Sullivan cast the dissenting vote and Councilwoman Kathy Azevedo was absent.
Raw Video: WFAA HD Chopper 8 captured these images of a fire truck as it become engulfed in flames during a chemical manufacturing plant fire at the 1600 block of West Highway 287 in Waxahachie, Monday.
Meet your local firefighters and learn how to keep your family safe from fire as Orange County Fire Authority hosts its 6th Annual Open House on Saturday, October 8th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Regional Fire Operations & Training Center located at 1 Fire Authority Road at the intersection of Jamboree &…
A radio network linking Los Angeles County’s 34,000 first responders can move forward under a new state law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, helps save more than $270 million in federal grants for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System, or LA-RICS. The funds were in…
Please join members of your Los Angeles Fire Department this Friday, September 30, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for the 12th Annual Public Safety Appreciation Barbecue in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the Downtown Los Angeles Center Business Improvement District on the upper level of 7+Fig (soon known as FigAt7th) at 735 South Figueroa Street, this public event honors the men and women of the…
A mini fire engine the city wants to house temporarily at San Rafael School until West Pasadena’s Fire Station 39 can be replaced was put through its paces near the Rose Bowl Wednesday. Fire and city officials have bristled at suggestions the mini-engine was a glorified pickup truck, and showed it has many of the…
