LAFD gets some media relations lessons: Reporters are ‘not your friends’

The LAFD's internal shop was "not equipped" to deal with the crisis of the Palisades fire, a deputy chief wrote in enlisting ...

Attic fire at historic Magic Castle in Hollywood draws fast response from firefighters

Fire was reported in the attic of the three-story Victorian home at 7001 Franklin Avenue, doing business as the Magic Castle.
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Oxford Avenue Fire Contained by LAFD, Harvard Heights Block Spared

A fast-moving house fire tore through a Harvard Heights home Tuesday night, but Los Angeles firefighters stopped the flames ...

Hollywood’s Historic Magic Castle Catches Fire, 68 Firefighters Work the Scene

The Magic Castle, a beloved performance venue for magicians and magic enthusiasts in Hollywood, caught fire Tuesday, the Los ...

LAFD prepositions crews with low humidity and Santa Ana winds in weather forecast

The Los Angeles Fire Department has increased staffing and prepositioned crews due to Santa Ana winds and low humidity levels ...
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Fire Damages Single-Story Home in Winnetka

Fire Sunday damaged a single-story home in Winnetka, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 5:05 a.m. to the 20000 block of West Lanark Street had the fire out within 20 minutes of their arrival ...
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LAFD crews douse blaze in burning boxcar

Firefighters in Lincoln Heights put out a blaze on a downtown Los Angeles-bound freight train Thursday morning.