Los Angeles Fire Department

Someone had reported white powder in a sealed bag in the mail room.

The LAFD announced the firefighter was killed during the morning hours of Friday, July 24.

An off-duty firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department was killed in a car accident, the department confirmed Friday. The LAFD said the unidentified employee was killed during the early morning hours of Friday. Officials did not say when the accident happened. The California Highway Patrol was investigating the incident while the LAFD tried to contact the firefighter’s family...

K-9s from LA County are offering a dose of comfort to people impacted by the disaster. Keenan Willard reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

Officials said the man fell up to 45 feet into a concrete space.

Fire officials believe nearly half of the food inside was burned off based on the amount of smoke it produced.

Officials said 85 million pounds of previously refrigerated food is being spoiled, creating foul odors in the neighborhood. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Two people were transported to a hospital and two dogs were rescued from a fire Thursday that damaged a two-story apartment building in Sherman Oaks. The fire was reported on the upper floor of an apartment on Dickens Street, near the intersection of Ventura and Beverly Glen boulevards. A 69-year-woman was transported in moderate condition to a hospital for treatment…

Two Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were injured Tuesday night when their fire truck crashed in front of a business and rolled onto its side in Sunland. The frightening crash captured on video was reported at about 7 p.m. in the 8200 block of Foothill Boulevard in the northern Los Angeles community. Video showed the fire truck, which was responding…

Two Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were injured Tuesday night when their fire truck crashed into a business and rolled onto its side in Sunland. Video broadcast Wednesday May 20, 2026 on Today in LA.

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About 90 firefighters were sent to the scene to extinguish the blaze.

Fire crews were battling the fire coming from the attic. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Los Angeles firefighters Tuesday spent more than four hours to extinguish a fire that broke out inside a mansion in Beverly Crest. About 150 fire crews were sent to Delfern Drive off Beverly Glen Boulevard, but they could not enter the property because it was under heavy construction. At least one chimney partially collapsed, the LA Fire Department said. Fire…

The union for LAFD firefighters is pushing for a half-cent sales tax so it can generate funding specifically for the fire department. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), along with elected officials, are asking voters to support a half-cent sales tax as the firefighters union Thursday began collecting signatures to add the proposal to the November ballot.  United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) held a news conference in front of Fire Station 58 Thursday morning, urging registered voters in…

The proposal would also require annual audits that would be presented to the general public, and establish a citizens’ oversight committee to track all spending from the tax. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2025.

Firefighters said even after the disastrous Palisades Fire, the LAFD is even more understaffed. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

The union for Los Angeles firefighters is expected to launch a campaign Thursday to propose a half-cent sales tax increase to fund the Los Angeles Fire Department for the November election. Members of United Firefighters of Los Angeles (UFLAC) and city officials will gather at Fire Station 58 on Robertson Boulevard to urge LA voters to sign the petition so…

Chief Jaime Moore said since the Lachman Fire, his department has changed its policy to confirm whether a fire is completely out. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.