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Today marks a tragic day in the history of the Department.
A Los Angeles County Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty this morning while battling a structure fire in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all affected. #LODD
Please keep members of the Los Angeles City Fire Department in your prayers this evening.
Wait for @LAFD to confirm any injury info. There are many worried families and friends thinking of their loved ones working that incident.
They don’t need to read rumors on Twitter.
A #GoFundMe has been set up for @LAFD Captain Aguirre from Truck 9 who was seriously injured in the #BoydIncident on 5/16. These funds will help cover hotel and meal expenses for his family and his medical bills. Please donate what you can. #LAFD
We are saddened to hear of the off-duty death of Los Angeles County Fire Captain Micheal Shepard, who was killed in a traffic collision this morning in Santa Clarita. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and his crew at Fire Station 132. May he Rest In Peace. #LACoFD
AIRCRAFT DOWN | FS97 #AngelesForest | Highway 39 x East Fork Rd | 1 helicopter down with 2 critical patients extricated and being loaded into COPT14 for transport to a Trauma Center. E97 and P97 working extrication of a 3rd patient. COPT21 en route as 2nd Air Squad. #LACoFD
BRUSH FIRE | #SaddleRidgeFire | UPDATE: Fire activity has decreased as the winds have subsided and temperatures have cooled. RH values are still very low. Firefighters will work through the night to build containment lines and monitor any hotspots. #LACoFD
We’re deeply saddened that 1 #LACoFD Firefighter was killed in today’s shooting and another was wounded. The perpetrator of the shooting was also a County Firefighter who took his own life.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all touched by this horrible incident.
Fire Captain Arnie Sandoval was wounded at Fire Station 81 on 6/1. He remains in critical but stable condition and has undergone multiple surgeries. Captain Sandoval previously served as a Deputy with @LASDHQ. Please give what you can to help his family.
AIRCRAFT INCIDENT | FS89 #WestlakeVillage | SB 101 North of Lindero Canyon Rd | E89 reports a single-engine Cessna that has landed successfully on the freeway. The occupants are safely out of the plane and are walking it off of the freeway. E89 can handle. #LACoFD
AIRCRAFT CRASH | FS125 #Calabasas | Las Virgenes Rd x Willow Glen St | UPDATE: BC5 advises preliminary count is 3 dead. Fire has been contained to the crash site. #WillowIC#LACoFD