Tag: Los Angeles Fire Department

A cop’s account tells of Palisades fire
What’s it like to be a first responder at the Palisades fire? The Larchmont Chronicle had the opportunity to talk with Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Danny Chavez of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). He has been called to work the Palisades fire along with many other SLOs. Chavez says that the LAPD is pulling officers […]

Encampment fire on Third Street chars wall
A fire of unknown origin broke out at a tent encampment on Third Street last Saturday night, May 29. The blaze was on the southeast corner of Detroit St. at 5724 W. Third St. The four-story office building involved is adjacent to the CVS Pharmacy on the southwest corner of La Brea Ave., and the […]

Her new hat is a fireman’s helmet
For her work in promoting the Los Angeles Fire Department, Lyn MacEwen Cohen was named “Honorary Fire Chief 2012” at Fire Service Recognition Day in May. Fire Chief Brian Cummings presented an official fire chief helmet to Cohen, president of First-In Fire Foundation and of the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition, for her public service benefitting […]