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LAFD History – Hurricane Katrina – LAFD Response
Frank’s Note: Hurricane Katrina was a devastating disaster for the gulf coast region of the USA. At the request from FEMA, the LAFD responded with a variety of desperately needed resources.
July 2018
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I served the LAFD for 34 years and my interest in becoming a firefighter was first sparked by talking to Mack Mills. I knew him as a kid through my dad, David Jones,
LAFD History – The LAFD Demolition Squad
One of the strategies used to control the enormous fire that occurred after the earthquake in San Francisco on April 18, 1906, was the demolition of buildings in the path of the approaching
LAFD History – The Birth of the Drop Bag
During the early evening hours, on January 28, 1966, a fire occurred in the Commercial Exchange Building, located in downtown Los Angeles, on the SE corner of 8th and Olive Street.
LAFD HISTORY – Fireboats 2 and 4
The Status of Old Fireboat 2’s permanent building is still in question. The “Ralph J. Scott” is a National Historic Landmark and needs a special building to house it that will not only be a museum
LAFD History – The Year 1910
Frank’s note: I rarely feature a single year of LAFD history, but I decided to use 1910 because one of our curators found a historical document from 1910 in our museum archives.
LAFD HISTORY –The Sylmar Tunnel Explosion, June 23, 1971
Sylmar seemed jinxed when another disaster, a few months after the earthquake, hit the area. The Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle was digging
LAFD HISTORY – The Beginning of the Los Angeles Fire Department – 1886
This month the LAFD celebrates 132 years of service to the people of Los Angeles. Our history is being preserved by the LAFD Historical Society for everyone
LAFD HISTORY – Harbor Holocaust: Heroic Fireman Saves Many From Fiery Death in Water
The explosion and fire at Berth 233, Wilmington on October 21, 1944, brought into flaming reality one of the many potential hazards of Los Angeles’ busy wartime harbor. Involved in the fire were two hundred feet of outfitting dock which was severely damaged to a depth of about thirty feet. At midnight on October 20, […]
LAFD History: Early Days of Flight and Evolution
“The advent of the helicopter in the LAFD was one of the most significant changes in the strategic and tactical response operations in the history of the department.” – Frank Borden
