The Los Angeles Fire Department's goal is to respond to emergencies in under 5 minutes 90% of the time. However, a new interactive Google map reveals that the department arrives at its distressed destinations within 5 minutes only 59% of the time. more ›

A fire ripped through a historic Hollywood recording studio overnight, and investigators are looking into the cause of the damaging blaze. The fire at 1041 Productions located at 1041 N. Orange Drive was first reported around 7 p.m. Monday night, and took firefighters 20 minutes to extinguish. more ›

Firefighters tackling a blaze in a South Los Angeles home last night discovered a woman inside the residence unconscious in the bathtub who had apparently passed out after helping her teenage son escape. more ›

A one-year-old girl is dead and her 5-year-old sister in serious condition after their mother allegedly tried to drown them in the bathtub today. LAPD officers and LAFD firefighters responded to a small converted garage in the 900 block of West 50th Place in South L.A. around 7:30am to find the children "not conscious and not breathing." more ›

When a blaze broke out in a Hollywood Hills home late on the night of February 16, 2011, among the LAFD firefighters responding to the scene was Glenn Allen. When the luxury home's water-logged ceiling collapsed, Allen was critically injured, and he died two days later. Now the architect who designed the home is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge in Allen's death. more ›

Officials from multiple agencies held a press conference this evening to share information about the arrest of a suspect in a series of 53 arson fires set in the city of Los Angeles, as well as in Burbank and West Hollywood, over the past four days. more ›

At a press conference that got underway shortly after Noon today, the Joint Task Force investigating the rash of arson fires that have been set over the last four days in Los Angeles announced that the "person of interest" has in fact been arrested, but the investigation remains ongoing. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department say they have detained a "person of interest" in conjunction with the rash of dangerous arson fires set ablaze in Hollywood, West Hollywood, and North Hollywood in the past four days. more ›

Authorities believe the same arsonist or arsonists responsible for multiple fires early Friday morning in the Hollywood and West Hollywood area struck again early Saturday morning, this time in the Fairfax district and the North Hollywood area. An estimated 11 car fires set in the early morning hours have been added to the disturbing and growing chain of fires set by an unknown suspect or suspects. more ›

19-year-old Ivan Salas was rescued yesterday after he tumbled down a cliff side about 150 feet, as he went after his dog during a family hike. Video captured the dramatic rescue. more ›

A string of fires that broke out overnight, mostly cars parked in carports in Hollywood and West Hollywood, had the Los Angeles Police Department on tactical alert as emergency personnel worked to put out the suspicious blazes. Officials believe it is the work of an arsonist. more ›

Two LAFD firefighters and two civilians were injured this morning when an ambulance crashed into a car in North Hollywood. While responding to a call for assistance, the emergency vehicle collided with a car at the intersection of Vanowen Street and Vineland Avenue at about 9:20am. more ›

Yes, it's that time of year again. Second only in holiday-themed horror to safety footage of Halloween costumes bursting into flames comes the perils of dangerous merry-making, like menorah candles next to the curtains and a Christmas tree that never gets watered. more ›

Police still haven't figured out the identity of a man found dead inside a fountain at a Studio City shopping center just before stores opened on Black Friday. more ›

A man's lifeless body was found inside a fountain at a Studio City shopping center on Ventura Boulevard this morning. A passerby called in a report of the body just after 7am, but the man was declared dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Times. more ›

An 81-year-old woman died from burns suffered during a fire in a South L.A. home. Authorities have deemed the single-story house fire, which occurred on Tuesday, "unintentional." The woman was trapped among "packrat storage of personal belongings," according to a LAFD release. more ›

You may recall that LAFD was recently embroiled in a scandal involving a porn actress who posed naked on a fire truck. It was scandalous in no small part because no one is supposed to have unsupervised access to fire trucks, and then there was the porn piece of it, which as we now know turns any event into a reason to riot. Once the scandal hit the news, Fire Chief Brian Cummings decided to demonstrate his contrition by imposing 120 hours of community service of himself. more ›

A Los Angeles Fire Department fire captain was busted last week for buying heroin during a sting operation conducted by Los Angeles Police Department Narcotics officers. Captain Matthew Phillpsen, 52, was arrested at around noon on Wednesday, November 9 in the Highland Park area. more ›

Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Eric Vasquez has a $108,000 salary, but last year he took home a sweet extra $50,000 in vacation pay. That number must have seemed awfully suspicious to the city, because they have put Vasquez on administrative leave while they investigate his case, according to the Daily News. more ›

Magic Castle plans to reopen on Friday following yesterday's fire. Due to the blaze, the venue's highly anticipated Halloween event was cancelled. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out in an attic space around lunchtime on Monday. more ›

UPDATE: 1:43 PM The LAFD report that the "stubborn" fire has been put out. No injuries were reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department is on the scene at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, where a fire broke out in an attic space. more ›

Angelenos, if you receive a letter claiming that your home is slated for inspection by Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) personnel, feel free to shred, recycle or save it to show the police. The letter is part of a scam recently discovered by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). more ›

Last month, it was discovered that firefighters had allowed porn star Charley Chase to borrow their truck for a video that shows Chase flashing people around town. There was an investigation to discovered what had happened, but because of a loophole, no one was punished. So Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Brian Cummings took this as an opportunity to come clean about some racy photos of his own, according to the Los Angeles Times. more ›

A vehicle with two adult female occupants crashed through the entrance of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza mall this morning, and came to a stop dangling about 20 feet over the edge of a second-story balcony. The Los Angeles Fire Department say the car traveled about 70 feet through the front doors. more ›

Los Angeles City Firefighters involved in providing fire trucks for two adult films will not face disciplinary action, according to an investigation ordered by Fire Chief Brian Cummings. more ›

On the morning of July 24, a group of nearly one dozen brave, ambitious, relentless LAFD active-duty members and Southern California firefighters began their "Ride for 9-11" across fifteen states over the course of 47 days. more ›

An intense fire roared through a 2,000 foot, single story home owned by Jack Nicholson in the 7300 block of Woodrow Wilson Drive on Friday night. The blaze broke out around 8pm and was under control, thanks to the help of approximately 80 firefighters, by around 9:30pm. more ›

Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department have determined that the cause of this week's Mandeville fire is the cigarettes of two guys who were standing around smoking. The fire has been ruled accidental. more ›

The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department are on the scene of a car crash in the area south of the USC campus involving an SUV that plowed into a home this morning. The vehicle smashed into the side of the home on 4520 S Wesley Ave shortly before 8 a.m. though the cause of the accident is currently under investigation. more ›