OC Firefighter Suffers Apparent Heart Attack, Dies
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (CBSLA.com) — A 49-year-old Orange County firefighter suffered an apparent heart attack Monday at a station in Rancho Santa Margarita and later died. Engineer Greg Hennessey was...
View ArticleCHP, Fire Department Make Peace In Chula Vista After Testy Exchange, Arrest
SAN DIEGO (CBSLA.com) — A CHP officer handcuffed and detained a Chula Vista firefighter on Tuesday and the incident sparked a heated online debate between police and fire personnel around the country...
View ArticleGarcetti, Fire Commission Orders Investigation Into LAFD Recruitment Process
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Fire Commission Tuesday ordered an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Fire Department’s recruiting and hiring process. Garcetti has...
View ArticleLAFD Hiring Halt Blamed For ‘Dangerously Long’ Overtime Hours
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters with the city of Los Angeles voiced criticism Tuesday of what they say is a broken recruiting process that has put public safety at risk. Tony Gamboa, Vice...
View ArticleExclusive: Man Reportedly Rams Rental Car Into Firefighter Outside Glendale ER
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles firefighter paramedic is recovering after police say a driver tried to run him down while he was helping a patient into an emergency room. The incident took place...
View ArticleNeighbor Rescues Woman, 18, Trapped Inside Burning Reseda Home
RESEDA (CBSLA.com) — A man rescued an 18-year-old woman who was trapped inside a burning Reseda home on Thursday. The incident happened around 12:45 p.m. at a one-story, single-family home in the 17000...
View ArticleParamedic Called A Hero For Risking His Life To Save Suicidal Man
MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County paramedic is being called a hero for risking his life to save a suicidal man. The drama played out on a freeway overpass Saturday morning where the...
View ArticleOff-Duty Arcadia Firefighter Goes Missing While Camping Near Fillmore
FILLMORE (CBSLA.com) — A search is underway for an off-duty Arcadia firefighter and paramedic who went missing last week while camping outside of Fillmore, officials said. Michael Herdman, 36, and...
View ArticleMissing Arcadia Firefighter’s Dog Spotted Near Fillmore
FILLMORE (CBSLA.com) — Search and rescue crews Wednesday believe they spotted the dog belonging to an off-duty Arcadia firefighter and paramedic who went missing last week outside of Fillmore. Crews...
View ArticleSearch Enters Fifth Day For Firefighter In Fillmore
FILLMORE (CBSLA.com) — Searchers Friday planned to use a heat-seeking drone to help find a firefighter who went missing in the Ventura County mountains a week ago. Members of the Los Angeles, Orange,...
View ArticleFriends, Colleagues Mourn Death Of Missing Arcadia Firefighter
ARCADIA (CBSLA.com) — The agonizing two week search for a missing Arcadia firefighter became more upsetting Friday with the report that his body had been found. Officials said the body of Michael...
View ArticleArcadia Firefighter’s Death Ruled Accidental, Toxicology Results Pending
ARCADIA (CBSLA.com) — The Ventura County Coroner ruled Tuesday morning that an Arcadia firefighter’s death was accidental, caused by blunt force injury. A two-week search for Michael Herdman came to a...
View ArticlePolice: Wife, Firefighter Lover Conspired To Murder Her Husband In Redlands
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20141119214049167AA.mp4 REDLANDS (CBSLA.com) — Two people have been arrested in the killing of a Redlands man in what authorities said was the result of a...
View ArticleNew Details Emerging In Love Triangle Murder Case In Redlands
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_2111201417255438724AA.mp4 REDLANDS (CBSLA.com) — New details are emerging in the case involving a murdered Redlands man, his widow and the man accused of...
View ArticleCorona Seminar Teaches Firefighters Life-Saving Auto-Extrication Techniques
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — Firefighters from all over the nation converged in Corona on Saturday for an annual auto extrication seminar. They learned the in’s and out’s of rescuing victims trapped in...
View ArticleQuick-Thinking Teen Hailed As Hero For Saving Firefighter’s Son From...
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_2805201522041059157AA.mp4 RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles City firefighter says he owes everything to a teenage boy who jumped into action and...
View ArticleFirefighter, Motorist Injured In Granada Hills Crash
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150601191856117AA.mp4 GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A firefighter and a motorist were injured Monday after a crash in Granada Hills. The two-vehicle...
View ArticleMan Allegedly Posing As Firefighter Arrested Near Wildfire
BIG BEAR LAKE (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man they say was driving a stolen car full of firefighting gear near a Southern California wildfire. David Battle of San Bernardino was arrested...
View ArticleFormer Firefighter Sentenced For Assaulting Cat-Feeding Lady
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles firefighter who was sentenced to 180 days in jail for assaulting a woman who fed stray cats in his neighborhood apologized to his victim in court Tuesday, saying...
View ArticleFirefighter With 8 Kids Sustains Second-Degree Burns While Battling Raging...
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — A firefighter battling the North Fire, a raging inferno that burned through Interstate 15 before moving to Baldy Mesa, is recovering after sustaining second-degree burns in the...
View ArticleFirefighter Killed; Fires Raging Across California
Blazes raging in forests and woodlands across California have taken the life of a firefighter and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes as an army of firefighters continue to battle them from...
View ArticleFirefighter, Nurse Recovering After Being Stabbed At Boyle Heights Hospital
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A firefighter and a nurse were recovering on Wednesday after being stabbed by a patient inside the emergency room of a Boyle Heights hospital. Just after 9:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleFirefighter Accused Of Killing Deputy Wife Then Taking His Own Life
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Detectives believe a firefighter shot his wife, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, dead at their La Cañada Flintridge home and later took his own life. Deputies were sent...
View ArticleFirefighter Injured After Falling 20 Feet Through Roof During Sylmar Firefight
SYLMAR (CBSLA.com) — A firefighter was injured while battling a structure fire at a 1-story commercial building in Sylmar on Saturday, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to the scene around 11:30...
View ArticleVeteran Firefighter Struck, Killed By Suspected 2-Time Offense DUI Driver
COLTON (CBSLA.com) — A veteran firefighter was killed in a crash with an accused drunk driver as his son, who survived the crash, continues to recover. Cyndi Lodarski, who was married to her husband...
View ArticleCorona Paramedic To Run Triathlon For Honorary 4-Year-Old ‘Firefighter’...
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — Whenever 4 and one-half year-old Tayvin Sheridan visits Corona Fire’s Station Number 3, he isn’t just spinning his wheels — he’s “hanging out” with family. The crew made Tayvin...
View ArticleLA Firefighter Remembered In Tearful Vigil
CENTURY CITY (CBSLA.com) — There were tears and prayers tonight as the Los Angeles Fire Department family gathered to remember one of its own: firefighter Kelly Wong. Wong died during a training...
View ArticleFirefighter Killed In Montana Is Returned To California
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The body of a firefighter who was killed in Montana last week was flown home to California on Monday. A U.S. Forest Service aircraft flew the body of Brent Witham, 29,...
View Article‘My Life Changed So Quick’: Girl Who Fell Into Fire Pit Reunited With...
NEWPORT DUNES (CBSLA) — Tonight the girl burned by a fire pit recounted the terrifying moments as she fell onto the steel fire pit early Saturday morning on a YMCA father-daughter camping trip at...
View ArticleDog Kisses Firefighter After Getting Rescued From Roof
WELLS, ME (CBS Local) – A friendly dog’s “thank you” to the firefighter who rescued him from a roof has gone viral. The pup in Wells, Maine got himself into a rough situation over the Memorial Day...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver
GRAND TERRACE (CBSLA) — Tragedy on a rainy freeway. CHP says an off-duty firefighter was killed by a suspected drunk driver while trying to keep others safe. It was dark out and raining early Saturday...
View ArticleNeighbors, Friends Of Murdered Firefighter Stunned Silent By The Grisly...
WEST COVINA (CBSLA) — Two men have been charged with murdering a firefighter from West Covina whose burned body is believed to have been found in Upland last week. Elijah Thomas Rouse, 18, of La Verne...
View ArticleViral Firefight: Meet The Firefighter Who Shares Stunning Videos High Above...
PACOIMA (CBSLA) — The videos are stunning and have racked up thousands of views on social media, but who’s the person behind those bird’s-eye images? Meet Michael Dubron, a 28-year veteran of the Los...
View Article‘Thank You’: CPK Offers Free Meal To Active-Duty And Retired California...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Fire season may be coming to an end, but for California firefighters, the giving season is just getting started. California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is offering its gratitude to...
View ArticleFirefighter Injured While Battling Encino Apartment Fire
ENCINO (CBSLA) – A fire broke out Tuesday evening at an apartment building in Encino, injuring a firefighter and forcing some people inside to evacuate. Crews were called to 5310 Zelzah Ave., between...
View ArticleContainment On Towsley Fire Jumps To 80%, With 184 Acres Burned
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — A brush fire that broke out in the Santa Clarita area during powerful Santa Ana wind conditions scorched 184 acres and was 80% contained as of 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Cal Fire said....
View ArticleFirefighter Injured Battling Silverado Fire Released From Hospital After 17...
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – An Orange County Fire Authority firefighter who suffered critical burns while battling the Silverado Fire last October is finally being released from the hospital. Dylan Van...
View ArticlePine Fire Near Palmdale Scorches 442 Acres, 79% Contained
LLANO (CBSLA) – The Pine Fire, which has burned 442 acres in a sparsely populated rural area east of Palmdale, was 79% contained Saturday, fire officials said. Earlier reports noted that the fire...
View ArticleProcession Held For Firefighter Killed In Agua Dulce Fire Station Shooting
AGUA DULCE (CBSLA) – A procession was held early Wednesday morning for a Los Angeles County firefighter who was killed in a shooting at a fire station in Agua Dulce which also left a second firefighter...
View ArticleFuneral Procession Held For Fallen Firefighter Tory Carlon, Shot And Killed...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A funeral procession for fallen firefighter Tory Carlon, shot and killed June 3 at a fire station in Agua Dulce, was held Saturday. Fellow first responders lined the route as...
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