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The department is sometimes also referred to as the Los Angeles City Fire Department or "LA City Fire" to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which serves unincorporated areas and, via contracts, other incorporated municipalities within Los Angeles County without their own fire departments.
The fire, which started late Monday night according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, has burned over 2,600 acres with 0% containment, as of a 12:16 update from CalFire.
More than 1,500 firefighters had been assigned to the Franklin Fire, while the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was conducting evacuations and road closures in the Malibu area.
PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services.The app aims to have bystanders trained in CPR help cardiac arrest victims before emergency crews arrive, which can increase their chance of survival.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, [1] as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra, [4] which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.
The fire, which is burning in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles and San Bernardino, is just 3% contained, according to Kenichi Haskett, a Los Angeles County Fire Department section chief.
Three wildfires ignited in Palmdale, Tujunga and Angeles National Forest. A heat wave is expected to build over Southern California through the weekend.
Two LA County Fire Department helicopters and one from the Angeles National Forest were dropping retardant on the blaze through the evening, officials said.As of Sunday morning, the fire was 454 ...