Los Angeles Fire Department officials, facing criticism over slow response times to 911 calls, are considering two new strategies that could get rescuers to the scene of medical emergencies more ...

VENICE (CBSLA) - Amid calls from residents to clean up Venice, the Los Angeles Fire Department is using a new rapid response vehicle to patrol the city. Residents said they do not feel safe in ...

They scream day and night in rapid response to an endless run of emergencies, many of them in and around MacArthur Park. But it’s not usually a fire that LAFD Station 11 is responding to.

Nov. 16--A long-awaited review of Los Angeles Fire Department response times has found that the agency used inaccurate data "that should not be relied upon until they are properly recalculated and ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s response to medical emergencies slowed by 12 seconds citywide – and even more in San Pedro – since budget cuts closed some fire companies, Contro… ...

In the first two months since the Los Angeles Fire Department began its Fire­Stat tracking program, response times for emergency medical service calls remained fairly constant with previous months.

LAFD's bike medic team regularly patrols LAX, as well as Dodgers and USC football games, when those venues are open to the public. The team aims to fill the gap between those on foot patrol and ...

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Fire Department officials have for years released misleading data on the response times of firefighters, according to a report. LAFD brass made the admiss… ...

LAFD has four of the vehicles and the fast response time is because the teams are always on the streets. In the four hours Eyewitness News was with the station, the team handled 11 calls.

Dec. 23--Los Angeles fire officials are dramatically changing how rescuers respond to mass shootings after a gunman with a high ... Medical Response Considerations for Special Operations, Mass ...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas, with members of the City Council and others, unveiled Monday the new Fast Response Vehicle (FRV) Pilot Program.

Los Angeles Fire Department response times are under scrutiny following a department admission that it presented misleading data to city officials during last year’s budget talks. At a Tuesda… ...