Deadly explosion at Los Angeles sheriff's training facility
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Two Los Angeles-area firefighters were honored at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday night, receiving the Pat Tillman Award for Service for their response to the devastating January wildfires.
Rufer got to take a ride in a refurbished 1922 Seagrave, the Huntington Beach Fire Department’s first motorized fire engine, at the Central Net Training Center. Rufer, who shares her birth year with the rig, rang its bell and cranked the horn.
Authorities seized a fire truck while raiding a multi-million dollar mansion that was reportedly hiding a fake fire department for a decade.
LAFD extinguished two small fires in Sepulveda Basin; one lane closed temporarily, no injuries reported. Cause unknown.
Authorities served a trio of search warrants and arrested a man for alleged firearms violations, government fraud and impersonating a first responder, police said on Thursday.
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Immigrant workers are central to recovery efforts in neighborhoods burned in the January wildfires, but recent raids have led some to stay home.
Scott Anthony Mitchell and Davanh DiMarco of Hollywood were on their regular Sunday hike at Runyon Canyon when they spotted a fiery palm tree and a suspicious man emerging through the bushes. DiMarco recorded the sight on her phone camera while Anthony,
Singh was struck by gunfire and fell to the pavement. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded and transported Singh to a local hospital for medical treatment. A machete, two feet in length, was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence. No officers or community members were injured during the incident.