2017 LAFD Year In Review

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OVERTURNED CEMENT TRUCK June 24 VALLEY VILLAGE - Shortly before 9:30AM, a traffic accident caused a cement truck to overturn on the northbound 101 Freeway near Laurel Canyon Boulevard and spill approximately 75 gallons of fuel. Firefighters and Hazmat Crews arrived at the scene and closed all lanes while they built barriers to prevent more fuel from entering the storm drains.

Mike Meadows

BURBANK FIRE SUPPORT June 28 BURBANK - Around 3:00PM, LAFD air and ground crews worked alongside allied agencies from Burbank to assist with a brush fire that broke out over 10 acres near the 1000 block of Hamline Place in the Verdugo Mountains. Some residential areas were under mandatory evacuations while Fire Helicopters and Ground Crews used water to protect nearby homes threatened by the fire. The blaze was contained by 5:45PM.

Mike Meadows

Mike Meadows


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