December 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — After a fundraiser Tuesday, San Francisco firefighters and community members have nearly raised the funeral and burial costs for a Modesto family that lost their son to leukemia only two days before Christmas. Through community outreach, a fundraiser at Don Ramon’s Mexican restaurant in San Francisco, and collecting donations at the San [...]

Two LAFD firefighters and two civilians were injured this morning when an ambulance crashed into a car in North Hollywood. While responding to a call for assistance, the emergency vehicle collided with a car at the intersection of Vanowen Street and Vineland Avenue at about 9:20am. The ambulance’s lights and siren were on at the [...]

Firefighters found a 90-year-old woman burned to death on the floor of her Pacoima apartment Sunday morning after she apparently brushed up against a lighted candle, authorities said. Los Angeles firefighters were called out to the six-story senior living facility in the 11000 block of Norris Avenue after a visitor noticed smoke seeping out of [...]