https://www.scmp.com/rss/521788/feed The latest news and top stories on the Los Angeles Fire Department. A prominent Los Angeles California based governmental body, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is dedicated to preserving life protecting property and safeguarding communities through emergency preparedness prevention response and recovery. Its main areas of focus include firefighting technical rescue hazardous materials and emergency medical services. Established in 1886, the LAFD is the third-largest municipal fire... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agencies Agencies Rob Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into custody after the deaths of the film director and his wife Michele, a police official said. The official confirmed the 32-year-old was in police custody on Monday. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Online jail records show Reiner was booked by Los Angeles police and remained in custody on Monday. It was not immediately clear what charges he would face. The online records... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336427/2-people-found-dead-los-angeles-home-director-rob-reiner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336427/2-people-found-dead-los-angeles-home-director-rob-reiner?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:21:17 +0000 Reuters Reuters All crew members have been evacuated from the container ship One Henry Hudson after a fire and explosion disrupted the vessel’s power and crane operations at San Pedro port on Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said. Hazardous materials have been identified in several bays at the port, and firefighters are wearing protective gear and using self-contained breathing equipment. Marine units continue cooling the ship’s exterior, with no personnel allowed below deck, the LAFD said. TV... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333799/container-ship-fire-los-angeles-port-triggers-hazardous-material-alerts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333799/container-ship-fire-los-angeles-port-triggers-hazardous-material-alerts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:51:32 +0000 Reuters Reuters A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people and wiped out neighbourhoods at the start of the year, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. Jonathan Rinderknecht is facing federal criminal charges related to the fire after an investigation by the Los Angeles field division of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the Los Angeles Fire Department; and the Los... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328285/us-man-arrested-suspect-setting-californias-deadly-palisades-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328285/us-man-arrested-suspect-setting-californias-deadly-palisades-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:39:58 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The driver accused of ramming his car into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub over the weekend was charged with 37 felony counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Fernando Ramirez, 29, was also charged with 37 felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted, he could face multiple sentences of life imprisonment. Ramirez is accused of intentionally driving his car onto the pavement as party-goers were leaving the Vermont Hollywood venue at the end of a reggae... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319306/la-nightclub-crash-driver-charged-37-counts-attempted-murder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319306/la-nightclub-crash-driver-charged-37-counts-attempted-murder?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:07:17 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A car slammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday on morning, injuring at least 30 people, before the driver was assaulted by onlookers and shot, the city’s police and fire departments said. At least seven people were in critical condition and six others were seriously injured, the fire department said in an online statement. The driver was later found to have been shot, according to Los Angeles police, who were searching for a suspected gunman who fled the scene. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318861/la-fire-department-says-vehicle-drove-crowd-east-hollywood-injuring-20-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318861/la-fire-department-says-vehicle-drove-crowd-east-hollywood-injuring-20-people?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:47:39 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A deadly explosion that shook a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles early on Friday was being investigated as a possible training accident, officials said. Three members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died in the explosion reported around 7.30am at the Biscailuz Training Facility, department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. It was not immediately known what caused the explosion or what the department members were doing at the time. Sheriff’s homicide detectives were... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318826/3-killed-explosion-los-angeles-sheriffs-facility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318826/3-killed-explosion-los-angeles-sheriffs-facility?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:55:06 +0000