Tuesday

2015 was notable for many reasons, including a dramatic decrease in structure fire fatalities…

In calendar year 2015, 11 civilians died in structure fires in the City of Los Angeles, compared to 24 deaths in 2014. Two of the 11 deaths are confirmed suicides, bringing the undetermined and/or accidental total to nine. The previous four-year average was 20 structure fire-related deaths annually.

At the same time, the LAFD’s average number of weekly emergency incidents increased nearly 8%, from 8,260 in 2014 to 8,904 last year.

“Every life lost in a fire is a tragedy, and while the City saw a large decrease in 2015, I want to remind all Angelenos to take steps to minimize the chance of serious injury or death in a structure fire,” said LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas. “Everyone should have the proper number of smoke alarms in their residence and ensure that they have a family escape plan at the ready in case of fire

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