Operations & Training

Single-Story House Fire Tackled by Los Angeles Firefighters

July 12, 2024

The fire was caused by malfunctioning medical equipment.

Susan Nicol

Los Angeles firefighters battled a single-story house fire recently.

There was heavy fire showing when crews entered the South Park area.

Crews conducted an interior attack and roof operations, fire officials reported.

The cause of the July 5 fire was due a malfunction with medical equipment.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.