Safety & Health

Police Seek Driver Who Struck Los Angeles County Firefighter

Oct. 8, 2024

Los Angeles County fire crews were called to a damaged hydrant when a hit-and-run driver struck a firefighter.

A Los Angeles County firefighter was struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday morning in Windsor Hills.

The California Highway Patrol told KABC that they are looking for the driver who hit the 59-year-old firefighter about 3:45 a.m. on Stocker Street near Palmero Boulevard.

Firefighters were responding to an incident where a hydrant had been sheared from the ground when the firefighter was hit and the driver fled, CBS News reported.

The condition of the firefighter was listed as stable after he was taken to the hospital.

Police said they do not have any information on the vehicle that struck the firefighter.

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Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.