The Times spent 24 hours at LAFD's Station No. 9 on skid row, joining firefighters on calls, for training and during meals. It's the busiest station in L.A.

LAFD Station 9 averages about 80 calls a day, and many of the 7,000 homeless people living on Skid Row rely on them as their primary health care provider. Often the hardest factors to deal with is ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Fire Department Station 9 in Skid Row is one of the busiest in the nation. It serves the smallest response area in the city, but has the highest call load.

Paramedic Scott Lazar, a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, is used to treating the same person, sometimes on the same day, on Skid Row. "Deja vu, yeah, it's every day down here ...

The Fire Department’s numbers are even higher, with three to five fires reported a day in or near skid row — a mix of trash, encampment and building fires, according to LAFD Battalion Chief ...

The crime is being investigated by both the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division and the Los Angeles Fire Department’s arson unit. A motive hasn't been announced as yet.

Skid Row Fire Station No. 9 saw 12 of its firefighters injured during the Boyd fire. The station is said to be one of the busiest fire stations in the country. Monday, May 18, 2020.