Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Albert Torres suffered a fatal heart attack while patrolling areas affected by the Saddleridge Fire, a wildfire covering over 8,000 acres that destroyed more than 20 homes and prompted mandatory evacuations of 100,000 residents in the area.
He had completed a 14-hour shift of patrolling parks and remote areas in the evacuation zone in the San Fernando Valley. He reported back to the command center at Hansen Dam before returning to park headquarters in Griffith Park. He collapsed after telling other rangers he did not feel well. He was transported to a local hospital where he died the following morning.
Captain Torres had served with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks for 40 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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40 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Torres gave the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Torres.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Albert E. Torres is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert E. Torres's cause is highlighted.
How Albert E. Torres Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Albert E. Torres is highlighted in Oct.
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