L.A. firefighters build new wheelchair ramp after woman’s is stolen

A Los Angeles woman who uses a motorized wheelchair has a new way to get in and out of her home after firefighters learned her ramp had been stolen and decided to build her another one.

Los Angeles Fire Department Task Force 94 was responding to a public assist call when crew members learned the woman, who has health issues, had recently had her wheelchair ramp stolen.

Without the ramp, the woman had lost some of her ability to independently come and go from her home, LAFD said.

The firefighters decided to help, building and installing a replacement ramp that same day…

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