LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Fire Department now has a star on Hollywood Boulevard to celebrate the department’s courage and public service in response to the fatal Palisades Fire in January.

The idea started from an assignment 14-year-old Eniola Taiwo wrote for her eighth grade English class.

"I know that the first responders aren’t exactly celebrities, contrary to all others on the Walk of Fame,” she wrote. “But I am confident that there won’t be much opposition to recognize our modern day heroes. This star for first responders will reach the hearts of many first responders and let them know that what they do is recognized and appreciated. It will also encourage young people like me to be a change in the world."

She sent a letter to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the fire dep

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