Fire Station 146 Promotes Ready! Set! Go! to Local Residents
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, firefighters from Fire Station 146 in the City of Walnut paid a visit to nearby residents living in the Las Maison’s Homeowners Association (HOA). About 30 residents...
View ArticleFire Station 30 Participates in Artesia Safety Expo
On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the City of Artesia hosted the annual Safety Expo and Extravaganza at Artesia Park. Representatives from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles County...
View ArticleLACoFD Spotlight on Risk Management Division
This week, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) is highlighting the Risk Management Division (RMD)! RMD is an outstanding division with 11 hard-working individuals working in the Offices of...
View ArticleBattalion 13 Completes RT-130 Wildland Drill
On Friday, April 15th, crews from Battalion 13 participated in the annual RT-130 wildland drill at Salt Lake Park in Huntington Park. “As the Department starts to see more brush fires throughout the...
View ArticleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
The Los Angeles County Fire Department is proud to celebrate “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week” this year and every year. The week-long celebration takes place every year during the second...
View ArticlePartner Agencies Help Support LACoFD Dispatch
On Friday, April 22, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) celebrated the life of Sergio Escobedo, Fire Dispatcher II, at Epiphany Catholic Church in El Monte. Sergio passed away...
View ArticleFirst-In Foundation Generously Donates to LACoFD Firefighters
This week, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) accepted a generous donation from the First-In Fire Foundation’s “Fill the Firehouse Freezer” initiative, ahead of International Firefighters’...
View ArticleThe LACoFD Hosts In-Person 2022 Valor Awards
(Photos by LACoFD Photographer Douglas Morrison feature Medal of Valor recipients: Fire Captain Michael Keehmer • Fire Captain Arnoldo Sandoval • Fire Fighter Jim Sparkman • Fire Fighter Jorge...
View ArticleLACoFD Crews Help Free Bear Trapped on Magic Mountain Lot
On Thursday, May 5, 2022, Engine 76 and Battalion 6 responded to a call for service involving a bear who had found its way onto the back lot of Six Flags Magic Mountain and had gotten stuck between two...
View ArticleSirens of Silence Celebrates One-Year Anniversary & Collaboration with...
This month, the Sirens of Silence program celebrates its first-year anniversary! In the past year, the autism and special needs awareness and acceptance program has accomplished many goals, including...
View ArticleFirst-Ever Sirens of Silence “A Special Day with First Responders” Event
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) hosted its inaugural Sirens of Silence event, “A Special Day with First Responders” in partnership with the San...
View ArticleUCLA Paramedic Class 69 Graduates
Eight Los Angeles County firefighters and one ocean lifeguard graduated on Friday, April 22, 2022, as part of the University of California Los Angeles’ Paramedic Class 69. The graduates completed a...
View ArticleLA County Fire Joins MVA to ‘Carry the Load’, Honoring Sacrifices of Nation’s...
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) joined the County’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (MVA) to participate in a Memorial Day awareness campaign...
View ArticleCongratulations Ocean Lifeguard Academy 36!
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s (LACoFD) Lifeguard Division held a formal graduation ceremony for Ocean Lifeguard Academy (OLA) 36 at Dockweiler State Beach’s Youth...
View ArticleLACoFD Hosts the 2022 Firefighters’ Memorial Service
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) joined the Firefighters’ Memorial Committee, Local 1014, and the Los Angeles County Association of Chiefs to host the 2022...
View ArticleOLS Ericka Lorenz Inducted into Water Polo Hall of Fame!
Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Ocean Lifeguard Specialist Ericka Lorenz was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2021 for her integral role on two medal-winning Olympic women’s...
View ArticleLACoFD Fire Service Days Are Back!
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) welcomed residents back for Fire Service Days, starting with the Countywide and North Region in-person open houses on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The North...
View ArticleFire Service Days Continue in the East & Central Regional Operations Bureaus
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) welcomed residents back for Fire Service Days in the East and Central Regional Operations Bureaus on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Fire Station 64 in San Dimas...
View ArticleRecruit Class 167 Graduates!
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) held a formal graduation ceremony to celebrate Recruit Class 167’s successful completion of the 17-week fire academy on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The...
View ArticleLACoFD Congratulates FSA Class 86
On Friday, May 27, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) hosted a graduation ceremony for the 86th Fire Suppression Aid (FSA) Academy Class at Camp 8 in Malibu. In front of family and...
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