Cardiac Arrest Survivor Thanks Crew Who Saved His Life
Recently, former patient Scott Wilcox dropped by to have an appreciation dinner and reunite with the firefighters at Fire Station 60 in Signal Hill. In April of this year (2022), Wilcox had suffered...
View ArticleLA Rams Team Up with LACoFD for Spark of Love
On Thursday, December 22, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) partnered with the Los Angeles Rams and the First Responder Children’s Foundation to distribute toys at ABC7’s Spark of...
View ArticleCongrats to the LACoFD’s Newly Promoted Team Members!
The Los Angeles County Fire Department held its final promotional ceremony of 2022 on Wednesday, December 21, at the Hacienda Heights Community Center. Family and friends applauded as Interim Fire...
View ArticleTwo LACoFD Junior Lifeguards Honored for Saving Father’s Life
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the City of Hermosa Beach recognized 15-year-old James and 13-year-old Jackson (Jack) Lowrey at the start of its council meeting for heroically springing into action on...
View ArticleOne Year Later: We Remember FF Jonathan Flagler
Friday, January 6, 2023, marked the one-year anniversary of the line-of-duty death of Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Fire Fighter Jonathan Flagler. On that day, the LACoFD paid tribute to...
View ArticleSpark of Love Toy Drive Completes 30th Year
The 2023 ABC7 Spark of Love campaign has officially come to an end! Over the past 30 years, this campaign has generously given gifts to many young individuals in Southern California, amounting to...
View Article2022 Breaks LACoFD Record for Daily Average of 9-1-1 Calls
For the first time, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) received more than 1,200 9-1-1 calls on average every day during 2022; the daily average amounted to 1,226 calls for help. And...
View Article50+ Years Later: A Joyful Reunion Between Rescued Toddler & Firefighters
On Sunday, January 22, 2023, more than five decades after then-toddler Alycia Jo Hernandez fell down a 15-foot-deep hole in Lomita, she was reunited with the first responders who rescued her. This...
View ArticleLACoFD Hosts CCCA Dinner/Business Meeting
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) hosted a dinner/business meeting for the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) at the Los Angeles County Fire...
View ArticleLACoFD Participates in 38th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) participated in the 38th annual Kingdom Day Parade on Monday, January 16, 2023, and has proudly done so every year since its inception. This year’s theme...
View ArticleCity of Claremont Honors Good Samaritans & LACoFD
On Thursday, February 2, 2023, the City of Claremont presented three lifesaving awards to patrons of the Claremont Club. These good Samaritans administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used...
View ArticleLACoFD’s USAR Team Deployed to Turkey by USAID’s BHA
On Monday, February 6, 2023, the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s (LACoFD) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, known internationally as USA-2, was deployed by the United States Agency on...
View ArticleHappy Retirement!
Congratulations to all the Los Angeles County Fire Department retirees who recently retired from County service! May you all have a healthy and happy retirement. September Retirees Fire Captain William...
View ArticleExplorers Complete CERT Training
More than 50 Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Fire Explorers completed the 20-hour Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and earned a certificate of completion on Saturday,...
View ArticleLACoFD Teen CERT Member Honored for Heroism & Bravery
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and the City of Gardena honored LACoFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member, 17-year-old Matthew Groveunder, for...
View ArticleLACoFD Welcomes Home USA-2 After Deployment to Turkey
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s (LACoFD) Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) team, known internationally as USA-2, returned home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 21, 2023, after...
View ArticleDignitaries & Officials Pay Visits to Thank LACoFD for its Participation in...
United States Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, visited and took a brief tour of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s (LACoFD) Air Operations and Technical Operations Sections’ facility...
View ArticlePTI Class 262 Graduation Ceremony
Four Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) firefighters officially graduated from the Paramedic Training Institute (PTI) on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The formal graduation ceremony was held at...
View ArticleLACoFD Fire Explorers Complete CPR Training
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) held two Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) trainings for its Explorer Program participants on Saturdays, February 11 and 18, 2023, at LACoFD...
View ArticleLACoFD Participates in 38th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) participated in the 38th annual Kingdom Day Parade on Monday, January 16, 2023, and has proudly done so every year since its inception. This year’s theme...
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