Los Angeles Fire Department Explained

Los Angeles Fire Department
Motto:"Serving with Courage, Integrity, and Pride"
Patch:Patch of the Los Angeles Fire Department.png
Patch Caption:Patch of the LAFD
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:City
Reference1:[1] [2] [3]
Annual Calls:232,266
Annual Budget:$854,000,000
Employees:3,246 uniformed, 353 professional support
Staffing:Career
Commissioner:Genethia Hudley Hayes, President[4]
Sharon Delugach, Vice President[5]
Corinne Tapia Babcock, Commissioner[6]
Jimmy H. Hara, Commissioner[7]
Jimmie Woods-Gray, Commissioner[8]
Chief:Jaime Moore
Blsorals:Advanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS)
Iaff:IAFF Local 112
Reference2:[9] [10]
Divisions:4
Battalions:14
Stations:106
Engines:140
Trucks:42
Rescues:1
Bulldozers:2
Wildfire Engines:6
Helicopters:6
Fireboats:5
Ambulances:93 ALS & 43 BLS
Tenders:2
Hazmat:4
Usar:6
Crash:9

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD or LA City Fire) is the full-service fire department of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States.

The department provides Fire Suppression Services, Technical Rescue Services, Emergency Medical Response Services, and Hazardous Materials Response Services to the residents of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States.[11] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency's jurisdiction.[12] The Los Angeles Fire Department was founded in 1886 and is the third-largest municipal fire department in the United States, after the New York City Fire Department and the Chicago Fire Department. The department is sometimes also referred to as the "Los Angeles City Fire Department" or "LA City Fire" to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which serves unincorporated areas and, via contracts, other incorporated municipalities within Los Angeles County without their own fire departments. The department is currently under the command of Jamie Moore after former LAFD chief Kristin Crowley was fired by Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass following the 2025 Southern California wildfires for refusing to write an after-action report.[13]

History

The Los Angeles Fire Department has its origins in the year 1871.[14] [15] [16] In September of that year, George M. Fall, the County Clerk for Los Angeles County organized Engine Company No. 1. It was a volunteer firefighting force with an Amoskeag fire engine and a hose jumper (cart). The equipment was hand-drawn to fires. In the spring of 1874, the fire company asked the Los Angeles City Council to purchase horses to pull the engine. The Council refused and the fire company disbanded.[17]

Many of the former members of Engine Company No. 1 reorganized under the name of Thirty-Eights No. 1 in May 1875, Engine Co. No. 2 was organized under the name Confidence Engine Company.[17]

Los Angeles acquired its first "hook and ladder" truck for the Thirty-Eights. It proved to be too cumbersome and was ill-adapted to the needs of the city. It was sold to the city of Wilmington. In 1876, another "hook and ladder" truck was purchased, serving in the city until 1881.[17]

In 1878, a third fire company was formed by the residents in the neighborhood of Sixth Street and Park. It was given the name of "Park Hose Co. No. 1". East Los Angeles formed a hose company named "East Los Angeles Hose Co. No. 2" five years later. The final volunteer company was formed in the fall of 1883 in the Morris Vineyard area. This company was called "Morris Vineyard Hose Co. No.3."[17]

All of these companies remained in service until February 1, 1886, when the present paid fire department came into existence.[17]

In 1877, the first horses were bought for the city fire department. The department would continue to use horses for its equipment for almost fifty years, phasing out the last horse drawn equipment on July 19, 1921.[18]

By 1900, the department had grown to 18 fire stations with 123 full-time paid firefighters and 80 fire horses.[18] The city had also installed 194 fire-alarm boxes allowing civilians to sound the alarm if a fire was spotted. 660 fire hydrants were placed throughout the city, giving firefighters access to a reliable water source.[19] In 1955 Station 78 in Studio City became the first racially integrated station in the department.[20]

Since 1978 the LAFD has provided emergency medical and fire suppression services to the city of San Fernando by contract.[21]

In responses to the 2020 pandemic, the LAFD has helped to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents from Los Angeles. Also, more than 1,800 Los Angeles firefighters have received the COVID-19 vaccine.[22] [23]

In 2022, Kristin Crowley became the first female, and the first openly gay, chief of the LAFD.[24]

Modern day

A 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that more than 54 percent of all fires requiring an LAFD response were associated with homelessness. Most are unintentional, resulting from the use of open-flame cooking equipment or campfires near tents and other flammable materials. Until June 2024, the city could not prohibit unhoused people from performing vital activities like cooking, and attempts to remove encampments from high-risk areas had been blocked by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which had ruled that the city was obligated to provide housing for the residents of a removed encampment.[25] [26]

About a third of homeless-related fires are classed as arson by the LAFD. The LAFD only forwards arson cases to the Police Department for investigation when there is significant property damage or they believe the victim was being targeted. Thus, very few homeless-related arsons are prosecuted. The problem of homeless-related fires becomes more grave with each passing year:

Organization

Administration

Administration has the official office for the Fire Chief of the department. CAD designation of 'FC1' and radio designation of 'Fire Chief'. The Fire Chief reports directly to the Board of Fire Commissioners.

Executive Bureau / Chief of Staff

Executive Bureau/Chief Of Staff is commanded by a Deputy Chief (Bureau Commander) who holds the title of Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff is assisted by an Executive Administrative Assistant II and Senior Management Analyst I. In 2022, the Executive Bureau was changed from the previous name of Administration Bureau.[29]

Rank structure

TitleExplanation
Fire ChiefGeneral manager of the department. Highest ranking uniformed employee.
Deputy ChiefSeven positions. Bureau commander. + Three Position: Deputy Chief - Emergency Operations, Deputy Chief - Administrative Operations, Deputy Chief - Chief of Staff.
Assistant ChiefSeventeen positions. Assignment varies.
Battalion ChiefSixty-seven positions. Assignment varies.
Captain IIGenerally is the station commander of a task force station.
Captain ICompany commander of an engine company.
Apparatus OperatorDrives truck, USAR, squads and heavy rescue
EngineerDrives engine companies and manages the pump panel.
Firefighter III / ParamedicFirefighter holding a paramedic certification.
Firefighter III / EMTFirefighter
Firefighter II / EMTProbationary firefighter
Firefighter I / EMTAcademy recruit

Types of apparatus

The department utilizes a wide array of apparatus and equipment. These are most but not all of the apparatus.

Triple combination engines

The triple combination fire engine or “triple” (as it is commonly called) is the most common type of firefighting apparatus in Los Angeles. The term “triple combination” refers to the apparatus having three components; a water tank, high capacity water pump, and hose. The triple can be found as a one-piece engine company or as two engines assigned to a Task Force station. The “triples” used by the LAFD have a direct drive, dual centrifuge main pump rated at 1,500 GPM at 150 psi with a 10-foot lift through a 6-inch suction. These apparatus carry a combination of all of the following sizes of hose; 4″, 2″, 1 3/4″, 1 1/2″ and 1″. The standard hose load is 750' of 4", 750' of 2 1/2" with a 325GPM nozzle, 400' of 1 3/4" with a 200 GPM nozzle, 400' of 1 1/2" with a 125 GPM nozzle and 500' of 1" with a dual gallonage 10/40 GPM nozzle. The water tank carrying capacity of all LAFD engines is 500 gallons. All frontline engines are equipped with a 30-gallon Class A foam injection system with the exception of Engine 51 at LAX that carries Class B foam in the onboard system. These apparatus are staffed by four members, including a captain who is the company commander, an engineer responsible for driving, maintaining and operating the pump, and two firefighters. A number of triples in the LAFD are also paramedic assessment companies – meaning they include a firefighter/paramedic as part of the crew. All engines are equipped with fire suppression gear as well as basic rescue equipment and emergency medical services equipment.

Light Forces and Task Forces

The LAFD uses the concept of Light Forces and Task Forces which can be considered one "Resource", although comprising more than one unit or company.[30]

A Light Force is composed of a Pump Engine (200 Series, for example Engine 201 or Engine 301 for 100 stations) and a Ladder Truck.[31] Light forces will almost always respond together as one unit or resource.[30]

A Task Force is simply a Light Force coupled with an Engine. An Engine Company is considered a single unit or "resource" when responding to incidents on its own.[31] A Task Force usually responds to larger incidents, such as structural fires, and is made up of an Engine, a 200 Series Engine (Pump), and a Truck, all operating together. While a standard Engine is always staffed with a full crew, a 200 Series Engine (Pump)is only staffed by a driver (and one other firefighter if responding as part of a Light Force). The purpose of the 200 Series Engine (Pump) is to provide support and equipment to the Truck in a Light Force, and either the Truck Company or the Engine Company in a Task Force.[30]

Rescue Ambulances

Rescue Ambulances (RAs), often called 'rescues' for short, can be considered either Paramedic/advanced life support (ALS), or Emergency Medical Technician/basic life support (BLS) units. Ambulances number 1-112 are frontline Advanced Life Support Units staffed by 2 firefighter / paramedics, while those in the 200 series are Advanced Life Support reserve units.[32] Ambulances in the 800s & 900s are Basic Life Support Units staffed by 2 firefighter EMTs, with 900-series units assigned to Stations identified numerically over 100.[32] Rescue Ambulances have Cardiac Defibrillators and Monitors, Cardiac Drugs, Intubation and Airway supplies and other equipment for Emergency Medical Responses.

Helicopters

The Air Operations Section (AIROPS)[33] of the LAFD operates out of Fire Station 114 at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY). The helicopter fleet consists of five Medium Duty helicopters and two Light Duty helicopters, making the Department capable of handling brush fire suppression, air ambulance transport, high rise fire response, and hoist rescues.[34]

FIRE 1, FIRE 2, FIRE 3, FIRE 4, and FIRE 5 are all AgustaWestland AW139s.[35] [36] [37] [38] [39] FIRE 6 and FIRE 7 are both Bell 206 B-III Jet Rangers.[40] The department previously operated Bell 205 and Bell 412 types, the last of which was retired in 2017 to make way for the newer AW139s.[41]

Fireboats

The Port of Los Angeles is under the jurisdiction of the LAFD which operates 5 fireboats to provide fire protection for ships and dockside structures.[42] Fireboat 1, Fireboat 3 and Fireboat 5 are identical 39feet long aluminum fireboats capable of a top speed of 29kn while fully loaded.[43] They are equipped with a 2400USgal/min pump and a 1000USgal/min deluge gun.[43] They also have a 50USgal firefighting foam capacity.

Fireboat 4, also known as the Bethel F. Gifford, was commissioned in 1962 and is the oldest of the fleet. It is capable of pumping water at 9000USgal/min and carries 550USgal of foam solution for petrochemical fires.[44] It is equipped with jet-stream nozzles to allow for increased maneuverability.[44]

The newest and most technologically advanced of the fireboats is the 1050NaN0 long Fireboat 2, also known as the Warner Lawrence, which has the capability to pump up to 38000USgal/min up to 400feet in the air.[45] Boat 2 also has an onboard area for treatment and care of rescued persons.[46]

California Task Force 1

See main article: Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 1.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is the founding member of one of California's eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces.[47] California Task Force 1 (CA-TF1) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the country and world and assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications.[48]

Command structure

The LAFD is divided into four operational Bureaus: Operations Central Bureau (OCB), Operations West Bureau (OWB), Operations South Bureau (OSB); formerly known as 'South Division', and Operations Valley Bureau (OVB); formerly known as 'North Division'. Each Bureau is commanded by a Deputy Chief, who holds the title of 'Bureau Commander'. Each Bureau also has an Assistant Chief who serves as the 'Assistant Bureau Commander'. To replicate the former North and South Division, Operations Central Bureau (OCB) and Operations Valley Bureau (OVB) also have three additional Assistant Chiefs who work 24-hour platoon duty. These Assistant Chiefs staff marked Dodge RAM SUVs and respond to major incidents - Assistant 2 for Operations Central Bureau (OCB) and Assistant 4 of Operations Valley Bureau (OVB).

Each of the four operational Bureaus house a number of battalions. These battalions are staffed by uniformed personnel who rotate on a 24-hour platoon duty. Each battalion is commanded by a Battalion Chief, who responds to major incidents within their battalion, usually 20-30 square miles in size. They have the responsibility of commanding these scenes as the Incident Commander (IC). Battalion Chief's drive a Dodge RAM SUV to emergency incidents.

Note that stations with a truck and a 200 series engine (pump) will usually respond the two apparatus together as a light force. So, for example, Truck 1 and Engine 201 will often respond together as Light Force 1.[31] The only full time exception is Fire Station 9 where Engine 209 is fully staffed. Truck 9 responds as a single company when appropriate. During "Augmented Staffing" (red-flag brush fire weather, or other increased threat days) the 200 series engines can be fully staffed as a 4-member Engine Company. Each company can then either be dispatched individually or as a "Task Force".

400 series Engines are ready reserve apparatus. These apparatuses are full loaded with equipment and hose. They are used either for short term relief IE when a frontline apparatus is shut down for repair or maintenance. 400 series Engines are also staffed as needed during "High Hazard" days or other augmented staffing times.

The LAFD has six Type 3 wildland Engines. Five are property of the State of California OES but are staffed as needed and maintained by the LAFD. Together these 5 Engines form Strike Team 1880C.[50] Engine 29C is housed at Fire Station 29 and is a Type 3 wildland Engine.

The LAFD also has four Type 6 OES wildland engines. These engines are property of the State of California OES but are staffed as needed and maintained by the LAFD.

Command Assignment List

CAD DesignationRadio DesignationAssignmentRank
FC1"Fire Chief"Fire ChiefFire Chief
CD1"Chief Deputy 1"Commander, Administrative OperationsChief Deputy
CD2"Chief Deputy 2"Commander, Emergency OperationsChief Deputy
DC6"Deputy 6"Bureau Commander, Emergency Medical Services BureauDeputy Chief
DC7"Deputy 7"Bureau Commander, Fire Prevention and Public Safety BureauDeputy Chief
DC9"Deputy 9"Commander, Training and Support BureauDeputy Chief
FA1"Fire Administrator"Bureau Commander, Administrative Services BureauFire Administrator
MD1"Medical Director"Bureau Commander, Emergency Medical Services BureauMedical Director
MD2"Medical Director"Bureau Commander, Emergency Medical Services BureauMedical Director
Operations Central Bureau
DC2"Deputy 2"Bureau Commander, Operations Central BureauDeputy Chief
AC2"Assistant 2"Assistant Bureau Commander, Operations Central Bureau (24-hour Platoon Duty)Assistant Chief
CA20"Captain 20"Training Support Specialist, Operations Central BureauCaptain II
CA21"Captain 21"EMS/Community Resilience Officer, Operations Central BureauCaptain I/Paramedic
Operations South Bureau
DC3"Deputy 3"Bureau Commander, Operations South BureauDeputy Chief
AC3"Assistant 3"Assistant Bureau Commander, Operations South BureauAssistant Chief
CA30"Captain 30"Training Support Specialist, Operations South BureauCaptain II
CA31"Captain 31"EMS/Community Resilience Officer, Operations South BureauCaptain I/Paramedic
Operations Valley Bureau
DC4"Deputy 4"Bureau Commander, Operations Valley BureauDeputy Chief
AC4"Assistant 4"Assistant Bureau Commander, Operations Valley Bureau (24-hour Platoon Duty)Assistant Chief
CA40"Captain 40"Training Support Specialist, Operations Valley BureauCaptain II
CA41"Captain 41"EMS/Community Resilience Officer, Operations Valley BureauCaptain I/Paramedic
Operations West Bureau
DC5"Deputy 5"Bureau Commander, Operations West BureauDeputy Chief
AC5"Assistant 5"Assistant Bureau Commander, Operations West BureauAssistant Chief
AC12"Assistant 12"Los Angeles World AirportsAssistant Chief
CA50"Captain 50"Training Support Specialist, Operations West BureauCaptain II
CA51"Captain 51"EMS/Community Resilience Officer, Operations West BureauCaptain I/Paramedic

CAD Designation List

LetterUnit Type
AFAircraft Rescue Firefighting "ARFF"
AOAir Operations CAD Placeholder
APAdvanced Provider
ARArson Investigator, Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section
BCBattalion Chief
BPBrush Patrol
BTFireboat
CECommunity Emergency Response Team "CERT"
CLCommunity Liaison Officer
CSCommunications Support
CTCycle Team
CWWildland Fire Handcrew "Crew"
DTDozer Tender
DZDozer
EEngine
EAEmergency Air
EMEMS Captain
FAircraft Foam
FCFire Chief
FPInspector, Fire Prevention & Public Safety Bureau
FRFast Response
H0A-HOFAir Operations CAD Placeholder
HHelicopter
HAHelicopter MDT
HEHeavy Equipment
HHHose Hauler
HLHomeland Security Division
HMHazardous Material Squad
HRHeavy Rescue
HTHelicopter Tender
HUHydration Unit
JTJoint Hazard Assessment Team "JHAT"
LDLoader / Dozer Team
PBPlug Buggy
PHPhotographer
PIPublic Information Officer, Community Service Unit
RARescue Ambulance
RHRescue Helicopter
RIRadio Interoperability
RMRisk Management Section
RSRobotic Solution
RTRehab Tender
SCSwift Water Coordinator
SOSafety Officer
SWSwift Water Rescue
TTruck
TLTeam Leader, Tactical Emergency Medical Support Unit
TMTactical Medic, Tactical Emergency Medical Support Unit
TPTransport
UAUnmanned Aerial (Drone)
URUrban Search and Rescue
WTWater Tender

Station list

Fire
Station
Neighborhood(s)Engine
Company
Light Force or
Truck Company
EMS Unit Command Unit Special Unit BureauBattalion
1Lincoln HeightsEngine 1Light Force 1Rescue Ambulance 1
Rescue Ambulance 801
Rescue 601Central Bureau2
2Boyle HeightsEngine 2Light Force 2Rescue Ambulance 2Central Bureau1
3Civic Center
& Bunker Hill
Engine 3Light Force 3Rescue Ambulance 3
Rescue Ambulance 803
Deputy 2
Assistant 2
Assistant 702 (Reserve)
USAR 3
USAR Tender 3
Heavy Rescue 3
Heavy Rescue 703 (Reserve)
Emergency Light Unit 3
Medical Supply Trailer 3
Central Bureau1
4Little Tokyo/Arts DistrictEngine 4Rescue Ambulance 4
Rescue Ambulance 804
Command Post 2
Battalion Chief 1
EMS 1
Battalion Chief 701Central Bureau1
5WestchesterEngine 5Light Force 5Rescue Ambulance 5
Rescue 805
Battalion Chief 4
EMS 4
USAR 5
USAR Tender 5
Swift Water Rescue 5
West Bureau4
6East Hollywood/Historic Filipinotown (formerly Angeleno Heights)Engine 6Rescue Ambulance 6
Rescue Ambulance 806
Central Bureau11
7ArletaEngine 7
Engine 207
Rescue Ambulance 7
Advanced Provider 7
Rescue 807
OES Engine 1611Valley Bureau12
8Porter RanchEngine 8Brush Patrol 8Valley Bureau15
9Skid RowEngine 9
Engine 209
Truck 9Rescue Ambulance 9
Rescue Ambulance 209
Rescue Ambulance 809
Rescue Ambulance 900 (night time)
Fast Response 9Central Bureau1
10Convention Center/South Park DowntownEngine 10Light Force 10Rescue Ambulance 10
Rescue Ambulance 810
Central Bureau1
11Westlake
& MacArthur Park
Engine 11Light Force 11Rescue Ambulance 11
Rescue Ambulance 211
Rescue Ambulance 811
Fast Response 11
Rescue Ambulance 611
Central Bureau11
12Highland ParkEngine 12Light Force 12Rescue Ambulance 12Plug Buggy 12Central Bureau2
13Pico-UnionEngine 13Rescue Ambulance 13
Rescue Ambulance 813
Advance Provider 13
Battalion Chief 11
EMS 11
CERT 13Central Bureau11
14South CentralEngine 14Rescue Ambulance 14
Rescue Ambulance 814
Central Bureau1
15USC/Exposition ParkEngine 15Light Force 15Rescue Ambulance 15
Rescue Ambulance 815
Alternate Destination 15
Plug Buggy 15South Bureau13
16South El SerenoEngine 16Central Bureau2
17Industrial Eastside/Wholesale DistrictEngine 17Rescue Ambulance 17Engine 417
Arson Unit 1
Central Bureau1
18Knollwood (formerly West Adams)Engine 18Rescue Ambulance 18Valley Bureau15
19BrentwoodEngine 19Rescue Ambulance 19Brush Patrol 19West Bureau9
20Echo ParkEngine 20Light Force 20Rescue Ambulance 20Plug Buggy 20Central Bureau11
21South Los AngelesEngine 21Light Force 21Rescue Ambulance 21Hazmat 21
OES Hazmat 12
South Bureau13
23Palisades Highlands/Castellammare (formerly Downtown Los Angeles)Engine 23Rescue Ambulance 23Brush Patrol 23West Bureau9
24SunlandEngine 24Battalion Chief 712Valley Bureau12
25Boyle HeightsEngine 25Rescue Ambulance 25Central Bureau1
26West AdamsEngine 26Light Force 26Rescue Ambulance 26
Rescue Ambulance 826
Central Bureau11
27HollywoodEngine 27Light Force 27Rescue Ambulance 27
Rescue Ambulance 827
Battalion Chief 5USAR 27West Bureau5
28Porter RanchEngine 28Rescue Ambulance 828Brush Patrol 28
Plug Buggy 28
Valley Bureau15
29Hancock Park/KoreatownEngine 29Light Force 29Rescue Ambulance 29
Rescue Ambulance 829
Engine 29C
Plug Buggy 29
Central Bureau11
33South ParkEngine 33Light Force 33Rescue Ambulance 33
Rescue Ambulance 833
Battalion Chief 13Plug Buggy 33South Bureau13
34Crenshaw & Leimert ParkEngine 34Rescue Ambulance 34
Rescue Ambulance 834
Medical Supply Trailer 34South Bureau18
35Los FelizEngine 35Light Force 35Rescue Ambulance 35
Rescue Ambulance 835
OES Engine 8136
Plug Buggy 35
West Bureau5
36San Pedro (Northwest)Engine 36Rescue Ambulance 36EMS 6South Bureau6
37Westwood
UCLA
Engine 37Light Force 37Rescue Ambulance 37
Rescue Ambulance 837
Battalion Chief 9West Bureau9
38WilmingtonEngine 38Light Force 38Rescue Ambulance 38South Bureau6
39Van NuysEngine 39Light Force 39Rescue Ambulance 39
Rescue Ambulance 839
Battalion Chief 10OES Engine 1614Valley Bureau10
40Terminal IslandEngine 40Rehab/Air Tender 40South Bureau6
41Hollywood WestEngine 41Rescue Ambulance 41Brush Patrol 41West Bureau5
42Eagle RockEngine 42Central Bureau2
43PalmsEngine 43Rescue Ambulance 43Engine 443
CERT 43
South Bureau18
44Cypress ParkEngine 44Rescue Ambulance 844EMS 2Brush Patrol 44
Swift Water Rescue 44
Casualty Collection Point Trailer
Central Bureau2
46Coliseum Area/Vermont SquareEngine 46Rescue Ambulance 46
Rescue Ambulance 246
Rescue Ambulance 846
South Bureau13
47El SerenoEngine 47Rescue Ambulance 47Brush Patrol 47
Engine 447
Central Bureau2
48San PedroEngine 48Light Force 48Rescue Ambulance 848Hazmat 48South Bureau6
49East HarborEngine 49Battalion Chief 6Fireboat 3
Fireboat 4
South Bureau6
50Atwater Village/Glassell ParkLight Force 50Rescue Ambulance 850Engine 450Central Bureau2
51LAXEngine 51Rescue Ambulance 51Cycle Team 51
Cycle Team 251
West Bureau4
52HollywoodEngine 52Rescue Ambulance 52West Bureau5
55Eagle Rock (Occidental College/York Blvd area)Engine 55Rescue Ambulance 55Battalion Chief 2Central Bureau2
56Silver LakeEngine 56Rescue Ambulance 56West Bureau5
57Vermont KnollsEngine 57Rescue Ambulance 57
Rescue Ambulance 257
Rescue Ambulance 857
South Bureau13
58Pico-RobertsonEngine 58Rescue Ambulance 58
Rescue Ambulance 858
Advanced Provider 58
Engine 458
Plug Buggy 58
South Bureau18
59West Los AngelesEngine 59Rescue Ambulance 59EMS 9Rehab/Air Tender 59
CERT 59
Medical Supply Trailer 59
West Bureau9
60North HollywoodEngine 60Light Force 60Rescue Ambulance 60
Rescue Ambulance 860
Battalion Chief 14OES Engine 1615
Plug Buggy 60
Valley Bureau14
61Fairfax/Hancock Park/Miracle MileEngine 61Light Force 61Rescue Ambulance 61
Rescue Ambulance 861
EMS 18 South Bureau18
62Mar VistaEngine 62Rescue Ambulance 62
Rescue Ambulance 862
Engine 462 West Bureau4
63VeniceEngine 63Light Force 63Rescue Ambulance 63West Bureau4
64Broadway Manchester/Green MeadowsEngine 64Light Force 64Rescue Ambulance 64
Rescue Ambulance 264
Rescue Ambulance 864
Fast Response 64South Bureau13
65WattsEngine 65Rescue Ambulance 65
Rescue Ambulance 865
Advanced Provider 65
EMS 13South Bureau13
66Chesterfield SquareEngine 66Light Force 66Rescue Ambulance 66
Rescue Ambulance 266
Rescue Ambulance 866
South Bureau13
67Playa VistaEngine 67Rescue Ambulance 867West Bureau4
68Mid-CityEngine 68Rescue Ambulance 68
Rescue Ambulance 868
Battalion Chief 18 South Bureau18
69Pacific PalisadesEngine 69Light Force 69Rescue Ambulance 69West Bureau9
70NorthridgeEngine 70Rescue Ambulance 70Battalion Chief 15
EMS 15
Valley Bureau15
71Bel AirEngine 71Rescue Ambulance 71West Bureau9
72Canoga Park/WinnetkaEngine 72Rescue Ambulance 72
Rescue Ambulance 872
Engine 472Valley Bureau17
73ResedaEngine 73Light Force 73Rescue Ambulance 73
Rescue Ambulance 873
Plug Buggy 73Valley Bureau17
74Sunland-TujungaLight Force 74Rescue Ambulance 74
Rescue Ambulance 874
Brush Patrol 74Valley Bureau12
75Mission HillsEngine 75Light Force 75Rescue Ambulance 75
Rescue Ambulance 875
Hazmat Tender 75Valley Bureau12
76Cahuenga Pass/Hollywood HillsEngine 76Rescue Ambulance 76West Bureau5
77Sun ValleyEngine 77Rescue Ambulance 77EMS 12Water Tender 77Valley Bureau12
78Studio CityLight Force 78Rescue Ambulance 78
Rescue Ambulance 878
EMS 14Brush Patrol 78Valley Bureau14
79Harbor GatewayEngine 79Rescue Ambulance 79South Bureau6
80LAXARFF 1
ARFF 2
ARFF 3
ARFF 4
ARFF 5
ARFF 6
ARFF 7
Stair 80
West Bureau4
81Panorama CityEngine 81Rescue Ambulance 81
Rescue Ambulance 881
Engine 481Valley Bureau10
82HollywoodEngine 82
Engine 82 (Electric)
Rescue Ambulance 82
Rescue Ambulance 882
Advanced Provider 82
Deputy 5
Assistant 5
Brush Patrol 82
Engine 482
EMS 5
West Bureau5
83EncinoEngine 83Rescue Ambulance 83
Rescue Ambulance 883
Rehab/Air Tender 83
Brush Patrol 83
Medical Supply Trailer 83
Valley Bureau10
84Woodland HillsEngine 84Rescue Ambulance 84Battalion Chief 17
EMS 17
Brush Patrol 84
Crew 3
Engine 473
Plug Buggy 84
CERT 84
Valley Bureau17
85Harbor CityEngine 85Light Force 85Rescue Ambulance 85
Rescue Ambulance 885
USAR 85South Bureau6
86Toluca LakeEngine 86Rescue Ambulance 86Valley Bureau14
87Granada HillsEngine 87Light Force 87Rescue Ambulance 87
Rescue Ambulance 887
Hazmat 87
Hazmat Tender 87
OES Engine 8137
Valley Bureau15
88Sherman OaksEngine 88Light Force 88Rescue Ambulance 88Command 42Water Tender 88
USAR 88
Swift Water Rescue 88
OES Engine 8138
Valley Bureau10
89North HollywoodEngine 89Light Force 89Rescue Ambulance 89
Rescue Ambulance 889
Crew 4
USAR 89
Swift Water 89
OES Engine 8139
PB1880C
Medical Supply Trailer 89
Valley Bureau14
90Van Nuys AirportEngine 90Light Force 90Rescue Ambulance 90
Rescue Ambulance 890
Plug Buggy 90Valley Bureau10
91SylmarEngine 91Rescue Ambulance 91
Rescue Ambulance 891
Fast Response 91Valley Bureau12
92Century City/Cheviot Hills/Rancho ParkLight Force 92Rescue Ambulance 92
Rescue Ambulance 892
Engine 492West Bureau9
93TarzanaEngine 93Light Force 93Rescue Ambulance 93Valley Bureau17
94Crenshaw/Baldwin HillsEngine 94Light Force 94Rescue Ambulance 94
Rescue Ambulance 894
OES Engine 1616
Hazmat Tender 94
South Bureau18
95LAXEngine 95Light Force 95Rescue Ambulance 95Hazmat 95West Bureau4
96ChatsworthLight Force 96Rescue Ambulance 96
Rescue Ambulance 896
Engine 496Valley Bureau15
97Laurel CanyonEngine 97Rescue Ambulance 97Hose Hauler 97 Valley Bureau14
98PacoimaEngine 98Light Force 98Rescue Ambulance 98
Rescue Ambulance 898
Battalion Chief 12OES Engine 8140Valley Bureau12
99Beverly GlenEngine 99Rescue Ambulance 99Brush Patrol 99Valley Bureau10
100Lake BalboaEngine 100Rescue Ambulance 100EMS 10Valley Bureau10
101San Pedro (Southwest)Engine 101Rescue Ambulance 101South Bureau6
102Valley GlenEngine 102Rescue Ambulance 102Valley Bureau14
103CSU NorthridgeEngine 103Rescue Ambulance 903Valley Bureau15
104WinnetkaEngine 104Rescue Ambulance 104Valley Bureau17
105Woodland Hills/West HillsEngine 105Light Force 105Rescue Ambulance 105Valley Bureau17
106Canoga Park/West HillsEngine 106Rescue Ambulance 106Valley Bureau17
107ChatsworthEngine 107Rescue Ambulance 107Valley Bureau15
108Franklin Canyon ParkEngine 108Valley Bureau14
109Encino/Bel Air CrestEngine 109Rescue Ambulance 909Brush Patrol 109Valley Bureau10
110Fort MacArthur/Port of Los Angeles/Cabrillo Marina (Fireboat only)Fireboat 5
Fireboat 17
South Bureau6
111Port of Los Angeles (Fireboat only)Fireboat 1South Bureau6
112Port of Los Angeles/Terminal IslandEngine 112Rescue Ambulance 112Fireboat 2
Fireboat 17
Medical Supply Trailer 112
South Bureau6
114Van Nuys AirportARFF 114
Foam 114
FIRE 1
FIRE 2
FIRE 3
FIRE 4
FIRE 5
FIRE 6
FIRE 7
Helicopter Tender 1
Helicopter Tender 2
Casualty Collection Point Trailer (2)
Valley Bureau10
115Van NuysDeputy 4
Assistant 4
Valley Bureau10

In pop culture

The LAFD has been featured in many TV shows, movies, and video games. Sometimes the LAFD or LAFD equipment is just seen in the background.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Budget 2014-2015 . City of Los Angeles. 15 February 2015. 18.
  2. Web site: Fire Chief. Los Angeles Fire Department.
  3. Web site: employees. Los Angeles Fire Department.
  4. Web site: Fire Commission Los Angeles Fire Department . 2025-08-30 . lafd.org.
  5. Web site: Fire Commission Los Angeles Fire Department . 2025-08-30 . lafd.org.
  6. Web site: Fire Commission Los Angeles Fire Department . 2025-08-30 . lafd.org.
  7. Web site: Fire Commission Los Angeles Fire Department . 2025-08-30 . lafd.org.
  8. Web site: Fire Commission Los Angeles Fire Department . 2025-08-30 . lafd.org.
  9. Web site: Stations & Addresses . CERT-LA.
  10. Web site: Apparatus . California Firefighters. 2 March 2015.
  11. Web site: Welcome to the Los Angeles Fire Department . Lafd.org . 2014-02-07.
  12. Web site: About the LAFD . Los Angeles Fire Department . February 20, 2007 .
  13. Web site: 2025-02-21 . Mayor Bass removes Kristin Crowley as LAFD Chief . 2025-04-26 . FOX 11 . en-US.
  14. Web site: LAFD History . Lafd.org . 2014-02-07.
  15. Web site: LAFD History . Lafd.org . 2014-02-07.
  16. Web site: The Origins of the LAFD . Lafd.org . 2014-02-07.
  17. Web site: The Volunteers, 1871 to 1885 . Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive . September 5, 2006 .
  18. Web site: The Era of the Horses 1886 to 1921 . Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive . September 5, 2006 .
  19. Web site: The Era of the Horses 1886 to 1921 . Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive . September 5, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060902000423/http://www.lafire.com/stations/lafd1900.htm . September 2, 2006.
  20. Los Angeles Ends Jim Crow Fire Department . Jet . January 13, 1955 . 7 . 10 . August 29, 2011 . Company . Johnson Publishing.
  21. Web site: FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT C-124774 BETWEEN LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO FOR COMPREHENSIVE FIRE AND MEDICAL SERVICES . 7 July 2024 . June 7, 2017.
  22. Web site: LAFD administering vaccine sites for those looking for first or second doses. KJ Hiramoto. 22 May 2021. 9 February 2021.
  23. Web site: LAFD administering vaccine sites for those looking for first or second doses. Ben Welsh and Dakota Smith. 22 May 2021. 3 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Kristin Crowley sworn in as LAFD's first openly-gay, female chief. March 25, 2022. City News Service.
  25. https://www.californialawreview.org/print/new-homelessness The New Homelessness
  26. https://theconversation.com/san-francisco-and-other-cities-following-a-supreme-court-ruling-are-arresting-more-homeless-people-for-living-on-the-streets-262664 San Francisco and other cities, following a Supreme Court ruling, are arresting more homeless people for living on the streets
  27. Smith, Doug; Queally, James; Molina, Genaro. 24 fires a day: Surge in flames at L.A. homeless encampments a growing crisis Los Angeles Times, 2021 05 12
  28. Palombo, Ross. KCAL Uncovers Records Showing Dangerous Spike in Homeless Fires KCAL News, 2025 03 07. "Since 2019, the number of fires connected to a homeless person has increased by between two and three thousand incidents every year. In 2024, there were almost 17,000 fires attributed to the same cause across the entire city."
  29. Web site: Chief of Staff and Executive Bureau Commander . Los Angeles Fire Department Website . August 13, 2022 .
  30. Web site: Apparatus . Los Angeles Fire Department. 2014-02-07.
  31. Web site: Deployment Plan. The South Robertson Neighborhoods Council. 3 March 2015.
  32. Web site: EMS Resources. Los Angeles Fire Department. 3 March 2015.
  33. Web site: LAFD 2023-2026 Strategic Plan . LAFD Board of Fire Commissioners . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606135751/https://ens.lacity.org/lafd/lafdreport/lafdlafdreport1864169989_03162023.pdf . 6 June 2023 . 9 . English . 14 March 2023 . Glossary / Air Operations Section (AIROPS).
  34. Web site: Air Operations . LAFD.org . 6 June 2023 . English.
  35. Web site: N301FD. FAA. 3 March 2015.
  36. Web site: N302FD. FAA. 3 March 2015.
  37. Web site: N303FD. FAA. 3 March 2015.
  38. Web site: N301FD. FAA. 3 March 2015.
  39. Web site: N304FD. FAA. 29 October 2019.
  40. Web site: N306FD. FAA. 3 March 2015.
  41. Web site: Air Operations . LAFD.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527072343/https://www.lafd.org/about/special-operations/air-operations#:~:text=In%202017%2C%20the%20Department%20retired%20the%20last%20of%20its%20venerable%20Bell%20412s%2C%20the%20longtime%20workhorse%20of%20the%20fleet. . 6 June 2023 . May 27, 2022 . English.
  42. Web site: Fire Stations. Port of Los Angeles. 4 March 2015.
  43. Web site: Fireboats 1, 3 & 5. Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive. 4 March 2015.
  44. Web site: Fireboat 4. Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive. 4 March 2015.
  45. Web site: Fireboat 2. Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive. 4 March 2015.
  46. Los Angeles Fire Department . March 28, 2003 . Los Angeles Fire Department New Fireboat Fleet Dedication . 2006-09-05.
  47. Web site: Task Force Locations. https://web.archive.org/web/20130618040651/http://www.fema.gov/task-force-locations. dead. June 18, 2013. FEMA. 29 January 2015.
  48. March 2005 . Los Angeles Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue . Fire Watch . 2 . 3 . 2 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061031210158/http://www.cert-la.com/FireWatch/FireWatch-0503-Urban-Search-and-Rescue.pdf . 31 October 2006 . dead .
  49. Web site: LAFD OSB HQ Location . Los Angeles Fire Department Subreddit . August 13, 2022 .
  50. Web site: LAFD TAKES DELIVERY OF NEW WILDLAND FIRE ENGINES FROM CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. December 8, 2015.