The Los Angeles City Fire Department's Board of Fire Commissioners recognized LAFD Apparatus Operator, Ryan Jensen, for his swift and decisive actions in saving a nine-year-old boy's life during a Sun Valley structure fire in March of 2023. The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 7700 block of N Lankershim Blvd at 11:46AM on March 23, 2023, for a structure fire at a 211-unit apartment building. As the first fire company arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke showing from a four s

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Firefighters battled a Downtown structure fire, which began as a large outside rubbish fire which spread to several businesses in a row of commercial buildings, that had occupied residential units across the second floor. Firefighters arrived to the Flower District of Downtown Los Angeles to find heavy fire involving outside storage in the rear behind a long 2-story building, with residential units over a row of commercials, with heavy fire showing. The In

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LAFD HISTORY: 44 Years Ago Today On January 28, 1981, Apparatus Operator Thomas Taylor was killed in the line of duty during a roof collapse at the Cugee's Restaurant structure fire. AO Taylor's locker at Fire Station 60 remains untouched and the crew continue a special bond with his extended family - even though many members were not yet born when he died. As Captain (Ret) Michael Reagan (who was seriously injured in the roof collapse) says best, it is in the DNA of Fire Station 60. This video

#LAFDHistory Four years ago, Your LAFD Swift Water Rescue responded with the team from Ventura County Fire Department to Central California in anticipation of potential floods due to heavy rain. Even on deployment, we train. This video captures a training rescue in a local river, giving the two teams an opportunity to work together in a training environment. We do what it takes to ensure we are prepared. 📷: LAFD|Jack Wise | Los Angeles Fire Department

LAFD History: 47 Years Ago Today SS Sansinena Explosion LAFD Wagon 48 was out on a rubbish fire on Friday evening, December 17th. They were about nine blocks from "home," Fire Station 48 at 16th and Grand, in San Pedro. A low rumble, not unlike an earthquake, was quickly followed by a bright orange flash, and an explosion that sent a smoke cloud mushrooming into the sky, and splintered windows all around them. Acting Captain James W. Frances picked up the mike and radioed to OCD--the City's disp

The Los Angeles Fire Department's Recruit Training Academy Class 22-3 celebrated their class graduation on March 9, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and civic and community leaders, in congratulating and welcoming the newest members of the Department. If you would like to follow in their footsteps, visit joinLAFD.org for all LAFD hiring information. JoinLAFD | Los Angeles

We received numerous questions about the type of training your LAFD divers undergo....so here's an inside look! (spoiler: they do a lot!) Note: Training starts at the 1:57min mark LAFD South | Los Angeles Fire Department

LOS ANGELES - Fire Chief RALPH M. TERRAZAS will retire from the LOS ANGELES (City) FIRE DEPARTMENT effective March 26, 2022, with 38 years of service. He was hired on December 18, 1983, and has served unselfishly and professionally in the following ranks: Firefighter - December 18, 1983 Fire Inspector I - June 30, 1989 Fire Captain I - June 14, 1992 Fire Captain II - August 31, 1997 Battalion Chief - July 2, 2000 Assistant Chief - July 24, 2005 Fire Chief - August 8, 2014 Chief Terrazas achieved