LAFD promotes 28 into leadership ranks.
On Dec. 1, 28 LAFD Firefighters were promoted into positions of leadership...
Chief David Perez promoted.
On Jan. 31, Chief David Perez was promoted by Fire Chief Kristin Crowley to be the department’s newest Chief of Staff...
Stopping By to Say Thanks
On Aug. 6 of last year, Mar Vista resident Anthony Taranto went into cardiac arrest. On March 1 of this year, Anthony stopped by Fire Station 62 to thank the Firefighters and Paramedics who saved his life...
Medal of Valor: Dept. honors 5 for heroic acts.
On Dec. 6, the LAFD hosted its annual Valor ceremony at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony, sponsored and produced by the LAFD Foundation, honored five who performed over and above the call of duty during 2022...
Dep. Chief Graham Everett retires after 34 years of City service.
A ceremony was held Jan. 27 in City Council chambers to note the retirement of Dep. Chief Graham Everett, Executive Bureau Commander...
Norma Gutierrez retires after 32 years of City service.
On Jan. 30, a reception was held for the retirement of Norma Gutierrez, Personnel Director II....
Laura Triner, 59, Passes Away
LAFD personnel were in attendance and watching online at the funeral of Laura Lynn Triner, Sr. Personnel Analyst, LAFD, their colleague who served the City for 28 years...
Chief Crowley and Chief Deputy Drake spend Christmas staffing an ambulance.
In an annual holiday tradition, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley joined the ranks on Christmas Day to assist with staffing challenges and boost morale...
Fire Dept. creates Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Bureau.
On Nov. 22, then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, the City Council and the LAFD announced the department’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Bureau, to be led by Deputy Chief Stephen Gutierrez, the LAFD’s first Equity Officer...
Capt. Jack Reiss, Retired, is inducted into the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame.
Give the champion belt to Capt. Jack Reiss, Retired, LAFD, who was inducted into the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame at a banquet March 12...
