The City Parties: LAFD
Every year, City departments put aside their hard work and come together for fun and socialization at their festive holiday parties...
Council honors FS 11 for being busiest in US.
On Nov. 14, Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez honored the team at Fire Station 11, which was named as the busiest ladder company in the nation for 2022 by FireHouse Magazine...
Ryan Jensen saves life of a 9-year-old boy.
On Sept. 5, the LAFD’s Board of Fire Commissioners recognized Apparatus Operator Ryan Jensen for helping save the life of a nine-year-old boy during a structure fire in Sun Valley in March...
Freelance fire photographers, Alive! contributors are honored.
On Aug. 29, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and senior staff honored the incredible freelance and department photographers who help tell the department’s story of heroism and the realities of firefighting...
Annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is another success.
The 21st annual local St. Baldrick’s fundraiser returned Aug. 5 to the Vineyards at Porter Ranch for another great year supporting the fight against childhood cancers...
LAFD Promotes 53 Employees and five in leadership
On April 21, LAFD employees and families gathered to honor the promotion of 53 employees. In another ceremony held May 12, the LAFD honored the achievements of five LAFD uniformed members...
St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is back!
The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed by members of the LAPD and LAFD – returns for its second year in person after a pandemic hiatus...
Fire Dept. introduces a new helicopter to firefighting duty.
The LAFD’s newest innovative firefighting rig took to the skies March 29, as the department took ownership of a brand-new $2.6 million helicopter, badged as FIRE-7...
St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is back!
The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed by members of the LAPD and LAFD – returns for its second year in person after a pandemic hiatus...
Safety agencies host local celebration of National Dispatchers Week.
The LAPD celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 10-14, honoring its dispatchers with ceremonies and honors...
