LAFD

Los Angeles Fire Department

Capt. II Tommy Kitahata: Firefighter of the Year

With 33 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Los Angeles, Capt. II Tommy Kitahata, Club Member, has been named Los Angeles Firefighters Association’s Firefighter of the Year for 2020...

Dept. honors Firefighters for heroic acts.

On Nov. 10, the LAFD hosted its annual Valor ceremony at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony, sponsored and produced by the LAFD Foundation, honored 18 who performed over and above the call of duty during 2020-21...

Chief Terrazas to retire; Fire Marshal Crowley nominated.

City Council President Nury Martinez announced that Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas will retire after nearly 40 years of City service, and that Kristin Crowley, a top deputy with 25 years of City service, has been nominated as City Council President...

So Long, Stacy

Battalion Chief/EMT Stacy Gerlich, Executive Officer of the Administrative Operations Bureau, retired in February after 35 years of City service. She was one of the department’s most decorated employees...

Shaving the Day

The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed by members of the LAPD and LAFD – is back to being held live and in person this year...

Historical Society memorializes Frank Borden, Tom LaBonge.

On June 11, the LAFD Historical Society Museum and Memorial in Hollywood installed two plaques remembering two giants who helped build and enhance the museum...

St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is back in person after a pandemic hiatus.

The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed locally by members of the LAPD and LAFD – returned to live and in person this year. The annual fundraiser was held virtually last year due to the pandemic...