LAFD Firefighters ascended their 94-foot aerial ladder in high wind conditions to meet a civilian clinging to the side of the Barrington Plaza high rise. The man was forced out of the building and onto a very narrow ledge due to deteriorating conditions inside, where fire was ripping through the 7th floor. In addition to the aerial ladder rescue, many other citizens were evacuated by air from floors above the fire. | Los Angeles Fire Department

Coordinated Attack from LAFD - Interior Water, Exterior Water and vertical ventilation. Read the smoke what is the volume and velocity telling you? "1-10-2018 LAFD 26’s & 15’s first on scene at 1711 South New Hampshire Avenue reported fire showing from the second floor of a large two-story house. With flames showing on the south side and heavy smoke pushing from the front Los Angeles Firefighters forced entry on the second floor, attacking the fire with several handlines. Firefighters also had a

17K views · 498 reactions | LAFD South Fire Station 21 is issuing the AxeALS challenge to ‘Push for Treatment’ to LAFD Central Fire Station 3 and LAFD South Fire Stations 15 and 85. All in support of LAFD Firefighter Eric Stevens who is battling ALS and more access to treatment for all ALS patients. | Los Angeles Fire Department | Facebook

Video from CBS LA's Desmond Shaw in #Sky9 above the then active August 16, 2021 #60thStreetFire in the #Florence area of Los Angeles, that later proved deadly to an on-site worker: 🔗https://www.lafd.org/news/man-dies-south-la-industrial-fire | Los Angeles Fire Department

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

Behind the scenes: The Los Angeles Fire Department Dive Team training for the unthinkable. 💪🏼🚒 This squad from Fire Station 49 undergoes daily drills to prepare for worst-case scenarios, including water and cliff rescues, boat fires, and fuel spills at the Port of Los Angeles. With state-of-the-art equipment and specially designed boats, they are the first line of defense to protect 10 million containers and hundreds of thousands of people at the harbor. #LAFD #lafdfireboat #losangelesfiredep

This IAFF Fire Ground Survival course was a “Train the Trainers,“ where members from across the LA area region became certified as assistant fire ground safety instructors, so they can take these courses back to their own departments and make their members safer. Attending agencies included LAFD (city), LA County FD, Glendale FD, Santa Monica FD, Torrance FD, Long BeachFD, La Verne FD, Downey FD, Monterey Park FD, Sierra Madre FD, and Culver City. The course lasted four days this week, and was h