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

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

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