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The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, [1] as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra, [4] which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.
The training center was named after LAFD firefighter Frank Hotchkin (July 17, 1956 – Sept. 27, 1980), who died during a fire on September 27, 1980, after falling through a roof of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center. Frank Hotchkin and other firefighters were on the roof cutting vent holes the building to reduce smoke and spread of the ...
The lifeguard operations safeguard 31 miles (50 km) of beach and 72 miles (116 km) of coastline, from San Pedro in the south, to Malibu in the north. [2] The Los Angeles County Lifeguards are the largest professional lifeguard service in the world, and as of 2021, employs 174 full-time lifeguards and 614 recurrent lifeguards.
Deputy Chief Kristine Larson -- who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau -- was addressing accusations that female firefighters aren't strong enough carry a man out of a burning building.
Ralph Terrazas was the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) from 2014 to 2022. He was the first Latin to serve in the role. He was the first Latin to serve in the role. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was preceded by James G. Featherstone as interim chief and succeeded by Kristin Crowley.
Interim Chief Dominic Choi has called for the firing of a captain, a lieutenant, and a sergeant in the LAPD's Mission Division, according to the email and multiple sources, who requested anonymity ...
Prior to the establishment of the Los Angeles Fire Department, fires were fought by volunteer organizations established by various neighborhood groups. [5] One of the largest and most popular groups was The Original Thirty Eights, who held their own fund-raising events, and their activities were considered to be major civic events in the city. [5]