OVERVIEW

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is an allrisk fire and rescue agency that serves over four million people in the second largest city in the nation. The LAFD is dedicated to saving lives, fighting fires, safety and prevention, and building communities.

The First Responders of the LAFD call 106 Fire Stations spread across their 469 squaremile jurisdiction home. These neighborhood fire stations are staffed by 3,510 sworn rank-andfile Firefighters on three rotating shifts who respond to an average of nearly 1,400 emergency calls for service on a daily basis.

Los Angeles City Population

3,930,586

Staffing Levels

Incident

231,905

181,082

38,784

54,014

Incident Clock

An emergency medical service call every 1 minute and 12 seconds

A structure fire every 2 hours and 11 minutes

A rescue every 48 minutes and 55 seconds

Fire Prevention Bureau Inspections