Crews battle a Palos Verdes Estates house fire

A first-hand view from LAFD Air Ops during this morning’s cliff rescue on Mullholland Drive. Careful coordination between air and ground crews ensured our patient was extricated, hoisted, and transported to the hospital quickly and safely. #lafd #lafdairops #cliffrescue #hoist #teamwork | Los Angeles Fire Department

County of Los Angeles Fire Department

While the city slept, your LAFD members were on the front lines performing high-stakes technical rescues. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Air Ops teams executed a textbook helicopter hoist to save a man trapped by a 30-mph current in the L.A. River. Simultaneously, crews were deployed across our freeway systems to handle technical extractions and major collisions caused by the unrelenting storm. We don't just "show up"—we train specifically for these elements. We train to save lives. Pl

LAFD helicopter crew performs hoist rescue after man falls over cliff in San Pedro

From @lafdairops: Hoist training operations over Los Angeles. Precision, communication, and repetition — refining critical skills so we’re ready when it matters most. Every evolution is about safety, teamwork, and excellence in the air. #LAFD #lafdairops #Firefighter #hoist #losangeles | Los Angeles Fire Department

LOS ANGELES - Fire Chief RALPH M. TERRAZAS will retire from the LOS ANGELES (City) FIRE DEPARTMENT effective March 26, 2022, with 38 years of service. He was hired on December 18, 1983, and has served unselfishly and professionally in the following ranks: Firefighter - December 18, 1983 Fire Inspector I - June 30, 1989 Fire Captain I - June 14, 1992 Fire Captain II - August 31, 1997 Battalion Chief - July 2, 2000 Assistant Chief - July 24, 2005 Fire Chief - August 8, 2014 Chief Terrazas achieved

LOS ANGELES - Accompanied by hundreds of #firefighters, first responders and dignitaries from across the western United States who joined them in mourning, the men and women of the #LosAngeles #FireDepartment gathered on June 16, 2017 to march from City Hall to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels , where they celebrated the life of fallen #LAFD #Firefighter #KellyWong, who died in an on-duty training incident on June 3, 2017. | Los Angeles Fire Department