Congratulations to Director of Neighborhood Council Operations, Semee Park, for graduating from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Leadership Academy! Semee spent 4 weeks over the last 4 months learning the same behavioral science techniques on leadership that is taught at West Point. To graduate, students have to use the techniques to analyze a situation in [...]
LAFD Career Expo The Los Angeles Fire Department is hiring! Attend the LAFD Career Expo Saturday, March 10th, and learn about the broad range of career opportunities that LAFD offers. Try on equipment, learn about job requirements, and talk to experienced firefighters and paramedics. Visit http://joinLAFD.org for more information, or call the LAFD Recruitment Section [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Hello from Sacramento! I’m sharing about our awesome Neighborhood Council system today at Sacramento State’s Center for California Studies’ Our Voices: Advancing Civic Engagement in California, 27th Annual Envisioning California Conference. I’m also looking forward to hearing about other civic engagement best practices and bringing those ideas back [...]
Come Join Us at the Los Angeles Fire Department Career Expo at our final Career Expo of the year on May 21, 2016! Becoming a firefighter is about community service and making a difference in people’s lives. Right here in L.A., we are looking for strong, smart and caring women and men who have what [...]
On Saturday, May 14th from 10am to 4pm, head to your neighborhood fire station for our annual Fire Service Recognition Day celebrations. Join us as we honor L.A.’s bravest men and women with special events, BBQs, Honorary Fire Chief presentations and even visits from LAFD Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas. Come and learn about what we [...]
TITLE: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Remembering When Train-the-Trainer Course. May 16-17, 2016, 0800-1700 hours. The Los Angeles Fire Department in collaboration with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is offering the two- day “Remembering When” training on May 16th & 17th at Council Member Bob Blumenfield’s office located at: Council District 3 Field Office [...]
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), already a great source for news on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more, is proud to unveil the LAFD Week in Review. Each Friday, LAFD will deliver an interactive look back at the week that was, pulling content from its social media accounts and beyond. Where is it? Go to [...]
Please join the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council, Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council, the Los Angeles Fire Department, Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Tom Labonge, and MySafe-LA to celebrate the opening of the new LAFD West Bureau Headquarters at the refurbished old Fire Station 82 annex in Hollywood. Take a tour of the station & new Annex, [...]
In Los Angeles, disaster preparedness is a primary focus for all city departments. Partnership with the community, volunteer groups, non-profits, stakeholders, and city leaders will make Los Angeles resilient to disasters and ready for recovery. The Los Angeles Fire Department wants to prepare you for 13 federally identified threats to Los Angeles, which include the [...]
