The mayor has proposed folding the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional Standards Division. The bureau was created to help recruit more women and make the LAFD “safe and supportive for ...

In 2022, LAFD employees, including both firefighters and others, made $225 million in overtime. The Los Angeles Police Department, with more than triple the number of employees that year, spent ...

LAFD hires its pilots from within after hundreds of hours of training. All of them start as ground firefighters, ... Hopping in the pilot’s seat of the Leonardo AW139, ...

Crews quickly knocked down a structure fire reported at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department cited the incident at 4:16 p.m., and firefighters responded to re… ...

Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department fought a fire at a recycling yard in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Flames were first reported at the recycling yard, located at 5487 West San Fernando ...

Originally named the AB139 when the AW139 was a joint venture of AgustaWestland and Bell, the name changed when Bell withdrew from the program. Approximately 550 AW139s were delivered through 2012.

Honeywell (HON) and Near Earth Autonomy complete first autonomous flight of Leonardo AW139 helicopter for USMC ALC program, showcasing potential for uncrewed aircraft in contested environments.

The Los Angeles Rams will take a unique approach to their location of the 2025 NFL Draft, setting up their draft headquarters from a fire station.. LAFD Air Operations will host the Rams for the ...

LAFD hires its pilots from within after hundreds of hours of training. All of them start as ground firefighters, ... Hopping in the pilot’s seat of the Leonardo AW139, ...

Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than $424,000 from the city while collecting an additional $115,000 from the ...

The LAFD is not alone in struggling to recruit female firefighters. Fewer than 5% of career firefighters in the U.S. are female, according to a 2018 national survey cited in a city report.