Cynthia Sato was on a field trip to a fire station in grade school when she decided she wanted to be a firefighter. “[Firefighting] has been itching in the […]
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LAFD Battalion Chief On Why More Firefighters Need To Be Women, Minorities
Los Angeles Department Battalion Chief Alicia Welch is one of the department’s highest-ranking women, with 25 years of service under her belt. Welch is leading efforts to recruit women […]
What Does It Take To Join The LAFD?
“I remember as a little kid, I’d see the fire engines, meet the firemen,” said Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighter/Inspector Lawrence Kim. “So it was always embedded in my […]
LAFD fire inspector Gayle Sonoda breaks the mold
“Firefighting in a nutshell is, we carry heavy stuff and then put it down, again and again,” Gayle Sonoda, a fire inspector with the Los Angeles Fire Department, said. […]
5 reasons the LAFD could be for you
Los Angeles, the second largest city in America, is home to many thriving communities, with Asian Americans making up 14 percent of that population. Besides protecting the its citizens, the […]
Say hello to Roxie, a search and rescue dog with the LAFD
Meet Roxie, a search and rescue dog with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Say hello to Roxie. She works at Fire Station No. 4, with her handler Firefighter/Paramedic Cynthia […]
Want to join the LAFD? Here’s 9 training exercises to master
Before you become a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, you’ve got to train, and train hard. That’s where task-specific exercise training, which simulates actual tasks performed by firefighters, comes […]
