On Thursday, August 9, 2018, the Los Angeles County Fire Department Division III held a ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction for the new home of Fire Station 104 in Santa Clarita.
The International Surf Festival hosted its annual kickoff dinner and Medal of Valor awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. These awards recognize lifeguards from the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Lifeguard Division who carried out exemplary acts of heroism, on and off duty.
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, Los Angeles County firefighters of Fire Station 58 in Ladera Heights served a hot breakfast as community members ate with Fire Chief Daryl Osby during their annual free community pancake breakfast.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Lifeguard Division responded to 477 ocean rescues, 521 medical aids, and 621 emergency vehicle rescues during the heat wave that lasted from Friday, July 20 to Sunday, July 22, 2018.
The Department congratulates two fire fighter specialists that retired from County service in June 2018
The Los Angeles County Fire Museum at the Mayne Events Center in Bellflower held its grand opening on Saturday, July 14, 2018. The ceremony commemorates the completion of the brand-new building which now houses decades of historic Los Angeles County fire service apparatus and equipment.
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby and the executive staff hosted a promotional ceremony to honor 30 newly promoted County employees at the Hacienda Heights Community Center.
The Los Angeles County Fire Museum at the Mayne Events Center will be hosting a grand opening celebration on Saturday afternoon, July 14, at its newly constructed building in Bellflower. The fire museum collection includes the popular Engine 51 from the 1970s TV show “Emergency!”, Granite Mountain Hotshots’ Buggy 7A, as well as other antique apparatus.
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Lifeguard Division attended the 2018 United States Coast Guard (USCG) change of command ceremony between Captain Charlene Downey and Captain Monica Rochester.
Fire personnel from each of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s 22 battalions participated with Local 1014 to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in the 2018 “Fill the Boot” campaign from June 28-30, 2018.
