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| Operational area | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Agency overview[1][2][3] | |
| Established | 1923 |
| Annual calls | 403,924 (2021) |
| Employees | 3000 fire series personnel (2021) |
| Annual budget | $1.440 billion (2021) |
| Staffing | Career/Paid-On Call |
| Fire chief | Anthony C. Marrone |
| EMS level | Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Life Support (ALS) |
| IAFF | IAFF local 1014 |
| Facilities and equipment[1] | |
| Divisions | 9 Divisions |
| Battalions | 22 Battalions |
| Foam units | 3 Foam Units |
| Reserve units | 61 engines 12 quints/trucks 36 paramedic squads |
| Stations | 177 Fire Stations |
| Engines | 171 frontline Engine Companies (staffed & call) including 5 Paramedic/Advanced Life Support (ALS) Units + 28 Paramedic Assessment Unit (PAU) Units 61 reserve |
| Quints | 34 (including 3 light forces) 12 reserve Quints |
| Squads | 76 Frontline Squad Units 36 Reserve Squad Units |
| Tenders | 15 Tender Trucks |
| HAZMAT | 3 Hazardous Materials Units |
| USAR | 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units |
| Wildland | 11 (including 5 OES Type 3 Engines) 42 Patrol Units |
| Bulldozers | 10 Bulldozer Units |
| Helicopters | 10 Helicopters |
| Fireboats | 2 frontline, 1 reserve |
| Rescue boats | 8 Fire Rescue Boats + 2 paramedic rescue boats |
| Light and air | 3 Light and Air Units |
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| IAFF website | |
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California,[1] as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra,[4] which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.
As of 2021[update], the department is responsible for just over 4 million residents spread out in over 1.2 million housing units across an area of 2,305 square miles (5,970 km2).[1] The department is commanded by Chief Anthony C. Marrone and has an annual budget of $1.4 billion.[5] According to Firehouse magazine, the LACoFD is the fourth busiest department in the United States, behind New York City Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department, and Los Angeles City Fire Department.[6] The LACoFD has been featured several times in popular culture, including the 1970s NBC TV series Emergency! and the 1950s TV series Rescue 8.
In 2021, the department engaged in 312,550 emergency medical responses and a total of 403,924 total responses.
- ^ a b c d "2016 Statistic Summary" (PDF). Los Angeles County Fire. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Recommended Budget" (PDF). Los Angeles County Fire. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Chief Osby". LA County Fire. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ McKibben, Dave (February 9, 2005). "L.A. County to Absorb La Habra's Fire Unit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "LACoFD Overview March 2017" (PDF).
- ^ "2017 Run Survey". Firehouse Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2015.