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Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle at the University of Southern California campus, 2018. Los Angeles Almanac photo.


The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is the third largest municipal fire department in the United States, following the New York City Fire Department (officially Fire Department of the City of New York or FDNY) and the Chicago Fire Department.


For cities not listed below, see L.A. County Fire Dept. Service Areas.



Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
Alhambra Mostly Career 4 63 16 301 N First St, 91801
(626) 574-5111
Arcadia Career 3 53 0 710 S Santa Anita Ave, 91006
(626) 574-5100
Avalon Mostly Volunteer 1 10 30 420 Avalon Canyon Rd, 90704
(310) 510-0203
Beverly Hills Career 3 87 0 445 N Rexford Dr, 90210
(310) 281-2700
Burbank Career 6 120 0 311 E Orange Grove Ave, 91502
(818) 238-3473
Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
Compton Career 4 72 0 201 S Acacia Ave, 90220
(310) 605-5670
Culver City Career 3 67 0 9770 Culver Blvd, 90232
(310) 253-5900
Downey Mostly Career 4 68 4 11111 Brookshire Ave, 90241
(562) 904-7345
El Segundo Career 2 57 0 314 Main St, 90245
(310) 524-2395
Glendale Career 9 166 0 421 Oak St, 91204
(818) 548-4814
Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
La Habra Heights Mostly Volunteer 1 6 53 1245 N Hacienda Rd, 90631
(562) 694-8283
La Verne Mostly Career 3 34 20 2061 Third St, 91750
(909) 596-5991
Long Beach Career 23 380 0 3205 N Lakewood Blvd, 90808
(562) 570-2500
Los Angeles Career 106 3,346 0 200 N Main St, 16th Floor, 90012
(213) 978-3800
Manhattan Beach Mostly Career 2 30 24 400 15th St, 90266
(310) 802-5200
Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
Monrovia Mostly Career 2 43 4 141 E Lemon Ave, 91016
(626) 256-8181
Montebello Mostly Career 3 57 1 600 N Montebello Blvd, 90640
(323) 887-4510
Monterey Park Mostly Career 3 57 14 350 W Newmark Ave, 91754
(626) 573-1333
Pasadena Career 8 170 0 215 N Marengo Ave, #195, 91101
(626) 744-4655
Redondo Beach Career 3 62 0 401 S Broadway, 90277
(310) 318-0663
Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
San Gabriel Career 2 36 0 1303 S Del Mar Ave, 91776
(626) 308-2880
San Marino Career 1 20 0 2200 Huntington Dr, 91108
(626) 300-0735
Santa Fe Springs Career 4 45 0 11300 Greenstone Ave, 90670
(562) 944-9713
Santa Monica Career 5 110 0 333 Olympic Dr, 90401
(310) 458-8652
Sierra Madre Career 1 13 0 242 W Sierra Madre Blvd, 91024
(626) 355-3611
Department Staffing Stations Career Fire-fighters Volunteer Fire-fighters HQ Address & Telephone
South Pasadena Career 1 20 0 817 Mound Ave, 91030
(626) 403-7300
Torrance Career 6 144 0 1701 Crenshaw Blvd, 90501
(310) 781-7000
Vernon Career 4 50 0 4305 Santa Fe Ave, 90058
(323) 583-8811
West Covina Career 5 71 0 1444 W Garvey Ave S, #218, 91790
(626) 939-8824

Source: National Fire Department Registry


Hermosa Beach Fire Department, established in 1907, was disbanded by the City Council in 2017 when the council decided that year to contract with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for fire protection services.


Vernon Fire Department, established in 1927, was disbanded by the City Council in 2020 when the council decided to contract with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for fire protection services.