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The LAFD is amongst the best firefighting agencies on the planet and has long set a standard of quality for education and gratification. The LAFD is a full-spectrum life security agency protecting more or less 4 million individuals who stay, work and play in the us's second biggest City.

The LAFD's 3, 246 uniformed personnel protect life, home therefore the environment through their particular direct participation in fire prevention, firefighting, disaster medical care, technical rescue, dangerous products minimization, disaster reaction, general public training, and community solution.

an equally committed non-sworn cadre of 336 professional support employees provides technical and administrative expertise in their corresponding search for the Department's Mission.

A complete of just one, 051 uniformed Firefighters (including 218 portion as Firefighter/Paramedics), are always available at Fire division services citywide, including 106 Neighborhood Fire Stations strategically located across the division's 470 square-mile jurisdiction.

This past year alone, the people of the LAFD reacted 713, 762 times to come calmly to the assistance of their particular next-door neighbors in need of assistance.

Candidate Aid Program (CAP)

Being among the most tough challenges experienced by firefighter recruits would be the real needs associated with the Training Academy. To assist you in this area, the l . a . Fire Department (LAFD) offers the no-cost applicant help Program (CAP) to obtain physically fit to get used to the thorough instruction environment that a recruit will encounter within the instruction academy. The CAP additionally serves to familiarize prospects with specific aspects of firefighting and creates a framework for networking with other people within the screening procedure. We strongly encourage all LAFD applicants to make the most of this COMPLIMENTARY system.

By attending CAP, candidates of most amounts would be better prepared to flourish in the fire training academy by lowering injuries, increasing overall physical fitness amounts and increasing toughness. The enhanced effectiveness of the system derives from the design to incorporate progressive, practical, and mixed modal education that translates right to firefighter functions and fire surface activities in the field. Women and men who are about 18-years-old are welcome.