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Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD)

SoCal · County · Career

Mission

The mission of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department is to protect lives, the environment, and property by providing prompt, skillful, and cost-effective fire protection and life safety services.

Source: official department source

177 · Stations450,000+ calls/year · Annual callsAnthony C. Marrone (as of Jul 15, 2026) · Fire Chief

The Los Angeles County Fire Department operates out of 176 fire stations with over 5,200 emergency responders and business professionals, managing an annual budget of just over $1.8 billion.

Preparing for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) oral board

Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) runs 177 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires, hazardous materials, and urban search and rescue
  • the programs it puts into the community, like community emergency response (CERT)
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
  • How you would contribute to its community emergency response (CERT) work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
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