45 Years Ago Today - September 27, 1980: The men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department remember their fallen colleague, Firefighter Frank Hotchkin: 🔗 http://bit.ly/FrankHotchkin The U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in #ElysianPark where our Brother Frank died, later became a full-time #LAFD Training Center named in his honor. | Los Angeles Fire Department

Repost from @lafdists . The LAFD and the City of Los Angeles just became a little safer. Through the collaboration and support of the Fire Foundation, we were able to purchase 237 FLIR K65 Thermal Imaging Cameras. These cameras will enhance firefighter safety, improve search and rescue operations, and increase our effectiveness on the fireground. Thank you to everyone who contributed their efforts in training and helped make this program a reality. #trainasifyourlifedependsonitbecauseitdoes #laf

Your LAFD recently conducted "Green Cell Training" for those pursuing promotion to Battalion Chief. Green Cell Training provides the opportunity to practice the command and control portion of running major incidents. It is a tool used to help practice radio communications on every type of incident; from a structure fire response to a Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI). It's truly the next best thing to running an actual incident. | Los Angeles Fire Department