LAFD
Government & Politics abbreviation · Emergency Services
| Stands for | Los Angeles Fire Department |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
LAFD stands for Los Angeles Fire Department, an emergency services abbreviation.
Fire department of the City of Los Angeles, providing firefighting, emergency medical services and rescue across the city, including brush and wildland areas.
Example: LAFD crews dropped water from helicopters on the brush fire above the Palisades.
Usage notes
Founded in 1886. LAFD developed the Community Emergency Response Team concept in 1985. Its response to the January 2025 Palisades fire drew national scrutiny. Los Angeles County is served by a separate county fire department.
Related abbreviations
More emergency services abbreviations
- ICP – Incident command post
- ICS – Incident Command System
- IDLH – Immediately dangerous to life or health
- IMT – Incident management team
- IPAWS – Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
- JIC – Joint information center
- LEL – Lower explosive limit
- LFB – London Fire Brigade
- LMR – Land mobile radio
- LODD – Line-of-duty death
- LZ – Landing zone
- MCI – Mass-casualty incident