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Los Angeles Community And Government Supported By Fire Department

By: Matthew Paolini

The Los Angeles Fire Department is also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to differentiate it from the County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of L.A.

The department has it origins in the year 1871. Late in that year, the Los Angeles County Engine Company No. 1 was organized by the County Clerk. It was a volunteer firefighting force with a fire engine and a hose jumper. The equipment was hand-drawn to fire emergencies. Early in 1874, the fire company asked the Los Angeles City Council to purchase horses to move the engine. The council refused and the fire company disbursed.

Soon after that L.A. purchased its first hook-and-ladder truck, which proved to be too unwieldy and was ill-adapted to the needs of the city. It was sold to the city of Wilmington, and in 1876, a new hook-and-ladder was purchased, serving in the city until 1881.

In 1877, the original horses were acquired for the city fire department. The agency continued to use horses for its firefighting duties for almost fifty years, phasing out the last horse powered equipment in 1921.

When the L.A. Fire Department was established in 1886, it had four fire stations, 2 steam fire engines, 2 hose reels, a hose wagon, an aerial ladder truck, thirty-one paid firefighters, 24 reserves and 11 horses to protect 30 square miles and a population of about 50,000.

By 1900, the fire department had grown to 18 stations with 123 full-time paid firefighters and 80 horses. Los Angeles installed over 190 fire-alarm boxes allowing residents to sound the alarm if a fire was spotted. 660 fire hydrants were situated throughout the city, giving firefighters with a reliable water source.

By 1911 the agency had 32 stations. In this year, the last of the stations specifically designed for horses were built.

Today, the fire agency has approximately 3,600 personnel operating out of 106 stations who offer fire prevention, emergency medical care, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, and community service to a resident population of more than four million, living in 471 square miles.

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About the Author:
Matt Paolini is a estate planning writer for CityBook, the family-safe Online Yellow Pages, which carries an extensive directory on Los Angeles housing assistance.

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