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What We Do

The LAFD Foundation provides vital equipment and funds critical programs to help the LAFD save lives and protect communities.

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Essential Equipment

We provide LAFD firefighters with the tools and equipment they need to stay safe and save lives during emergencies.

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Program Support

We fund programs and initiatives that enhance emergency response, injury prevention, and firefighter preparedness.

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Advanced Technology

We supply state-of-the-art equipment like thermal imaging cameras and night vision goggles to improve efficiency and safety.

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Community Engagement

We channel support from community partners into tangible resources that help firefighters protect the people of Los Angeles.

The Adopt-A-Fire-Station Program

Forty-eight percent of LAFD fire stations are in underserved communities. Fifty percent of LAFD fire stations are more than 50 years old. One hundred percent of any gift to the Adopt-A-Fire-Station program will directly and meaningfully address the unique needs at each of these fire stations. Learn how you can help improve living and working conditions for the firefighters who spend more than a third of their lives at the fire station, responding to every single call for service.

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Current Funding Priorities

The LAFD Foundation focuses its fundraising efforts on projects that improve firefighter health, safety, and wellness. Learn more about the latest funding priorities.

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Firefighter of the Month

August 2025

Terrence Hunter - Firefighter

Fire Station 51, LAX
“As firefighters, we’re problem solvers,” he stated. “Our goal is to make the situations we go to better than we found them. And that is exactly what I signed up for.”
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Latest News

Exclusive updates, inspiring LAFD stories, and more, all on the LAFD Foundation blog.

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LAFD Cadet Proves Strength Has No Limits

When Sebastian Main was around four to five years old, he looked down at his arms and realized that he did not have a right hand.

August 26, 2025

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Hand-to-Hand Fire Combat: LAFD Crew 4

For the wildland hand crews that serve Los Angeles through the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), it is a rare occasion to have not one, but six live fires in the midst of training.

August 25, 2025

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Palisades Perspectives: Fire Station 69

Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Captain Jeffrey Brown, who works at LAFD Fire Station 69 in the heart of the Pacific Palisades, was performing routine operations along the Pacific Coast Highway with his members the morning of January 7, 2025.

June 30, 2025