Los Angeles County Fire Department

Call Firefighters

The Los Angeles County Fire Department‘s Call Firefighter Program has been an integral part of the Department’s emergency services delivery system servicing the rural and remote areas of Los Angeles County.

The Department currently employs about 100 Call Firefighters. These individuals staff nine engine companies assigned to four battalions in three separate field divisions.

Call Firefighters operate as first responders and are under the supervision and direction of Fire Captains at the nearest fully staffed Fire Station.

Call Firefighters are required to complete the 64-hour basic Call Firefighter Training Academy before being certified to actively engage in fire suppression and rescue operations. The Call Firefighter Training Academy consists of an eight-hour training day held over eight Saturdays.

Call Firefighter Training

In addition, call firefighters must complete 40 hours of specific training annually and attend monthly drills at the jurisdictional fire stations.

Call firefighters must also pass a pre-employment Medial Examination for the classification of “Arduous-Class IV” and his or her weight must be proportional to their height using the same standard that is used for the Firefighter classification.

All persons applying for the position of call firefighter will be subjected to the standard background investigation used by the Department for all prospective employees.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
Possess a valid California driver’s license.
Have a High School Diploma or G.E.D.<
Applicant must live within the jurisdictional area of the unit to which they will be assigned.

CALL FIRE FIGHTER STATIONS

Battalion 5 • Malibu

Fire Station 69 - 401 S. Topanga Canyon,
Topanga, Ca 90290

Battalion 14 • Catalina Island

Fire Station 55 & Fire Station 155
945 Avalon Canyon Road, Avalon, Ca 90704

Battalion 11 • Antelope Valley

Fire Station 78—17021 Elizabeth Lake Rd.,
Lake Hughes, Ca 93532

Fire Station 112 - 8812 W. Ave. E-8,
Lancaster, Ca 93535

Fire Station 117 - 44851 30th Street East,
Lancaster, Ca 93535

Fire Station 140 - 8723 Elizabeth Lake Rd.,
Leona Valley, Ca 93551

Fire Station 157—15921 Spunky Canyon Rd.,
Green Valley , Ca 91350

Battalion 17 • Antelope Valley

Fire Station 79 - 33957 Longview Rd.,
Pearblossom, Ca 93553

Fire Station 114—39939 N. 170 St. East,
Palmdale, Ca 93550

Any person interested in becoming a call firefighter, who meets the above criteria, should call the program coordinator at (661) 726-2802, or e-mail us at callcapt@lacofd.org