
Sidewalk CPR Day
The Los Angeles County Fire Department partners with the County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency, Department of Public Health, the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the American Heart Association to host the annual Sidewalk CPR Day.
100,000 Strong
Our goal is to train 100,000 Los Angeles County residents with a skill that can potentially save someone’s life.
It takes just 10 minutes to learn how to keep a cardiac arrest victim alive until paramedics arrive. Hands-Only CPR focuses on the first few minutes following a cardiac arrest, since the lungs and blood contain only enough oxygen to keep vital organs healthy for that amount of time.
You can learn Hands-Only CPR for free in your community on Sidewalk CPR Day, during National CPR Week. Firefighters and medical professionals will provide free training at libraries, stores, community centers, fire stations, medical facilities and other convenient locations across Los Angeles County. Please check back here regularly for updates on the next Sidewalk CPR day.
Review the basics of Hands-Only CPR with our friends at the County of Los Angeles Public Health or at the American Heart Association.


Once you’ve learned CPR, download the PulsePoint app at pulsepoint.org and get alerted when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs nearby in a public place. Learn more.

CPR Videos
The Power of CPR
The pictures below highlight reunions between recovered heart attack survivors and first responders and good Samaritans trained in Hands-Only CPR.