ALT Red-and-white LAFD notice with the department seal announces free, ready-to-fill sandbags at local fire stations and includes the website LAFD.ORG

ALT Black-and-white portrait of a smiling young firefighter in dress uniform and peaked cap, with a badge on his chest; the soft, blurred image feels warm and nostalgic.

ALT An inclusive National Hispanic Heritage Month graphic featuring a central cream badge reading 'Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month Sept 15 - Oct 15' over a sun silhouette, framed by papel picado banners, traditional mola patterns, tropical palm leaves, and blooming orchids.

ALT LA's dense city skyline beneath a hazy blue sky, with smoke rising beyond a prominent high rise building; the mood is calm and subdued.

ALT Eight uniformed LAFD members and a woman in jeans and a blue blazer pose before a red fire engine in a station apparatus bay, smiling calmly; the formal group photo conveys pride and teamwork.

ALT Sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man with short dark hair, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.

ALT Wide shot of a large group of LAFD firefighters in tan turnout gear and yellow helmets spread across a wet concrete roof deck under an overcast sky. In the foreground, pairs of firefighters kneel while controlling hose lines, sending powerful high-pressure streams of water across the open deck as instructors and classmates observe.

ALT Close-up rear angle of an LAFD firefighter in a yellow coat marked "Pambianco" crouching on a wet concrete rooftop. He aims a charged handline upward, sending a thick white spray of water into the air, while a partner wearing a "75" helmet kneels alongside him under a cloudy sky.

ALT Low-angle view inside a wet concrete training structure where four LAFD firefighters in turnout gear and helmets operate a hose line. Water mist fills the end of the long hallway with plywood-paneled walls as firefighters kneel and monitor the advancing hose crew.

ALT Medium shot of an LAFD instructor in a black department shirt, baseball cap, and turnout pants kneeling on a concrete deck. He holds a hose coupling and demonstrates standpipe equipment positioned on a gray rolling cooler, with red standpipe valves and hose lines set up in the background.

ALT Wide shot of three firefighters clad in full tan turnouts, yellow helmets, and SCBA gear working along the ridge of a residential roof. One firefighter stands guard holding a chainsaw while two crew members lean forward with long rubbish hooks to peel back torn shingles and wood decking, framed against a massive wall of white smoke rising into the blue sky.

ALT Dramatic shot of firefighters in full turnout gear, face masks, and SCBA tanks working on a pitched roof. One firefighter swings a rubbish hook overhead to open the roof deck while an explosive, rolling cloud of bright orange flame shoots horizontally out of the hole, pushing smoke across the dark shingled surface.

ALT Nighttime scene showing an LAFD firefighter walking toward the camera in front of an illuminated fire engine with red emergency lights reflecting off a nearby building

ALT Aerial view of active flames and heavy black smoke surrounding two metal storage containers, a pickup truck, and helicopter wreckage next to a commercial building.

ALT AIR7 helicopter photo from above shows a Ford SUV smashed into the left side of a Metro bus. AIR7 watched as firefighters worked to extricate trapped victims from the bus.

ALT Captain Elwood H. Henry Engine Company No. 10 Born July 12, 1888 Appointed July 6, 1912 Died September 14, 1930 Fall down elevator shaft during rescue at the Fiskin Building 919 East Pico Boulevard

ALT LAFD Engine Company No.10 and Truck Company No.1 1615 S. Hill Street Circa 1925

ALT LAFD firefighters in uniform pose with community event staff in front of a red Los Angeles Fire Department engine outdoors. And firefighters and community resource fair staff gather for a group photo in an outdoor courtyard lined with blue pop-up tents.

ALT Bright flames and smoke breach the upper stories of the Ponet Square Hotel during the 1970 fire as firefighters position rigs below. Flames pour from upper-floor windows of the Ponet Square Hotel at night as LAFD fire engines operate on the street.

ALT Historical black-and-white photo shows LAFD ladder trucks directing master streams into the multi-story Ponet Square Hotel fire. Firefighters operate aerial ladders and hose lines from ground apparatus to battle smoke and flames at the Ponet Square Hotel in 1970.

ALT Archival newspaper photo by Frank Q. Brown showing heavy black smoke rising from the Ponet Square Hotel as LAFD crews fight the blaze.

ALT A firefighter turnout coat and white helmet displayed on a stand alongside a framed 9/11 photo reading "United We Stand."

ALT A weathered steel World Trade Center beam memorial stands on a brick courtyard near fire engines.

ALT Row of uniformed firefighters and emergency personnel standing at attention and saluting outdoors.

ALT Los Angeles City Fire Chief Jaime Moore in dress uniform speaking from a podium next to a silver ceremonial memorial bell labeled "Ten Bells."

ALT LAFD Fireman George Damron

ALT LAFD fire engine from fire station 102 in the foreground with white smoke from brush fire in the background moving up.

ALT LAFD Captain II Lane Kemper wearing a orange fire captain helmet, fire department turnout protective gear. He has his hand on his radio and he is smiling.

ALT Aerial view of the burned area of the Getty Fire in the Los Angeles area. The fire is at 17 acres and is 90% contained.

ALT Aerial view of the burned and effected area of the Getty Fire in Los Angeles. The LAFD has updated that the Getty Fire is now 80% contained.