PPO Summary Plan Document (SPD)Articles
LAFD HISTORY – Los Angeles Fire Department Volunteers – Then and Now
Frank’s Note: The Los Angeles Fire Department started with individual groups of volunteer firemen in the city that was starting to grow. In 1886 those volunteers became members of the LAFD a paid
Housewives of the LAFD: Mind over Matter – Finding What Really Matters
When we talk about matters of importance, it may be about health, family, finances, or security for the future. How much do we live our daily lives really focusing on such?
First Follower: Leading by Example
Leadership is found in many forms and is taught and learned in many fashions. The following is an unconventional method of teaching leadership, but no less effective if applied properly.
LAFD Leadership Academy: Servant Leadership II
When you became a leader did you sit down and write out your leadership philosophy? In the Marine Corps, when one comes into command they take a weeklong course on how to be a commander,
LAFD Graduations
Carter Sims
Son of Probationary Firefighter Preston Sims, graduated from kindergarten and will be moving on to the 1st grade next year.
Chief Engineer Donald O. Manning—LAFD ICON
LOVE THEM, HATE THEM, RESPECT THEM OR NOT, the following members featured in this column and future ones, through their leadership and personal skills, have influenced the Department
Bringing Our Fallen Brother Home
On May 6, 2020, 15 members of the Fire Hogs Motorcycle Club rode to Bullhead City, AZ to provide an escort for their fallen fellow Fire Hog and active duty LAFD Fire Captain Ray Van Blarcom.
LAFD Leadership Academy: Servant Leadership
“The first and most important choice a leader makes is the choice to serve, without which one’s capacity to lead is severely limited,” Robert Greenleaf, founder of the modern servant leadership movement.
Boyd Street – A Survival Story
On 05/17/ 20 at approximately 8:08 p.m. at 327 E Boyd St in downtown L.A., firefighters found smoke coming from a one-story commercial building and engaged in an aggressive fire attack.
LAFD Leadership Academy: Adult Development Theory II
Today’s workplace is intergenerational. People must work together and lead others that are older, younger, different, and unique from themselves. Studies reveal that people raised
