Los Angeles County Fire Department safety record at a glance
Los Angeles County Fire Department has been the subject of 25 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 6, 2000 and Jul 24, 2026. 15 of them were accident inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 4 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $109,991 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $61,985. The largest single penalty, $25,000, came from an inspection opened Jun 14, 2024 in Palmdale. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,035 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. Worksites in Lynwood, Inglewood, Castaic, Los Angeles, Valencia, Palmdale, Pacoima, Palos Verdes Estates.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Lynwood | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Inglewood | Fatality or catastrophe | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Castaic | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inglewood | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inglewood | Referral | 2 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | open |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $3,825 | $3,825 | open |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Valencia | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Palmdale | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation 1 serious | $25,000 | $25,000 | open |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Pacoima | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $10,125 | $4,050 | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Palos Verdes Estates | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Gorman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Castaic | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Santa Clarita | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Agua Dulce | Accident | 2 citations 1 repeat | $21,000 | $3,300 | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Oct 24, 2017 | Malibu | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,500 | $18,225 | Dec 17, 2018 |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Gorman | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Rosemead | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Santa Clarita | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Manhattan Beach | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2015 |
| Jul 22, 2014 | Calabasas | Complaint | 1 citation | $700 | $335 | open |
| Dec 21, 2011 | Marina del Rey | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Nov 10, 2010 | Malibu | Accident | 5 citations | $22,255 | $2,300 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Aug 12, 2003 | Palos Verdes Estates | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 2004 |
| Jun 5, 2002 | Malibu | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,056 | $2,700 | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Jun 6, 2000 | Lancaster | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 6, 2000 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 9 citations, $6,650
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, 2 serious, $30,175
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4845: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 5143: 1 citation, $1,275
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 1 citation, $1,275
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $1,275
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $335
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Inglewood employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Los Angeles County Fire Department
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.