Los Angeles Fire Department safety record at a glance
Los Angeles Fire Department has been the subject of 13 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 14, 2007 and Apr 26, 2024. 8 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 10 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $57,995 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $49,890. The largest single penalty, $45,500, came from an inspection opened Apr 26, 2024 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #1,493 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration. Worksites in Los Angeles, San Pedro, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Terminal Island, Granada Hills, Wilmington.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Los Angeles | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $45,500 | $45,500 | open |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | open |
| Dec 30, 2020 | San Pedro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Van Nuys | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2019 |
| Apr 11, 2018 | Panorama City | Accident | 2 citations | $9,750 | $1,645 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Van Nuys | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2016 |
| Jul 10, 2013 | Terminal Island | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $500 | $500 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | Granada Hills | Accident | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Jan 6, 2014 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Jan 12, 2011 |
| Jun 16, 2009 | Van Nuys | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Jun 14, 2007 | Wilmington | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Los Angeles Fire Department - City of Los Angeles.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,935
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $5,500
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,645
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $375
Accidents investigated
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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 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.