Los Angeles County Lifeguard Training Center

About

Welcome to the OFFICIAL Facebook Page of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division. Your Link to everything Lifeguarding in Los Angeles County.
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Story

The Los Angeles County Lifeguard Service employs 132 year-round lifeguards (Chiefs, Captains and Ocean Lifeguard Specialists) and over 650 seasonal lifeguards (Recurrents). Responsible for providing ocean lifesaving protection for over 72 miles of Southern California coastline, the Los Angeles County Lifeguards perform over 16,000 ocean rescues a year. The service is also entrusted with protecting and serving an estimated fifty-five million beachgoers a year. In addition, County lifeguards provide around the clock paramedic services to the residents of Catalina Island.

Mission

The mission of the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. is to protect lives, the environment, and property by providing prompt, skillful, and cost effective fire protection and life safety services.

Our Core Values are Integrity – Teamwork – Caring – Courage – Commitment – Community.

Our Vision: The Los Angeles County Fire Dept. will be an exemplary organization acclaimed for our national reputation, our regional strength, and our hometown attentiveness as we provide fire protection and life safety services.