{"id":255471,"date":"2026-04-07T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255471\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:06:09","slug":"join-us-may-9-2026-for-lafd-fire-service-day-citywide-open-firehouse-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255471\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us May 9, 2026 for LAFD &#8220;Fire Service Day&#8221; (Citywide Open Firehouse Celebration)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcome you to visit an LAFD Fire Station on Saturday, May 9, 2026, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/54515628273_65d359a8b3_k.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"537bdff9-e796-4df1-8af6-90fcd7a54076\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"A firefighter in gear kneels, high-fiving a small child holding a red helmet. Onlookers smile. Fire truck and equipment are in the background. Festive and engaging.\" width=\"579\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The second Saturday of each May is designated as \u201cFire Service Day\u201d in the city of Los Angeles &#8212; a citywide open firehouse celebration, when we plan and prepare for your visit to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafd.org\/fire-stations\/station-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">neighborhood fire station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, our theme is &#8220;Forward Together: Building a More Resilient Los Angeles,&#8221; emphasizing a shared commitment to progress and preparedness, and highlighting how continued investment, innovation, and partnership are strengthening Los Angeles for the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/54515657793_e1e7678a3e_k.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"53acbb57-f1fc-4c3e-a602-6c719734d2fa\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"A firefighter helps a small child spray water from a hose on a sunny day. A road closed sign, fire trucks, and people are visible in the background.\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to have you visit on Saturday, May 9, to meet your LAFD team firsthand and see the tools and training you have helped provide. More importantly, we&#8217;re eager to understand your concerns regarding life safety and emergency response &#8212; and help you establish a personal plan for disaster preparedness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/54515746205_0390a653d6_k.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"b2751e89-ca01-4cf9-9941-7da19e67d478\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"A firefighter bends down to chat with a small child and a woman in front of a red Los Angeles City fire truck. Nearby, people mingle under a green tent.\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While all LAFD neighborhood fire stations* welcome your visit between 10 AM and 4 PM on Saturday, May 9, 2026, the following focal sites will also offer special LAFD displays and demonstrations, as well as introduce this year&#8217;s four Honorary Fire Chiefs:<\/p>\n<p>The following stations will extend their open house to Sunday, May 10th for those exercising religious observances on Saturday:<\/p>\n<p>*NOTE: Because Fire Stations 51, 80 and 114 are located on secure airport grounds, they regretfully cannot be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Some LAFD stations will be offering special food, fun, and more &#8212; their Fire Service Day 2026 event flyers will be updated below as the date nears!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"FS94\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FS94.png\" data-entity-uuid=\"ceece9d6-9b93-4a91-9f34-1036aa55c62c\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"Flyer for Fire Service Day at Station 94, Baldwin Hills. Features fire department logos, event details, and community sponsor logos. Background shows palm trees at sunset.\" width=\"961\" height=\"1245\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"FS112\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FS112.png\" data-entity-uuid=\"316bb1de-b350-4e2e-bf5a-d6a26b02a745\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"Alt text: &quot;Flyer for Fire Service Day at LAFD Station 112 on May 9th. Event includes firefighter demos, music, food, and family activities. Free entry.&quot;\" width=\"968\" height=\"1252\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The men and women of your Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcome you to visit an LAFD Fire&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":{"0":"post-255471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-la","9":"tag-la-headlines","10":"tag-la-news","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","13":"tag-los-angeles-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}