1-04-2023 1:31pm

The Los Angeles Firefighters Urge Storm Safety and Preparedness

Anita Johnson-Brown Editor

Los Angeles Firefighters Urge Storm Safety and Preparedness

LOS ANGELES - Before it starts to rain in Southern California, the Los Angeles Fire Department encourages residents to protect themselves from injury and property damage from what can occur during and after hazardous weather conditions.

LAFD Provides Sandbags for Homeowners

LOS ANGELES - To help residents in the City of Los Angeles prepare for rainstorms, the Los Angeles Fire Department provides ready-to-fill sandbags year-round at no cost. Sandbags can be picked up at any Community Fire Station, with sand also available for free, at select locations, as seasonal weather conditions warrant. LAFD will provide sand - and up to 25 free sandbags per household, However, the Fire Department is unable to fill, deliver, install or remove sandbags.

Sand may be desirable, but according to officials local soil can also be used and has proved to be just as effective.
Additionally, sandbags must be filled properly and placed in the correct areas of your property to redirect moving water and storm and debris wash away from your residence improvements. Sandbagging and flood control requires a higher labor input, and can lead to injury. read more about Properly filled and placed sandbags.
Please be sure to follow important safety guidelines and consider hiring a licensed contractor for any large or special needs to protect your property.

Citizens who require additional sand, sandbags, and other supplies can contact a local home improvement store or building supply center, many of which will deliver flood preparedness and debris control aids to where they are needed.

Visit the interactive map to learn more about prefilled sandbag locations.

The City of Los Angeles locations are listed below:

Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw District - Fire Station 94, 4470 Coliseum Street
Bel Air / Beverly Glen (south) - Fire Station 71, 107 South Beverly Glen Boulevard
Beverly Crest / Coldwater Canyon - Fire Station 108, 12520 Mulholland Drive
Beverly Glen (north) / Benedict Canyon - Fire Station 99, 14145 Mulholland Drive
Boyle Heights - Council District 14 Office, 2130 East 1st Street
Brentwood / Mandeville Canyon - Fire Station 19, 12229 West Sunset Boulevard
Civic Center / Downtown - Fire Station 3, 108 North Fremont Avenue
Cypress Park / Mt. Washington - Fire Station 44, 1410 Cypress Avenue
Eagle Rock - Council District 14 Office, 2035 Colorado Boulevard (back corner of parking lot)
El Sereno / Lincoln Heights - across the street from Fire Station 47, 4575 Huntington Dr. South. Bags at Fire Station.
Encino Hills - Fire Station 109, 16500 Mulholland Drive
Fairfax / Beverly Grove / Mid-Wilshire - Fire Station 61, 5821 West 3rd Street
Granada Hills (north) - Knollwood Country Club, 12040 Balboa Boulevard (parking lot south of Fire Station 18). Bags at Fire Station.
Granada Hills (south) / North Hills - Fire Station 87, 10124 Balboa Boulevard
Hancock Park - Fire Station 29, 4029 West Wilshire Boulevard
Harbor City - Harbor City Recreation Center, 24801 Frampton Avenue
Harbor City - Normandie Recreation Center, 22400 South Normandie Avenue (corner parking lot 225th Street and Halldale Avenue)
Hollywood / Hollywood Hills (east) - Fire Station 27, 1327 North Cole Avenue
Hollywood / Hollywood Hills (west) - Fire Station 41, 1439 North Gardner Avenue
Koreatown / Pico-Union - Fire Station 13, 2401 West Pico Boulevard
Laurel Canyon / Mulholland - Fire Station 97, 8021 Mulholland Drive
Northridge - Fire Station 70, 9861 Reseda Boulevard
Pacific Palisades - Fire Station 23, 17281 Sunset Boulevard
Pacoima - Fire Station 98, 13035 Van Nuys Boulevard
Palms - Fire Station 43, 3690 Motor Avenue
Porter Ranch - Fire Station 28, 11641 Corbin Avenue
San Pedro - Peck Park, 560 North Western Avenue (east of the Recreation Center)
Sherman Oaks - Fire Station 88, 5101 North Sepulveda Boulevard
South Los Angeles - Fire Station 21, 1192 East 51st Street
South Los Angeles - Fire Station 64, 10811 South Main Street
Studio City (west) / Valley Village - Fire Station 78, 4041 Whitsett Avenue
Sunland / Shadow Hills - Fire Station 24, 9411 Wentworth Street
Sunland / Tujunga - Council District 2 Office, 7747 Foothill Boulevard (at the rear). Bags at the adjacent Fire Station
Sun Valley / La Tuna Canyon - Fire Station 77, 9224 Sunland Boulevard
Sylmar - Sylmar Recreation Center, adjacent to Fire Station 91, 14430 Polk Street. Bags at Fire Station
Toluca Lake / Studio City (east) - Fire Station 86, 4305 Vineland Avenue
Westchester / LAX Area - Fire Station 5, 8900 South Emerson Avenue
West Hills - Fire Station 106, 23004 Roscoe Boulevard
Wilmington - Banning Park, 1331 Eubank Street (in the parking lot near PCH)
Woodland Hills - Fire Station 84, 21050 Burbank Boulevard