Los Angeles City Fire Department Historical Society Museum
Explore the rich history and heritage of the
Los Angeles Fire Department
Come to see our extensive collection of artifacts & hear the stories
Explore through The William Rolland Educational Institute
HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
FREE ADMISSION
OPEN SATURDAYS
10AM – 4PM
1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
PARKING INFORMATION
Limited to metered parking
on the streets around the
museum.
HARBOR MUSEUM
FREE ADMISSION
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM – 3PM
639 S. Harbor Blvd
San Pedro, CA 90731
RALPH J. SCOTT
FREE ADMISSION
Open only by appointment
for special events & school tours
Set up an appointment/event HERE
Across the street from the Harbor Museum
Our Mission & Vision
Welcome to the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society’s new website. Our purpose is to preserve the incredible history of the LAFD, City of Los Angeles, and the United States of America. We want to share our history with you. So far, the LAFDHS has two complete museums, and a third on the way. Several artifacts and the photo archive will also be showcased on this website that is currently under renovation. Please come back and visit us often since there will be many changes and additions to our content.
The 139 year history of the Los Angeles Fire Department has been one of the most inspiring and courageous agencies on record.LAFDHS provides a place to remember and memorialize those members of LAFD who gave their lives so that others might live.
The Fallen Firefighters Memorial and Museum is situated in the heart of Hollywood, just outside Fire Station 27.
A primary charter of LAFDHS is the preservation of artifacts and intellectual property of LAFD and those related to the fire service in general.
LAFDHS has accumulated a wide variety of artifacts ranging from firefighting equipment from the 1880’s to more than 30 pieces of motorized apparatus including some extremely rare fire engines and fireboats. We also have thousands of photographs and hundreds of hours of film and video tapes. LAFDHS currently operates 2 fire museums.
Los Angeles Fire Department Memorial
The Memorial is located at the Hollywood Museum
10s in the 1970s
This is one of thousands of historical photos in our archive collection.
More will be shared with you soon.
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF!
THEN PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW