Glendale Fire Department

Vaccine eligibility expands to ages 16+ tomorrow. If you are 16+ on the day of your appointment you can register for a vaccine at the Jewel City Vax Clinic on m...yturn.ca.gov today! Look for Adventist Health Glendale Mega Pod. Glendale Community College Adventist Health Glendale Fire Department Glendale Police Department City of Glendale-Community Services & Parks (CSP) See more

This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! Please join us in recognizing the hard work and dedication of all telecommunicators but especially our very own Verdugo Fire Communication Center and @glendalepolicedept professionals. We thank the Verdugo Fire Communications Center commitment to providing the best dispatch services possible to the 13 agencies and communities it serves. Did you know last year they answered 169,392 calls in 15 seconds or less 99.59% of the time!! #MyGFD #VFCC #MyGlendale #NPSTW2021

Today was a proud day for @GlendaleFireCA @myglendale @glendalecollege and @adventisthealth as we announced the opening of theJewel City Vaccination Clinic. The Clinic is officially open for appointments at Glendale Community College begininning on Sunday! Go tohttp://myturn.ca.govand look for Adventist Health Glendale Mega Pod. (Appointments Only- No Walk-ups) #MyGFD #MyGlendale

Thank you @cody_bellinger Repost @cody_bellinger Huge thanks to @postmates for delivering lunch to a group of Glendale Firefighters from @dodgers home plates. With my dad being a Firefighter this was really special. Thanks to all the Firefighters for keeping us safe, hope you enjoyed it!

Glendale firefighters continue to support the community as we carefully and safely work towards reopening. Here is GFD Firefighter Torres throwing out the first pitch for one of our youth Baseball leagues. #mygfd #myglendale

The Glendale Fire Department wishes you and your family a safe and Happy Easter! #mygfd #myglendale

Earlier today your Glendale Fire Department partnered with CVS Pharmacy and HumanGood to administer COVID-19 vaccine to seniors at the Park Paseo and Otto Gruber communities. We look forward to expanding these and other partnerships to continue to help vaccinate our community.

Please help us welcome our 4 new Fire Communication Operators, who today begin their public safety service in our Verdugo Dispatch Center. Welcome aboard!

Congratulations to Fire Protection Engineer II Jeff Halpert on his retirement after 30 years of service to the City of Glendale! We wish you the best! #myGFD #myglendale

Heavy rains are ahead, unfilled Sand Bags are available at all 9 GFD Fire Stations and Sand is available at the following three City locations: * Chevy Chase Library * Dunsmore Park * Brand Park... The use ofsandbagsis a simple, but effective way to prevent or reduce flood water damage. Properly filled and placedsandbagscan act as a barrier to divert moving water. To form asandbagwall, place bags tightly against one another to form the first layer of defense. #mygfd #myglendale See more

It was a proud day today for the GFD as we pinned the badge of our newest and promoted personnel. Thank you for joining us in this celebration, in case you missed it, the link is in our bio! #mygfd #myglendale

BRUSH FIRE UPDATE: 8 acres burned near Brand Park, NO threat to structures and NO evacuations at this time.

***Brush Fire Alert*** Brush Fire near Brand Park (Mountain St.), GFD is responding, more information to follow, please stay clear of the area

Today Glendale Firefighters quickly attacked a vehicle fire just outside @glendalewaterandpower and the Environmental Management Center on Flower St. & San Fernando Rd. #mygfd #myGlendale : Jennifer Fieda & Art Yaghoubian

We are excited to announce that Glendale Fire Department, Glendale Police Department Daves Hot Chicken Burrito Bomba Loveyoulatte Muffin Can Stop Us Swoon a Ch...ildren's Boutique Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School and Dad's Club will be joining in the Drive-Boo fun onHalloween! Boo-ckle up the family for an eerie-sistible drive through our park for fun & treats! See more

Be prepared, stay alert! We are approaching the significant wind event of the year for SoCal. Go to www.glendalefire.org for more preparedness and evacuation tips. #readysetgo

24 years ago today GFD Firefighter Bill Jensen and 5 other Firefighters were burned over on the Calabasas-Malibu Fire. Today we honor Bill and all of the brave survivors of burns who embody courage and dedication. Our entire department including our recruit class reviewed the lessons of this incident today in an effort to honor our history and better our future.

This year our ceremony is a virtual one, recognizing the hard work of our women and men, and our exceptional relationship with our community and our partners.

GFD Firefighter Paramedic Recruit Class 20-1, Week 6 - Live Burns. #mygfd #myglendale

As we close out Fire Prevention Week, here is a behind the scenes look into an inspection.There are three main divisions withintheFirePreventionBureau: Environmental, PlanCheck, and FireLifeSafety. Many times we cross divisions in an effort to support the common goal of keeping the community safe. This weekFire Environmental Specialist ArtYaghoubianandBattalion Chief/ Fire Marshal Jeff Ragusaperformed some fire life safety inspections as a means of cross divisional support. ForChief Ragusa,it wasa valuableopportunity to keep in touch with thehands on work of ourinspectors andexperience first-handhow COVID-19has changed the way we do business.#mygfd #myglendale #firepreventionweek

As we continue to celebrate Fire Prevention Week, we can’t go without recognizing our incredible FPB team led by Battalion Chief and Fire Marshal Jeff Ragusa.The Fire Prevention team are the quiet heroes behind the scenes of this department whose every action lends itself to a safer place for residents, visitors, firefighters and the environment. Last year the Fire Prevention team inspected 100% of the parcels located in the high fire hazard zone and 100% of the required residential and commercial facilities in Glendale. They conducted over 1,100 new construction inspections and 1,300 plans check as well as collected over 215,000 pounds of hazardous waste. Thank you for everything you do, happy Fire Prevention Week! #mygfd #myglendale #firepreventionweek

Our deepest condolences to the FF Cortez family, friends and the entire @sffdpio family. We stand ready to support you in any way. #RIP

Now OPEN! City of Glendale-Community Services & Parks (CSP) playgrounds, outdoor exercise equipment & picnic tables are now open Visit GlendaleCA.Gov the latest information. City of Glendale, CA #parksmakelifebetter

E721 was first on scene today to the Eastbound 134 off ramp at Pacific to a fire burning in the gore point. The fire was quickly knocked down by E721 with E26 and E725 assisting. #mygfd #myglendale