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WEST Four Bureau Reorganization
Improving responsiveness, service and access to the LAFD
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The Los Angeles Fire Department implemented one of the most significant organizational changes in its 128-year history on Sunday, January 11, 2015 when the command structure was regionally placed within the community. The Emergency Services Bureau was divided into four geographic bureaus. The purpose of this landmark reorganization is for each new Bureau Commander and their staff to establish a more effective and responsive business model than has been previously possible through the traditional rotating shift, platoon duty system. The Bureau Commanders and staff will be responsible for all LAFD activities in their respective bureaus and their effectiveness will be reviewed regularly as part of the FireStatLA program. Considerations were given to balancing each Bureau Office by workload, geographical consistency, number of fire stations and battalions. The reorganization will provide an executive point of accountability closer to the community. This reorganization will bring the Department more in line with the organizational model currently used by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Emergency Management Department, resulting in a dramatic improvement of the Department’s responsiveness to our members, the public, the business community and our elected officials. 10
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