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The department may be unofficially referred to as the Los Angeles City Fire Department or "LA City Fire" to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department which serves the county and whose name may directly confuse people, as the county seat is the city. The Los Angeles Fire Department was founded in 1886 and is the third largest municipal fire department in the United States, after the New York City Fire Department and the Chicago Fire Department. The LAFD is responsible for approximately 4 million people who live in the agency's 471 square miles (1,220 km 2) jurisdiction. The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides Firefighting Services,Hazardous Materials/Chemical,Biological,Radiological, Nuclear And High Yield Explosives Response Services,Technical Rescue/Special Operations Response Services and emergency medical Response services to the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. "Serving with Courage, Integrity, and Pride"Īdvanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS)