Our Motto is “Action & Accountability” – Lauren Andrade
No one should have to put their life on the line each day and still have to deal with harassment and hate from their co-workers and supervisors. It’s time that we all speak up and collectively work to make the changes necessary to reflect our values and support our frontline workers.
Equity On Fire (EOF) is a coalition of firefighters, civil rights leaders, and grassroots community organizers united to address systemic discrimination within the fire service.
We provide support and resources for firefighters who have experienced workplace discrimination, harassment, and abuse.
RECENT PRESS
- 2/22/2023 – Sexual Harassment Complaints Widespread in Fire Service, New Data Reveals
- 2/14/2023 – California Group Accuses Pilot Rock Fire of Illegal Employent Practices
- 2/18/2022 – USC Price – USC Safe Communities Institute helps first responders fight inequality and extremism
- 1/27/2022 – LA Magazine – L.A.’s Scandal-Scarred Fire Department Has a New (Female) Chief. Here’s Why That Matters
- 1/20/2022 – CNN Newsroom – Deputy Fire Chief Kristin Crowley joins CNN’s Alisyn Camerota to discuss the nomination
- 1/18/2022 – Los Angeles Times – Garcetti names first female fire chief as LAFD faces harassment complaints
- 1/17/2022 – Spectrum News 1 – LAFD’s first Black female battalion chief receives MLK Legacy Week award
- 12/30/2021 – Spectrum – Former female OCFA PIO Speaks out on lawsuit against agency
- 12/29/2021 – KNX NEWS – Former female OCFA PIO files gender discrimination lawsuit against agency
- 11/25/2021 – Yahoo News – Despicable act done by LAFD firefighter when handed vaccine mandate
- 11/12/2021 – LA Times – Firefighters are critical of LAFD leadership and discipline process, survey finds
- 11/04/21 – LA Times Podcast – What it’s like for LA’s female firefighters
- 11/02/21 – 11/02/21 – LAFD Fire Chief called on to resign over rampant racism, sexism, harrassment in the department
- 11/02/21 – LA Times – Top LAFD official accessed confidential files while he was under investigation
- 10/31/21 – Spectrum – LA Women Firefighters demand the Fire Chief resign
- 10/25/2021 – LA Downtown News – LA Women firefighters, community leaders call for Chief Terrazas to resign
- 10/21/2021 – The Lily (Washington Post) – Women firefighters in L.A. are reporting harassment. It’s ‘a nationwide problem,’ others say.
- 10/20/2021 – Fox 11 – LA Fire commissioner calls for LAFD Chief Terrazas to be replaced
- 10/19/2021 – LA Sentinel – Chief Ignored Abuse Reports, Should be Removed
- 10/19/2021 – Firefighter Nation – Female Firefighters, Civil Rights Advocates Call for Fire Chief’s Removal
- 10/19/2021 – Los Angeles Magazine – Los Angeles Magazine Why LAFD Women Firefighters Want Chief Ralph Terrazas Out
- 10/19/2021 – LA Daily News – LA Daily News LA Women Firefighters Want Fire Chief Removed
- 10/18/2021 – Telemundo 52 – Grupo de mujeres bomberos de LAFD dice que el jefe ignoró reportes de abuso
- 10/18/2021 – LAist – Women firefighters call for Chief Terrazas’ resignation
- 10/18/2021 – LA Times – Female firefighters, Civil Rights Leaders call for the Chief’s removal
- 10/15/2021 – LAist – Women at the LAFD say harassment and retaliation keep them quiet about abuse
- 10/3/2021 – LA Times – LAFD’s Sexism Problem
- 9/30/2021 – Fox 11 News – Black LAFD FF alleges discrimination at multiple stations
- 9/24/2021 – CBS Local – Supporters of fire pilot Desiree Horton rally in Irive to get her reinstated
- 9/22/2021 – LA Times – Female LAFD firefighters face hazing, retaliation, Chief Testifies
- 9/10/2021 – Ms. Magazine – “The Women at Ground Zero”: Remembering the Women Erased from the 9/11 Story
- 9/8/2021 – Fullerton Observer – Citing Sex Discrimination, First Female OC Fire Authority Pilot Sues to Get Job Back
- 9/8/2021 – LA Times – Firefighters, police should support vaccine mandates if they truly care about communities
- 9/8/2021 – LA Times – More than 100 L.A. firefighters live outside California. Will the city crack down?
- 9/4/21 – LA Times – It’s one blaze after another inside the L.A. Fire Department, now home to an anti-vax movement
- 8/26/21 – Daily News – LAFD invites federal scrutiny once again
- 8/25/21 – NPR – LAFD Captain under investigation after anti-vaccine mandate video
- 8/25/21 – The Hill – Top Official says LAFD is “very hostile” workplace for women and Black firefighters
- 8/25/21 – LA Times – LA Mayor Garcetti ignores complaints of “very hostile” workplace
- 8/25/21 – LA Times – LAFD Fire Captain attacks city’s vaccine requirement while on duty
- 8/24/21 – Red Canary – Union retaliation against a female firefighter in Anacortes WA
- 8/18/21 – KCRW – Difficulties for Female and Black firefighters in the LAFD
- 8/17/21 – LA Times – City Council orders LAFD to report on bias in the department
- 8/05/21 – Black News Channel Go – Racial Bias investigation in the LAFD
- 8/03/21 – LA Times – Federal officials “carefully looking into” calls for LAFD investigation
- 7/29/21 – LA Times – Black and Latino L.A. firefighters call for investigation of alleged racial bias, other wrongdoing
- 7/23/21 – CBS SoCal – Protesters support Desiree Horton – OCFA fire pilot
- 7/11/21 – LA Times Front page print – LAFD “Frat House” culture – abuse and discrimination
- 7/11/21 – LA Times Editorial “Frat House” culture – abuse and discrimination
- 6/13/21 – Daily News – 6 Black Firefighters sue for discrimination – “White boys club”
- 6/10/21 – LA Times – OC Helicopter pilot sues for gender discrimination
- 6/09/21 – OC Register – OC helicopter pilot sues for gender discrimination
- 6/08/21 – Red Canary – Houses on Fire – gender, race discrimination OCFA & LAFD
- 6/01/21 – LA Times – Effective Commissioner ousted due to Union pressure
- 6/01/21 – Netflix – OCFA Fire Captain Lauren Andrade’s efforts to create inclusive environment for working mothers
- 5/25/21 – LAist, KPCC – Union pressure ousted effective commissioner who fought for women and minorities from board
- 3/18/21 – ACLU SoCal – OCFA adds lactation accommodations to all 77 stations
ABOUT US
Equity on Fire is a non-profit organization that originated in southern California. We are a volunteer organization. Our goal is to advocate for accountability and end the historically skewed professional archetype of the role of firefighters to be more inclusive of all races, genders, and sexualities.
MISSION
The mission of EOF is to create a safe, inclusive work environment for all who serve in the fire service and to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
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OUR GOALS
We are addressing inequity and fighting for change in the fire service with a multipronged approach:
- Educating the public via multimedia awareness campaigns
- Creating a support structure for those who wish to come forward and speak their truth
- Supporting legal and political vehicles to ensure long-term institutional change
