Brief

The Board of Fire Commissioners submitted the fiscal year 2025-26 annual report for the LAFD CAL-JAC Revolving Training Fund, a $40,000 account supporting California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC) training programs. The report was referred to both the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee on August 21, 2026. The Public Safety Committee noted and filed the item on September 15, with the matter remaining pending in both committees.

Full summary

The Board of Fire Commissioners has submitted its annual report on the CAL-JAC Revolving Training Fund for fiscal year 2025-26, as required by Section 5.147 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. The fund exists to receive, hold, and disburse reimbursement grants from the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee (CFFJAC), a state-supported joint apprenticeship program backed by both management and labor. The LAFD and the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) entered into this arrangement with CFFJAC in 1994, creating the department's CAL-JAC program. Enrolled members include probationary firefighters and personnel newly promoted to higher positions, and LAFD receives reimbursement at $4.60 per hour of apprentice training time. The fund began FY 2025-26 on July 1, 2025 with a balance of $4,191,000. During the year, it received $109,832 in interest income and no direct reimbursement deposits from CFFJAC. After a prior-year balance correction of negative $76,980 and total expenditures of $1,202,680, the fund closed on June 30, 2026 with an ending balance of $3,021,172. Expenditures went toward a range of training investments, including audio-visual upgrades to classrooms at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center (FHMTC), State Fire Training certification costs, training enhancements at Fire Station 40, specialty course reimbursements, expanded tools for the In-Service Training Section, training video production, expenses for a two-day leadership seminar called The Leadership Reset, supplies and equipment for the Crew 4 hand crew, and new locker facilities at FHMTC. These fund expenditures cover training support costs not otherwise funded by the General Fund. Fire Chief Jaime E. Moore submitted the report to the Board of Fire Commissioners on August 3, 2026, and the Board approved it on August 18, 2026. It was transmitted to the Mayor and City Council on August 19 and referred to the Public Safety Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee on August 21. The Public Safety Committee noted and filed the item on September 15, 2026. The file remains open and pending in both committees, with no further Council action taken as of mid-September 2026.

Activity (3)

• 2026-09-15 Public Safety Committee noted and filed item(s).
• 2026-08-21 Board of Fire Commissioners document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
• 2026-08-20 Document submitted by Board of Fire Commissioners, dated August 19, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-09-15 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-08-19 Report from Board of Fire Commissioners · report