Measure FD Implementation / LAFD Expansion Plan / Recommendations
Council File 26-1330
Under review — the city is preparing a detailed implementation plan for a proposed half-percent sales tax to expand the Fire Department, contingent on voters approving Measure FD in November 2026. Two committees must weigh in before Council can vote.
This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.
Brief
Councilmember Traci Park, seconded by Imelda Padilla, introduced a motion on September 16, 2026 directing implementation of Measure FD and outlining recommendations for LAFD expansion. The motion covers capital improvements and operational changes for the fire department. It was referred to Budget and Finance Committee and Public Safety Committee, where it remains pending with no further activity to date.
Full summary
Councilmember Traci Park introduced this motion in anticipation of Measure FD, a November 3, 2026 ballot measure that would create a dedicated one-half percent sales tax to fund and expand the Los Angeles Fire Department. The motion's preamble makes the case for urgency: in 2026, the LAFD has roughly the same number of sworn firefighters as it did in the 1960s, operates six fewer fire stations, and handles five times the emergency call volume. The motion directs the LAFD, working with the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and Personnel Department, to deliver initial implementation recommendations to Council before the November 3 election. The motion outlines five substantive areas the report must address. First, it calls for a prioritized investment plan covering staffing, apparatus replacement, station repair and construction, air operations, wildland firefighting, and technology upgrades, with a timeline broken into 30-, 60-, 90-, and 180-day tranches. Second, it asks for identification of procurement and hiring barriers and available federal, state, and regional funding that could supplement Measure FD revenues. Third, it requires a workforce and operational baseline documenting current staffing, response times, EMS demand, and wildfire resources, and sets hiring and deployment targets across all personnel categories including paramedics, dispatchers, mechanics, inspectors, and pilots. Fourth, it calls for a capital and emergency preparedness plan covering station construction and modernization, fleet replacement, and wildfire readiness, explicitly incorporating after-action lessons from the January 2025 Pacific Palisades Fire. Fifth, it mandates an accountability framework with measurable goals, a publicly accessible implementation dashboard, separate accounting of Measure FD revenues to prevent supplanting of existing General Fund support, quarterly Council reports, and periodic audits. If Measure FD passes, the motion further directs that a full implementation and expansion plan be presented to Council within 60 days of passage and updated annually thereafter to reflect actual revenues, expenditures, staffing levels, and operational performance. The motion was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Safety Committee on the day it was introduced and has seen no further activity since. With an expiration date of September 2028, the file has time to move, but both committees will need to act before it can advance to a full Council vote.
Activity (1)
- 2026-09-16 Motion referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Public Safety Committee.
Documents (1)
- 2026-09-16 Motion · motion