Community Connections: Wildfire Education and Preparedness

Welcome to session one of this four week townhall series. On this session, we are joined by ABC7’s Alex Cheney and Los Angeles County Fire Department’s first female PIO Captain, Sheila Kelliher, as Captain Kelliher shares how to protect ourselves and our homes during wildfire season and what to expect upcoming.

Captain Kelliher earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications prior to graduating from the LACoFD’s Recruit Academy, Class 102, in 2000.  She spent the next two decades promoting her way up the ranks from firefighter to paramedic and eventually to fire captain. Her most recent assignment was with Fire Station 125 in the City of Calabasas. Committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workforce, Captain Kelliher has been actively involved in several initiatives through the Department’s Community Outreach, Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion (CORDI) Section where she has volunteered her time and talent to assist with the Explorer Program, the Girls’ Fire Camp, and Women’s Fire Prep Academy to recruit and mentor youth from underserved communities as they pursue careers in the fire service.  Captain Kelliher is also a founding member and board member of the Women’s Fire League.