To help City of Los Angeles residents prepare for rainstorm needs, the Los Angeles Fire Department provides free ready-to-fill sandbags year-round at all Neighborhood Fire Stations, with sand* also available for free at select locations, as seasonal conditions warrant.

* Sand may be desirable, but local soil can also be used to effectively fill sandbags.

Properly filled and placed sandbags are best used to divert (rather than dam) moving water, redirecting storm and debris flow away from property improvements. Sandbagging and flood control is a labor intensive process that can lead to injury. Please follow important safety guidelines and consider hiring a licensed contractor for any large or special needs.

While LAFD is pleased to provide sand - and up to 25 free sandbags per household, the Department is not able to fill, deliver, install or remove sandbags.

Those who may require additional sand, sandbags and supplies may wish to contact a local home improvement store or building supply center, many of which will deliver flood preparedness and debris control aids directly to where they are needed.

Free ready-to-fill sandbags are available year-round at all LAFD Fire Stations, which can be found on an interactive map.

As seasonal conditions warrant. free SAND may also made available at the City of Los Angeles locations listed below:

• Arleta - Fire Station 7, 14630 Plummer Street
• Arts District / Chinatown / Downtown (east) - Fire Station 4, 450 East Temple Street
• Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw District - Fire Station 94, 4470 Coliseum Street
• Bel Air / Beverly Glen (south) - Fire Station 71, 107 South Beverly Glen Boulevard
• Beverly Crest / Coldwater Canyon - Fire Station 108, 12520 Mulholland Drive
• Beverly Glen (north) / Benedict Canyon - Fire Station 99, 14145 Mulholland Drive
• Brentwood / Mandeville Canyon - Fire Station 19, 12229 West Sunset Boulevard
• Civic Center / Downtown (west) - Fire Station 3, 108 North Fremont Avenue
• Cypress Park / Mt. Washington - Fire Station 44, 1410 Cypress Avenue
• Eagle Rock - Council District 14 Office, 2035 Colorado Boulevard
• Encino Hills - Fire Station 109, 16500 Mulholland Drive
• Granada Hills - Knollwood Country Club, 12040 Balboa Boulevard (parking lot south of Fire Station 18). Bags at Fire Station.
• Harbor City (north) - Normandie Recreation Center, 22400 South Normandie Avenue (corner parking lot 225th Street and Halldale Avenue)
• Harbor City (south) - Harbor City Recreation Center, 24801 Frampton Avenue
• Hollywood - Fire Station 27, 1327 North Cole Avenue
• Hollywood / Hollywood Hills (east) - Fire Station 82, 5769 West Hollywood Boulevard
• Hollywood / Hollywood Hills (west) - Fire Station 41, 1439 North Gardner Avenue
• Laurel Canyon / Mulholland - Fire Station 97, 8021 Mulholland Drive
• Los Feliz - Fire Station 35, 1601 Hillhurst Avenue
• Northridge - Fire Station 70, 9861 Reseda Boulevard
• Pacific Palisades - Fire Station 23, 17281 Sunset Boulevard
• Palms - Fire Station 43, 3690 Motor Avenue
• Pico-Union - Fire Station 13, 2401 W Pico Boulevard
• Porter Ranch - Fire Station 28, 11641 Corbin Avenue
• San Pedro - Peck Park, 560 North Western Avenue (east of the Recreation Center)
• San Pedro - Fire Station 48, 1601 South Grand Avenue
• Sherman Oaks - Fire Station 88, 5101 North Sepulveda Boulevard
• Silver Lake - Fire Station 56, 2759 Rowena Avenue
• South Los Angeles / Historic South Central - Fire Station 21, 1192 East 51st Street
• South Los Angeles / Watts - Fire Station 64, 10811 South Main Street
• Studio City (east) / Toluca Lake - Fire Station 86, 4305 Vineland Avenue
• Studio City (west) / Valley Village - Fire Station 78, 4041 Whitsett Avenue
• Sunland / Shadow Hills - Fire Station 24, 9411 Wentworth Street
• Sunland / Tujunga - Fire Station 74, 7777 Foothill Boulevard
• Sun Valley / La Tuna Canyon - Fire Station 77, 9224 Sunland Boulevard
• Sylmar - Sylmar Recreation Center, adjacent to Fire Station 91, 14430 Polk Street. Bags at Fire Station
• Westchester / LAX Area - Fire Station 5, 8900 South Emerson Avenue
• West Hills - Fire Station 106, 23004 Roscoe Boulevard
• Wilmington - Banning Recreation Center, 1331 Eubank Street (in the parking lot near PCH)
• Woodland Hills - Fire Station 84, 21050 Burbank Boulevard

Those living outside the City of Los Angeles can find Los Angeles County Fire Department sand and sandbag locations by clicking here.