Since Hurricane Hilary’s passage into southern California was announced, authorities have been warning residents to exercise caution and stay home if there is no need to go out next Sunday and Monday.
The hurricane has reached a Category 4 rating on the west Pacific coast near Mexico and has dumped several inches of rain and flooding in its path.
When it reaches Southern California, the hurricane is forecast to become a tropical storm, but even so, this system is expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of water and up to 10 inches in isolated areas in different parts of Southern California, including the mountains.
Due to expected rains, the Los Angeles Fire Department provides sandbags year-round, and in some seasons sand is also available.
Remember that sandbags are primarily for diverting (rather than damming) moving water, redirecting storm flow and debris away from property improvements.
Hurricane Hillary
Rain forecast from 1 to 5 days
The Fire Department may issue up to 25 empty sandbags per household, but the department will not be able to fill, deliver, install, or remove the sandbags.
Empty sand bags are available at all Los Angeles fire stations. Beam click here to view the map of these station locations.
These are the stations that provide sand to fill the sandbags. Enter here to see the complete list.
- 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
- El Sereno / Lincoln Heights – across the street from Fire Station 47, 4575 Huntington Dr South. Bags at Fire Station.
- 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
- Northridge – Fire Station 70, 9861 Reseda Boulevard
- Pacific Palisades – Fire Station 23, 17281 Sunset Boulevard
- Palms – Fire Station 43, 3690 Motor Avenue
- Porter Ranch – Fire Station 28, 11641 Corbin Avenue
- San Pedro – Peck Park, 560 North Western Avenue (east of the Recreation Center)
- Sherman Oaks – Fire Station 88, 5101 North Sepulveda Boulevard
- 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 – Council District 7 Office, 7747 Foothill Boulevard (at the rear). Bags at adjacent Fire Station
- 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
For people who live outside of the City of Los Angeles, enter here to find the nearest station.
You can also report an emergency in Los Angeles by calling or texting 911. For situations not considered an emergency, you can call 311.
To report outages contact LADWP here or call 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397).
