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24 hours with skid row’s firefighters

One of the busiest fire stations in the nation, L.A. Fire Station No. 9 logged nearly 22,800 emergency calls last year across just 1.28 square miles.

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Ian Moore prepares his gear at skid row’s Fire Station No. 9 in downtown Los Angeles, one of the busiest fire stations in the nation. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A homeless man sleeps outside L.A. City Fire Department Station 9, the busiest station in the country.

A homeless man sleeps outside Fire Station No. 9 on L.A.’s skid row. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-A stabbing victim is treated by an L.A. City firefighter in Downtown Los Angeles. Station 9 is the busiest in the nation due to an increase of the homeless population. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

A stabbing victim is treated by an L.A. firefighter in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-A stabbing victim is treated by an L.A. City firefighter in Downtown Los Angeles. Station 9 is the busiest in the nation due to an increase of the homeless population. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

A firefighter treats a stabbing victim in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-L.A. City firefighters prepare to transport an overdose patient in Downtown Los Angeles. Station 9 is the busiest in the nation due to an increase of the homeless population. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. firefighters prepare to transport an overdose patient in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 19, 2019-A homeless man by goes by the name "Mango" cooks helps block 6th Street as a fire truck from backs into Station 9 in the Skid Row area of Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

A homeless man who goes by the name Mango helps block 6th Street as a firetruck backs into Station No. 9. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 19, 2019-A homeless man by goes by the name "Mango" cooks a turkey across the street from Station 9 in the Skid Row area of Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

A homeless man who goes by the name Mango cooks a turkey across the street from Fire Station No. 9, where he has set up his tent. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-L.A. City firefighters prepare for a drill as a man watches along 5th street in Downtown Los Angeles. Station 9 is the busiest in the nation due to an increase of the homeless population. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. firefighters prepare for a training exercise as a man watches along 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-L.A. City firefighters from Station 9 treat a victim along 6th street in Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. firefighters from Station No. 9 treat a patient on skid row early in the morning in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 31, 2019-L.A. City firefighter Ian Soriano removes an exhaust pipe from engine 209 at Station 9 after it broke in Downtown Los Angeles. With the help of other firefighters the pipe was temporarily fixed. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. firefighter Ian Soriano removes an exhaust pipe from Engine 209 at Station No. 9 after it broke. With the help of other firefighters, the pipe was temporarily fixed. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-At 9:43 pm, Tony Navarro checks his phone in the sleeping quarters at Statuon 9 as other L.A. City firefighters run calls in Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Tony Navarro checks his phone in the sleeping quarters at Fire Station No. 9. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 31, 2019-L.A. City firefighter Jake Gonzalez wipes a truck down in between calls at Station 9 in Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. firefighter Jake Gonzalez wipes down a truck in between calls at Station No. 9. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 30, 2019-An L.A. City firefighter removes his turnouts st Station 9 after returning from a call late into the night in Downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

An L.A. firefighter takes off his gear at Station No. 9 after returning from a late-night call in downtown Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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24 hours with skid row’s firefighters

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