The Liberty City Fire Department (LCFD, also acronymed as Fire Department of Liberty City "FDLC") is a fire department appearing in the Liberty City-based games, including:

• Grand Theft Auto 1
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto Advance
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

GTA 1

Whilst unnamed in Grand Theft Auto 1, the game's rendition of Liberty City spawns a Fire Truck model that is also shared with those appearing in Vice City. Obviously, its dual use in two different cities means the Fire Truck lacks any proper label designating the vehicle as belonging to any specific Fire Department (i.e. the "FDLC" initials), unlike the San Andreas Fire Truck, featuring only a "FIRE" label on the roof.

As are other Emergency Services in the game, Liberty City's Fire Trucks only arrives at the scene of emergencies; specifically, where multiple vehicles are destroyed in explosions and are burning as a result.

GTA III — GTA Liberty City Stories

Like other emergency services in Liberty City, LCFD crews will arrive in a scene where fire from a player's Molotov cocktail or flamethrower, or burning wrecks are raging, attempting to put the flames out using their Fire Truck's powerful decked-mounted water cannon. Players can easily commandeer the LCFD's fire trucks to perform "Firefighter" side missions.

The Liberty City Fire Department has three stations, one located on each island. Fire trucks can usually be found parked outside each of the three stations. The stations' locations are as follows:

• Harwood, Portland Island
• Belleville Park, Staunton Island
• Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale

In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, there are two fire trucks located outside the Staunton Island Fire Station. After completion of the mission Karmageddon for Ned Burner, entering the fire truck to the left (the player see in the game) will trigger the Karmageddon side mission. Completion of this will unlock a Molotov Cocktail spawn behind the fire station.

The FDLC in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories has several mottos, which can be spotted on the side of many firetrucks, these mottos include "Putting out since 1872" and "Don't burn in silence... dial 911".

The LCFD in GTA III is also implied to have an Air Division due to the presence of helicopters bearing the LCFD livery at Francis International Airport, but they are never seen using them.

Early pre-release screenshot of an FDLC fire truck extinguishing a fire. Note the yellow firefighting uniform. An FDLC fire fighter in GTA III. A Fire Truck in GTA III. Harwood, Portland branch, GTA III. Belleville Park, Staunton branch, GTA III. Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale branch, GTA III. A Fire Truck in GTA Advance. A "Firetruck" in GTA Liberty City Stories. The Harwood fire station, GTA LCS. LCFD rescue heli Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars

Like in previous games, the Fire Department of Liberty City (FDLC) operates Fire Trucks in their service, and has several stations through out all of Liberty City and Alderney. The motto of the FDLC is "Feel The Burn"; this can be seen in fire houses as well as on all of the FDLC's apparatus.

Unlike previous renditions of fire departments, the GTA IV rendition of the FDLC is less responsive towards fire. They do not automatically rush to blazes, and can only be called in using the player's "911" mobile phone call. However, even if there is a fire and the player calls them, they will ignore it and leave after a few seconds. One of the only notable times the FDLC will respond to a fire is the mission "Rigged to Blow".

Overall the firefighters seem to have gotten an overhaul since GTA III, the firefighters now wear full turn out gear (resembles MorningPride gear as per to resemble FDNY), wear Air Packs (it looks like the Scott 4.5 model) and have helmets with patches that say ENGINE 69, also some gear is hung on racks, either to dry off or for firefighters who are not working.

In total, there are at least eight functional Fire Stations scattered all over Liberty City in GTA IV (fire stations in Alderney are not present in GTA: Chinatown Wars, since Alderney is not featured in the game):

List of Fire Stations in GTA IV

• Dillion Street, Rotterdam Hill, Broker, - Broker Fire Station
• Francis International Airport, Dukes. - Francis International Airport Fire Station
• Worm Street, Northern Gardens, Bohan, - Bohan Fire Station
• Exeter Avenue, Northwood, Algonquin. Between Boleyn St. - Northwood Fire Station
• Frankfort Avenue, Westminster, Algonquin, also known as "Engine 47" (unmarked on map). - Westminster Fire Station
• Privateer Road, Fishmarket South, Algonquin. - Fishmarket South Fire Station
• Vitullo Avenue, Berchem, Alderney, also known as "Ladder Company No. 1" and "Engine Company No. 2". - Berchem Fire Department
• Hardtack Avenue, Tudor, Alderney. - Tudor Fire Station

Note that in GTA IV, the only Fire Stations that have a parked fire truck outside the station are the ones in Bohan, Algonquin (with the exception of the Westminster Fire Station) and Alderney.

FDLC firefighters in GTA IV. FDLC firefighters with a fire "chief" in GTA IV. An FDLC "chief" in GTA IV, as viewed in a model viewer. A Fire Truck in GTA IV. Rotterdam Hill, Broker branch, in GTA IV. Francis International Airport, Dukes branch, GTA IV. Northern Gardens, Bohan branch, GTA IV. Northwood, Algonquin branch, GTA IV. Westminster, Algonquin branch, GTA IV. Fishmarket South, Algonquin branch, GTA IV. Berchem, Alderney branch, GTA IV. Tudor, Alderney branch, GTA IV. A Fire Truck in GTA Chinatown Wars. Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

Trivia

• In TBOGT, when at the Fire Department on Worm Street, if the player gets the police on them, the security guards from The Triangle Strip Club will come running in with the police, although they are unarmed and can easily be killed.
• Unlike real firefighters, their protective gear is not fire proof, for example, if a molotov cocktail is thrown at them, they will be burned and thus killed or critically wounded by the extent of their burns.

See also

• Vice City Fire Department
• San Andreas Fire Department