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Rams to hold NFL Draft headquarters from Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations

By Jourdan Rodrigue
April 17, 2025



The Los Angeles Rams will hold their 2025 draft operations at a Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations hangar in Van Nuys, California, the team announced Thursday.

LAFD’s Air Operations division will remain fully functional during the three days of the draft that the Rams, led by general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay, will take residence. Snead and McVay will work from a room within the LAFD Air Operations, while the hangar will serve as space for the team’s coaches, scouts, team personnel and on-site media. This marks the first time in NFL history that a team will hold its draft headquarters from a fire station.

Each year since 2020, the Rams have deployed their draft out of lavish private or mixed-use residences around the Los Angeles area. The entire team, including coaches and support staff, scouts and executives moves to that site for three days.

In the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires that devastated the region this winter, the Rams changed course to feature the LAFD. The Air Operations division of the LAFD played a crucial role in the emergency response efforts around the wildfires in the Los Angeles region.

“Drafting from LAFD Air Operations is a powerful reminder of what it means to represent Los Angeles,” said Rams president Kevin Demoff. “Since the wildfires devastated our region in January, we have looked to bring LA together to help with the recovery efforts, raise the spirits of those impacted, and shine a light on our first responders.

“We are humbled to partner with LAFD during one of the NFL’s biggest moments to express gratitude for those who risk their lives daily to protect our city.”

The Rams will also renovate the LAFD Air Operations recreation room in tandem with their ongoing efforts in the community following the fires. McVay, Snead and Demoff will also host a group of first responders from across the region for a “chalk talk” before Day 2 of the draft begins on Friday, April 25. So far, the Rams have donated $2 million in wildfire relief funding including a $1 million donation from the Kroenke Family Foundation and team owner Stan Kroenke.

[actionjack]

RAMS drafting at LAFD, cool gesture

[Elvis]

RAMS drafting at LAFD, cool gesture

Indeed, so cool, decided to make it its own thread...

[ramsman34]

Dammit. I didn’t see your post before I put mine up. It’s comin down now. Lmao.

[ramsman34]

The Rams are simply the coolest team in the league.

https://www.therams.com/video/zillow-dr ... -home-base

[Dare]

Props to Kroenke, Snead and McVay for making sure the Rams are inclusive of the LA communities. Great gesture. I remember when that was an air national guard base. I had a friend stationed there and went there to see about joining the air national guard back in the 70s. I remember watching my friend work on an engine change of an F86 Sabre.

That is the difference between the Rams upper management vs the rest of the NFL. All the teams say the words, but Kroenke puts his money where his mouth is. Share the spotlight on one of the NFL's biggest events.

So much for Jerry Jones "America's Team" which was simply a stupid slogan which I always hated.

[Rams1PlateSince1976]

Nice Move!!!

[Elvis]

[actionjack]

as usual badass

[Elvis]