As the third-largest city in Los Angeles County, Glendale encompasses an area of 30.59 square miles and is home to 193,652 r...esidents. In 2012, the Glendale Fire Department responded to well over 16,000 incidents within the city and in other nearby jurisdictions - about 45 incidents per day. An incident may be as simple as responding to a false alarm in a commercial building or as complex as...