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L.A. City Fire’s Response Time ‘Below National Standard’
ByAdminThe time it takes 911 operators to dispatch L.A. city firefighters to emergencies has been getting substantially slower and has fallen below the national standard, it was reported today. A Los Angeles Times analysis of more than 1 million dispatches from the department’s database found that the Fire Department falls far short of the standard…
New Electric Motorcycles Patrolling the Streets of Burbank
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High Desert Public Safety Operations Center dedicated in Hesperia
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Fatal and Fiery End to CHP Pursuit in North Hills
ByAdminOne person was killed in a fiery crash at the end of a pursuit in North Hills, it was reported Friday morning, January 12, 2021. The crash occurred about 11:40 p.m. Thursday on the Roscoe Boulevard off-ramp from the northbound 405 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The suspect was killed, ABC7 reported, adding…
Santa Monica Fire Department Launches a Brand-New Type of Emergency Resource
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