LA Fire Department Battalion 4 visited the SCMA Meeting on July 10, 2013 and showed us his vehicle and demonstrated how the LAFD would respond to a major fire. Thanks to Battalion Chief Ed Bushman and EIT Firefighter Andy Vidovich for spending the time with us and answering numerous questions. EIT’s (Emergency Incident Technicians) are […]
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE 2), known internationally as USA-2, achieved its re-classification as an “International Heavy-USAR Team” after a rigorous evaluation by a team of multinational United Nations (UN) representatives this past weekend. In order to ensure the team meets the minimal emergency response standards
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The 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
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