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LACoFD USAR Team Completes International Evaluation

May 23, 2012

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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Air Force Reservists, National Guard, Fly to Fight Wildfires with Forest Service

May 20, 2012

Flying C-130 Hercules aircraft and equipped with roll-on Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) which dispense retardant, U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard crews have been training around the country to help suppress wildfires this season. The highly specialized, critical training requires sighting and flying with a Forest Service lead aircraft, flying at

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L.A. City Fire’s Response Time ‘Below National Standard’

May 18, 2012

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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El Segundo Votes to Keep City Fire Department

May 16, 2012

Almost 2,700 El Segundo residents turned out to cast their votes on April 10 against Measure P in a resounding move to keep the fire services local. They decided not to dismantle the City of El Segundo Fire Department, formed in 1917, and consolidate its services into the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles

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Costa Mesa to Keep Fire Department, Won’t Outsource

April 19, 2012

The city of Costa Mesa has voted to keep its fire department instead of contracting services with Orange County. In a unanimous vote late Tuesday night, the council rescinded layoff notices to 87 firefighters, effectively canceling a proposal to use the Orange County Fire Authority, the Daily Pilot reported. Under that plan, the county was

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LAFD Receives Third AW-139

April 13, 2012

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has taken delivery of its third AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopter. After a cross county flight from the AgustaWestland plant in Philadelphia, Pa, the aircraft, “Fire 2,” will give the LAFD additional firefighting and rescue capability. The new aircraft was delivered with an EMS-equipped cabin, Goodrich external hoists and specialized rescue

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San Diego’s New Mobile Communication Centers

April 2, 2012

San Diego Gas & Electric rolled out two mobile command centers and three satellite communications systems Monday to be used for emergencies like earthquakes or widespread power outages. The new equipment has up-to-date technology to help maintain communications in emergency situations, when traditional methods are unavailable, to help company officials manage a crisis, according to

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Encinitas Fire Department Wins Grant for New Radios

February 3, 2012

The Department of Homeland Security awarded the Encinitas Fire Department the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $126,709 to purchase 44 portable, mobile and base station radios. Receiving this grant enables the department to upgrade current communications equipment to meet the standards of Project 25. San Diego and Imperial Counties are preparing to

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OCFA May Absorb Santa Ana Fire Department

February 3, 2012

The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) board approved a proposed contract which would see OCFA absorb 192 Santa Ana firefighters. The proposed contract now goes back to the Santa Ana City Council for final review on February 6th. If approved it would save Santa Ana about $10 million annually, and could take effect as early

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Riverside County to Roll Out New Radio System in 2012

February 3, 2012

Riverside County officials say they will roll out a $148 million radio system by year’s end that will greatly improve communications for sheriff’s deputies, and to a lesser extent for firefighters. “This is a great leap forward for the county,” Supervisor Bob Buster said Tuesday, during a progress report to the Board of Supervisors. “And

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