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Due to anticipated weather conditions, residents in the all the burn areas of Los Angeles County are told to evacuate. Effective February 9, 2010 evacuation orders are in effect for 541 homes on the hillsides of La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Acton, telling residents to be out by 10 a.m.
Effected resident address are availble on the CARE website.
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 The Coordinated Agency Recovery Effort website has been setup to assist residents affected in the fire-damaged areas. The C.A.R.E. programs website offers general Fire Disaster Information, including tips on mudflow protection and sandbag distribution locations. Please, click on the Logo to the left to visit the site for Latest Information about the current LA County Rain Storm.
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January 27, 2010 – The Los Angeles County Fire Department is pleased to announce the return of its Urban Search and Rescue team, California Task Force 2, to Los Angeles. The team completes a 14-day deployment to Haiti where they assisted USAID with rescue and recovery efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake. |
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The County has graciously published a special memorial edition of the County DIGEST to pay tribute to the heroism of fallen Los Angeles County Fire Captain Tedmund “Ted” Hall and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones. Click here to view the publication.
There have been three accounts opened to benefit the families of Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones. Click here to learn more. |
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As members of California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2) returned from their deployment to Haiti to family, friends and other supporters at the Pacoima staging facility, a second CA-TF2 team, known as the Haiti 2 Rapid Response Force (RRF), had already received mobilization orders and was preparing to deploy to Haiti the following day for contingency operations
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The first of two quints currently being manufactured for our Department by Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) is nearing completion. Last week, Fire Fighter Specialist Mark Moser, Fire Captain Steve Bartram, Senior Fire Equipment Mechanic Chad Idol and Fire Equipment Mechanic John Lacy braved frigid temperatures in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, to conduct the third of four performance inspections at the KME plant.
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Rapid distribution of information to key leaders and a common knowledge of the local area hazards played a key role in the recent water rescue by LACoFD Lifeguard...
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Fire Fighter Paramedic Curtis Stohr of Fire Station 47 was honored as Temple City’s 2009 Firefighter of the Year during an awards presentation by Mayor Fernando Vizcarra at the City Council meeting on February 2.
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Many off-duty LACoFD personnel are expected to “take the Polar Plunge” on Saturday, February 27 at Zuma Beach Lifeguard Tower 9, along with 100 other participants, to benefit L.A. area athletes involved in Special Olympics of Southern California.
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A really long title for this article might be: “How to Load a Portable Canvas Tank with Water and then Eject the Water Onto a Distant Grass Fire Using a Small Portable Gasoline-Driven Pump.”
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Contractors State License Board Issues Statewide Consumer Alert Regarding Fire Protection Equipment Scam
Go to Fire prevention page for more info. |
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