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After less than two years as Arcadia Fire Chief, Kenneth Lavoie has announced that he will retire in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12614
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
February 27, 1998
Pages
p. B4
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
February 27, 1998
Pages
p. B4
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12827AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Chief Ken Lavoie announced yesterday that he will be retiring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12686
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12891AN
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Ken Lavoie left the City of Covina's fire department to accept the position of Chief of Arcadia's fire department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8030
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lavoie, Ken
Item ID
7990AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile on Ken Lavoie, who has been appointed the new Fire Chief, replacing retired Chief Gerald Gardner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25772
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Ken
Gardner, Gerald
Item ID
25972AN
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Arcadia has replaced Fire Chief Ken Lavoie with Jim Reed, on an interim basis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13992
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 21, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Reed, Jim
Fire Department
Item ID
14553AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department Chief Jerry Gardner has announced plans to retire on July 20 after 31 years with the department. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6594
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 11, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 11, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Gardner, Jerry R
Fire Department
Item ID
6407AN
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Seven firefighters were injured in Arcadia house fire on White Oak Drive. The Arcadia Fire Department (AFD) required assistance from Monrovia, Sierra Madre, El Monte, and Los Angeles County. Six from AFD were treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The seventh firefighter, from Sierra Madre Fire Department, remained hospitalized in stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena. The house sustained extensive loss. Nearby residents wondered if the AFD needed so much help from outside fire departments because of recent cuts to the AFD.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fires
Lavoie, Ken (Arcadia Fire Chief)
Item ID
32939AN
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Arcadia Fire Chief Jerry Gardner is retiring after 31 years with the Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Gardner, Jerry
Item ID
6070AN
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Fire Chief Michael Lang is leaving Arcadia Fire Department to be Fire Chief at Manhattan Beach. He was with Arcadia Fire Department for 21 years, including 5 as chief. He starts at Manhattan Beach Fire Department on June 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35976
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--employees
Lang, Michael
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Chen Suen becomes first Asian American fire chief in Arcadia. He takes over from Barry Spriggs who retired November 8, after 29 years of service. Suen is an Arcadia resident. He emigrated from Taiwan. He graduated from Arcadia High School, and attended Loyola Law School, UC Irvine, and Santa Ana College, before spending the last 18 years with Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36371
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Chiefs
Arcadia Fire Department
Asian-Americans
Spriggs, Barry
Suen, Chen
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Arcadia City Council on Wednesday called for a study on whether it should contract with Los Angeles County for its fire protection services. The decision came after a marathon 5 1/2 hour session on the budget that attracted more than 400 spectators.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10237
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Fire Department
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Budget
Item ID
10187AN
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The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
187AN
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Some evacuation orders lifted-Bobcat Fire. Sierra Madre and Arcadia residents okayed to return to their homes starting yesterday (Wednesday) at 4 PM. By Wednesday evening the fire had grown to 46,263 acres with containment still at 3%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35805
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Worker rescued after falling 22 feet into underground vault (hole). Firefighters rescued him at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Thursday. The man suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena according to Chen Suen, Deputy Fire Chief for Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36353
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Suen, Chen
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Former fire chief Jerry Gardner has been rehired two months into his retirement to supervise the completion of the library renovation project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7309
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 1996
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 1996
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Gardner, Gerald R.
Item ID
7198AN
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One found dead in apartment fire on Genoa Street near First Avenue on Sunday, April 7. Arcadia police Lieutenant Kollin Cieadlo said there were no signs of foul play so far. Charlie Tuggle, a battalion chief with Arcadia Fire Department estimated damages to the structure at $10,000 and $1,000 to the contents. Arcadia fire Captain Drew Pryor said the call came in at 9:18 P.M. and the bathroom of the apartment was on fire. By 9:37 P.M. the fire was out. The dead man's identity has not been released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36670
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2024
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2024
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Cieadlo, Kollin
Deaths
Pryor, Drew
Tuggle, Charlie
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Man hospitalized yesterday after explosion of possible illegal butane honey oil drug lab in a commercial building in Arcadia. At 2;23 PM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a fire in the 11700 block of Goldring Road and determined an explosion had happened and found a man inside. He was taken to the hospital due to the severity of his burns. Honey oil is described as a marijuana concentrate made by extracting THC from marijuana.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36155
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2022
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Fires
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
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Police Chief Neal Johnson, 59, will retire on December 31st after serving the city for 38 years. He plans to work for an international security management company and open an office for the firm in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Police
Johnson, Neal
Item ID
4142AN
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Monrovia will pay Arcadia $100,000 a year to have the Arcadia Fire Department dispatchers answer calls for the Monrovia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
173AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Fire Department has been questioned about the number of calls from neighboring cities. The different designations for calls received is explained.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25902
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 23, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 23, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
26102AN
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Newspaper Index
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