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The Ortco Company has been awarded a contract for $81,260.50 to replace and rehabilitate playground equipment at Newcastle Park and Camino Grove Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 26, 2003

Pages: p. 21

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 26, 2003

Pages: p. 21

Subjects: Ortco Company; Parks; Playground equipment

Item ID: 31779AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to spend $184,682 to buy an urban search and rescue truck and $64,408 on 100 ballistic vests for the Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 10, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 10, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department - equipment - search and rescue truck; Arcadia Police Department - equipment - bullet proof vests

Item ID: 31824AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Department has acquired a thermal imaging camera. It picks up heat to help locate persons who may be unconscious or hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29141

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 5, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 5, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Thermal Imaging Camera; Equipment; Firefighting

Item ID: 29326AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Investigators have concluded that the failure of a pump on a fire engine was likely caused by a mechanical and/or design defect. The failure occurred on July 4 at a car accident scene where David Contreras died. Chief Dave Lugo may pursue litigation with manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Fire Apparatus. See related story, Arcadia Weekly, July 11, 2002, p. 8 and Arcadia Weekly, July 18, 2002, p. 1.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Contreras, David; Fire engines; Fire equipment; Kovatch Mobile Fire Apparatus; Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 30848AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

All the judges in Los Angeles County are in the process of voting on whether or not to consolidate the municipal and superior courts. Their decision would affect the local Santa Anita Municipal Court District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27167

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Courts - Santa Anita Municipal Court

Item ID: 27365AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A contract has been awarded to E.C. Construction to do storm and debris control work to prevent fires.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 28, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 28, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires

Item ID: 27969AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city has taken a second pumper truck out of service following a July 4 incident in which a water pump failed to engage on a fire truck. The two engines that malfunctioned were bought from Kovatch Mobile Equipment Fire Apparatus. David Contreras died in the July 4 incident. See related story, Arcadia Weekly, July 11, 2002, p. 8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30483

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 18, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 18, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Contreras, David; Fire engines; Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 30670AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Automated external defibrillators have been installed on fire units.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 22, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 22, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Defibrillators; Fire engines; Fire trucks

Item ID: 30701AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council has agreed to create new positions for deputy fire chief and fire division chief in the fire department. The salary range is $93,000-116,000 for the deputy fire chief and $85,000-105,000 for the fire division chief.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30677

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 14, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 14, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Jobs; Salaries

Item ID: 30865AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Chief Pete Bonano has resigned to become fire chief for the city of Beverly Hills. January 1, 2002 will be his last day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33412

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 13, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 13, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 8

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department-Fire Chiefs; Bonano, Pete

Item ID: 33608AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's new fire chief David R. Lugo, Jr., runs the fire department with a budget of $7.2 million and a staff of 58.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30346

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Fire chief; Lugo, David R., Jr. - biography

Item ID: 30532AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fire Chief Peter Bonano discusses the December 27 fires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27166

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires

Item ID: 27364AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to issue citations for violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Gail Marshall honored William Barton and Arly Barton as citizens of the month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30581

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Awards - honors - recognitions; Barton, Arly; Barton, William; Uniform Fire Code

Item ID: 30769AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Hillside residents meet to discuss the fire-ravaged hillsides and problems that may occur with rain.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires

Item ID: 27369AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia has new fire chief--David R. Lugo, 49, from Rancho Cucamonga.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33219

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 4, 2002

Pages: p. 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 4, 2002

Pages: p. 11

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Chiefs; Lugo, David R. (biography)

Item ID: 33416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sparks thrown from a cutting torch ignited debris in a dorm structure causing a fire at Anoakia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 22, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 22, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Fires

Item ID: 27875AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will remodel the council chambers and conference room for $479,269. A contract was awarded to D.L. Kaufman Inc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30571

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Council chambers

Item ID: 30759AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The fatal fire that killed an Arcadia couple and seriously injured their six-year-old son remains under investigation. No names were released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27173

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 20, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 20, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires

Item ID: 27371AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27427

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 17, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 17, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires; Mudslides

Item ID: 27624AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An industrial fire at Altos Tire Company, on Longden Avenue, in Irwindale, near Monrovia and Arcadia, burned for more than 3 hours. Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department assisted. Arcadia firefighter Don Smith (photo) from Station 105, battles the fire atop one of the company's largest ladders.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33298

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 26, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 26, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 10

Subjects: Altos Tire Company; Fires; Smith, Don

Item ID: 33495AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Ortco Company has been awarded a contract for $81,260.50 to replace and rehabilitate playground equipment at Newcastle Park and Camino Grove Park.

Arcadia City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to spend $184,682 to buy an urban search and rescue truck and $64,408 on 100 ballistic vests for the Arcadia Police Department.

Arcadia Fire Department has acquired a thermal imaging camera. It picks up heat to help locate persons who may be unconscious or hiding.

All the judges in Los Angeles County are in the process of voting on whether or not to consolidate the municipal and superior courts. Their decision would affect the local Santa Anita Municipal Court District.

A contract has been awarded to E.C. Construction to do storm and debris control work to prevent fires.

Automated external defibrillators have been installed on fire units.

The Arcadia City Council has agreed to create new positions for deputy fire chief and fire division chief in the fire department. The salary range is $93,000-116,000 for the deputy fire chief and $85,000-105,000 for the fire division chief.

Arcadia Fire Chief Pete Bonano has resigned to become fire chief for the city of Beverly Hills. January 1, 2002 will be his last day.

Arcadia's new fire chief David R. Lugo, Jr., runs the fire department with a budget of $7.2 million and a staff of 58.

Fire Chief Peter Bonano discusses the December 27 fires.

The City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to issue citations for violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Gail Marshall honored William Barton and Arly Barton as citizens of the month.

Hillside residents meet to discuss the fire-ravaged hillsides and problems that may occur with rain.

Arcadia has new fire chief--David R. Lugo, 49, from Rancho Cucamonga.

Sparks thrown from a cutting torch ignited debris in a dorm structure causing a fire at Anoakia.

The Arcadia City Council will remodel the council chambers and conference room for $479,269. A contract was awarded to D.L. Kaufman Inc.

The fatal fire that killed an Arcadia couple and seriously injured their six-year-old son remains under investigation. No names were released.

After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.