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The Arcadia and Monrovia fire departments have merged dispatch services, earning Arcadia $60,000 the first year and $80,000 a year in subsequent years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
178AN
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Arcadia High School is the only school in the country to offer a class in race track management. Requirements to take the course are stiff. The aim of the class is to expose interested seniors to executive management techniques.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3039
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2961AN
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Fire Chief Gene Mahoney, with City Council approval, is instituting an apprentice fireman program, in which the men will take training classes at PCC while actually employees of the Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1570
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1569AN
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Arcadia Fire Department responded to a $40,000 structure fire in the 200 block of E. Haven Avenue in Arcadia. No one was injured. It was a single-story single-family dwelling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32681
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 15, 2011
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 15, 2011
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fires
Item ID
32878AN
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The Los Angeles County Department of Health gave H.O.Y. a high rating for the services it has rendered.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1855
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
H.O.Y. (Help Our Youth)
Item ID
1854AN
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After just 16 months, Fire Chief Ken Lavoie said Wednesday that he will retire from the Fire Department May 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12828AN
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Report on the case of Fire Department member Richard Defer, who was originally awarded a sum of $11,000 in Worker's Compensation benefits as the result of a softball game injury. The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board overturned the decision as it was not a city-sponsored game.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1591
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Defer, Richard
Item ID
1590AN
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The new 11,700 square foot fire station in West Arcadia will house three separate areas for dormitories and locker and dressing rooms, making recruitment of female firefighters easier.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper121
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Fire Station
Item ID
121AN
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Due to budget cuts, The Arcadia Fire Department will be evaluating whether services should be turned over to the county.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25893
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 1997
October 16, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 1997
October 16, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Department
Budget
Item ID
26093AN
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Arcadia Unified School District's First Avenue Middle School music teacher Michael Danielson is one of only 16 teachers to be recognized as a 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Danielson, Michael
First Avenue Middle School
Teachers
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Dr. Jack Wainschel, one of the few experts in the U.S. on snake and venomous insect bites, resigned from the staff of the Methodist Hospital because the hospital requires him to carry malpractice insurance which he claims is too high.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1756
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Wainschel, Jack
Item ID
1755AN
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The City Council has decided not to go to the public to study the possibility of scrapping its Fire Department in favor of county services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10705
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire Department
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
10632AN
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David Park, 17, a senior at Arcadia High School, is one of only 6 San Gabriel Valley students to receive a $2000 National Merit Scholarship, on of 1800 nationwide winners. Park is one of only 2 students in California to also be honored in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, where he is one of 500 national finalists competing for 141 scholar awards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2132
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Park, David
Item ID
2114AN
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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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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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On October 25, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire with multiple explosions in the 1400 block of S. Mayflower Avenue. The flames engulfed a detached 4-car garage behind a single family home. The fire appears to be accidental. Estimated loss is $150,000 including two vehicles. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32618
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
32816AN
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Arcadia Paramedics have been asked to assist in field training of paramedic trainees from PCC. The Fire Chief said that there is great reluctance to do so, but agreed that Arcadia Paramedics received their training from Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Fire Departments and should repay this service by helping new trainees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1569
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1568AN
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Facing expulsion from Arcadia High School for striking another student with a metal pipe, 16-year old Jason Bingham testified at a school district hearing that he used the weapon only to defend himself. The three-member panel sent its recommendation to the school board, which will make a decision in the matter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12295
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 1998
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 1998
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Bingham, Jason
Item ID
12507AN
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Arcadia High School cross country runner Phillip Rocha receives most prestigious award in high school sports, the Gatorade Runner of the Year. He is the fastest runner in the country.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34435
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 28, 2016
Pages
p. 27
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 28, 2016
Pages
p. 27
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Rocha, Phillip
Item ID
34627AN
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Summary of services performed for the community in addition to fire fighting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1568
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1567AN
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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
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