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Bids opened to establish 9-1-1 number. It appears now that January 1984 is the target date for making the number operational in the county.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 5, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 5, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1517AN
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9-1-1 emergency number passed first real test when high winds and fires hit area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1984
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1984
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1524AN
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Soon dialing for emergency help will be complete in one easy step. Dialing 9-1-1 will give you a direct connection with police, fire or medical aid.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1521AN
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Residents adjusting to three little numbers 9-1-1

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1984
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p. A-1
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1523AN
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Photograph of Mayor Don Pellegrino, Fire Chief Jerry Gardner, Arcadia Police Department Capt. Gordon Schneiders going over plans of new emergency dispatch and 9-1-1 communications center during groundbreaking ceremonies held last week.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1983
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1983
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1520AN
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Council to take up awarding of contracts for a dispatch center, radio equipment and supportive communications equipment know as 9-1-1.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1518AN
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Groundbreaking for Fire Department's new dispatch center tentatively set for February 21. Includes 9-1-1 communications center.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 17, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1519AN
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As the United States goes to war with Iraq and the threat of retaliatory terrorist attacks raised the national threat level to High Risk Orange, the cities of Monrovia and Arcadia are prepared for the worst. City officials are talking about emergency response. The city has developed the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), where representatives from all city departments can gather to organize and respond to any emergency.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Emergency response
Iraq War (2003 - ?)
Terrorist attacks
Item ID
31356AN
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Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
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Arcadia Fire Department received Fire Engine No. 343 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES). The number is significant and it has been specially dedicated by the state to the memory of the 343 New York City firefighters who died on September 11, 2001.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fire engines - fire trucks
Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
31398AN
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Emergency response officials from around Los Angeles County gathered at the Arboretum for a workshop on disaster preparedness, especially to prepare for the outbreak of a pandemic flu.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2008
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Emergency training
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Pandemic flu
Item ID
31440AN
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Methodist Hospital expects an increase in the number of emergency patients using its facilities because of the closure of the emergency room at Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2004
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Santa Teresita Hospital
Item ID
27575AN
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The Community Hotline, a 24-hour, seven-day-a week emergency crisis intervention telephone service, is primarily for adolescents and young adults in Arcadia and neighboring communities. The problems it deals with are mainly drug and alcohol related. Executive director is the Rev. Bob Johnson, youth minister of the Arcadia Presbyterian Church. The number to call is 574-0600.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Hotline
Item ID
1250AN
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The Arcadia Police Department's non-emergency business telephone numbers have been changed to the following: Front desk, 570-5150; Administrative offices, 574-5178; Investigation division, 574-5160. The change is due to the switch to Pacific Bell Centrex System which gives priority to emergency services in the event of an emergency.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2205AN
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Concerned horse owners will make an effort to get the Arcadia City Council to extend an emergency moratorium, stopping any new subdivision in their area until a petition they presented to the council can be considered.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1322AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital staff have a drill to practice responding to a dirty bomb detonation, imagining a scenario in which terrorists explode a bomb with radioactive material at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Disaster drills
Emergency response
Item ID
31961AN
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Cities of Pasadena, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, and Monrovia are seeking funding for fire training from the federal government (FEMA). They want to establish a training facility on federal property in Arcadia near the 210 Freeway and Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Item ID
33493AN
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Arcadia Methodist joins other area hospitals in using Lifeline emergency service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1984
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1984
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1788AN
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Heavy rains triggered a mudslide along Santa Anita Canyon Road, blocking access to the Angeles National Forest and prompting city officials Thursday to declare a local emergency. Recent storm-related problems caused an estimated $1 million in damage to private and public property.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mudslides
Angeles National Forest
Item ID
29548AN
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A number of Arcadia Neighborhood Watch groups have planned get-togethers and block parties for August 9. As many as 50 such gatherings are anticipated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighborhood Watch
Item ID
2011AN
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