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Arcadia has a new emergency notification system called Alert Arcadia. Anyone can sign up to receive messages via phone voice mail, e-mail, and/or text.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33547
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2013
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2013
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Communications
Emergency systems
Item ID
33742AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31160
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia stresses emergency preparedness ACTION. ACTION stands for Arcadians Caring Together Improves Our Neighborhoods. The purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Program is to prepare and respond effectively to major emergencies by establishing and maintaining an emergency management system which coordinates preparedness, response and recovery phases for natural and technological disasters and national security emergencies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34175
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Emergency Preparedness Program
Item ID
34369AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31203
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2008
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia declares fiscal emergency. Budget cuts may hurt city services. After an analysis of expenditures and revenues, Arcadia City Council adopted Resolution 7242 and declared a fiscal emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35398
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Budget
Fiscal emergency
Item ID
35590AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia officials urge residents to report wind damage from the overnight windstorm that hit on November 30 and December 1, to help with efforts to receive state and federal emergency assistance. Damages in the city may reach the millions of dollars. Residents are asked to report their storm-related costs to the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, 211a.org or by calling 211.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32696
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 19, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 19, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32893AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia wants you to be prepared for any disaster or emergency. September is National Preparedness Month. Every household should have a disaster kit (food, water, medications, flashlight, and a multi-tool).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34672
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Emergency preparedness-disasters
Spriggs, Barry
Item ID
34864AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2008
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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State official views damage caused by last week's windstorm. California Emergency Management Agency's acting secretary Mike J. E. Dayton toured 8 San Gabriel Valley cities that were hardest hit, including Altadena, Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Temple City, San Gabriel and Alhambra, to assess the damage. He will determine whether state or federal assistance may be applicable.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32768
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)
Dayton, Mike J. E.
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32965AN
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Newspaper Index
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FEMA to deliver disaster preparedness to Arcadia area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33849
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2014
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2014
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)
Item ID
34043AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students are doing well on the high school exit examinations. 89% of 10th graders taking the math exam passed and 88% passed the English exam. Comparison of test scores with Monrovia, Pasadena, and Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30587
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Examinations
Test Scores
Item ID
30775AN
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Newspaper Index
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The windstorm that hit San Gabriel Valley on November 30-December 1 leaves lessons. Utilities and city officials study what went wrong to be better prepared in future emergencies and disasters. Southern California Edison (SCE) restored power to the last of its 433,925 customers by Thursday--one week after the storm--and is now the subject of public criticism and a probe by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for "prolonged power outages." Crews in Pasadena and surrounding cities are still clearing the streets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32703
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32900AN
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Newspaper Index
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Power still out in parts of Pasadena. The California Emergency Management Agency's acting secretary Mike Dayton is touring the cities most impacted by the windstorm. His visit is considered a precursor to a state declaration of emergency, which would pave the way for state and federal assistance. Arcadia City Manager Don Penman said damage to public buildings and recovery efforts are expected to top $2 million, and that damage to private property could run several million more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32769
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)
Dayton, Mike J. E.
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32966AN
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Newspaper Index
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Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) has proposed legislation to improve emergency and disaster preparedness by California's public utilities. Recent windstorm disaster highlighted the need to be better prepared.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
California Public Utilities Commission
Disasters
Electricity
Emergency preparedness
Portantino, Anthony
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32946AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27376
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Santa Teresita Hospital
Item ID
27575AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Edison is scrambling to restore electricity to the Live Oak Avenue area affected by the Santa Ana winds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24845
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Ana Winds
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
25041AN
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Newspaper Index
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Wind-swept cities slowly recover from a severe windstorm that blew through the San Gabriel Valley early Thursday morning. Arcadia was hit hard and "city crews and contracts are continuing to work hard to clean roadways," said Arcadia police Lieutenant Tom Leveque. Road closures that remained in effect in Arcadia on Friday morning included: westbound Colorado Street at Santa Anita Avenue; westbound Camino Real Avenue at El Monte Avenue; Longden Avenue between El Monte Avenue and Holly Avenue; Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive; the 200 block of W. Leroy Street; the 1100 block of S. Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32705
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Disasters
Emergencies
Street closures
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32902AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Strong winds caused power outages for Southern California Edison customers in Arcadia, Monrovia, and South Pasadena yesterday. The San Gabriel Valley area is expected to have winds from 20-40 mph today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Weather
Winds
Item ID
31963AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33296
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 19, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Item ID
33493AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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