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The cities of Arcadia, El Monte and Monrovia have requested $864,000 in federal funds to build a joint fire station and communications center

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1577
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1576AN
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Newspaper Index
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A plan for a joint fire dispatch center to serve the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Sierra Madre was unanimously voted down by the Arcadia City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1580
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1579AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, together with Monrovia, Sierra Madre and El Monte are studying a regional fire protection program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1576
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1575AN
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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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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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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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Flames continue north to homes. Residents evacuate as Bobcat Fire jumps Highway 2, tops mountain ridge, menaces Antelope Valley. The 50,539-acre fire which once primarily threatened San Gabriel Valley foothill communities after it started on September 6, jumped Highway 2 overnight and continues to spread north, putting Antelope Valley under an evacuation warning. Evacuation warnings were still in place for parts of Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, Bradbury, Sierra Madre, Pasadena, and Altadena, though evacuation orders in parts of Sierra Madre and Arcadia were lifted Wednesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Fire crews in the Angeles National Forest brace for Santa Ana winds. The Bobcat fire is burning in the San Gabriel Mountains. Residents of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, and Sierra Madre were told to prepare for possible evacuation. It has burned 4900 acres, north of Azusa,

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Bobcat Fire continues to wreak havoc. Nearly 24,000 acres burned above foothill communities, north of Monrovia, and still spreading out of control yesterday as firefighters contended with powerful winds. The fire has burned 23,890 acres of pristine forest lands. It was 6% contained. Evacuation warnings are still in effect in Monrovia, Arcadia, Azusa, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Pasadena, Altadena & Bradbury.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35801
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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A hillside fire in Sierra Madre threatened homes in Sierra Madre and Arcadia on Monday, Aug. 12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire
Item ID
24439AN
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Newspaper Index
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A brush fire that started Saturday in Santa Anita Canyon is being referrred to as the Santa Anita Fire. The fire is still raging in the mountains above Sierra Madre and Arcadia. It has destroyed 400 acres, forced the evacuation of 1000 people, and forced Sierra Madre to close its schools. Officials say it could take 4-7 days to contain the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30985
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2008
Pages
p. News 1, 6
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31180AN
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80-year old Henneth Taylor of Sierra Madre was killed by alleged drunk driver Filipe Ramirez Suarez of El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28661
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Taylor, Kenneth
Suarez, Filipe Ramirez
Automobile accidents - fatal - drunk driver
Item ID
28850AN
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Description of the newly formed Crime Impact Team, which consists of representtatives of 8 cities: Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monrovia, Monterey Park, San Gabriel and Temple City Station of LA County Sheriff's Dept. The Team is an outgrowth of the West San Gabriel Valley Burglary Investigation Unit, which ran out of federal funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2217
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2191AN
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Several cities including Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre and Los Angeles County are coordinating efforts to repair damage from heavy rains on Chantry Flat Road. Arcadia owns two stretches of the road. Arcadia and Monrovia are asking FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chantry Flat Road
Roads--closures
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Item ID
29640AN
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City councils from Arcadia and Sierra Madre met in a joint session to discuss federal lobbying efforts, the Gold Line Rail project, water and open space.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30486
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia City Council - 2001-2010
Sierra Madre City Council
Item ID
30673AN
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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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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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Foothill Workforce allocation of funds to South Bay continues to raise eyebrows in Monrovia. Monrovia has filed an application to withdraw from the Foothill Workforce Development Board (FWDB), which distributes federal money for job skills assessment, basic education, job training, job placement, and community workforce development. The FWDB covers Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Duarte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35997
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Foothill Workforce Development Board
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Kurt Norwood, retired Fire Chief of Arcadia Fire Department, is interim fire chief for City of Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35096
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2018
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Sierra Madre Fire Department
Norwood, Kurt
Item ID
35285AN
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City of Sierra Madre looks to cut fire personnel in exchange for response and suppression services from Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35394
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City of Sierra Madre Fire Department
Item ID
35587AN
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Newspaper Index
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Feasibility study for the provision of outside fire responses services to Sierra Madre commissioned. Arcadia City Council, led by Mayor Sho Tay, approved the study to be conducted to weigh the pros and cons of providing fire suppression services to the City of Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35400
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Fire Department
City of Sierra Madre
Tay, Sho
Item ID
35592AN
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Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison (SCE) works to restore power to crisis areas after a destructive 70 mph windstorm hit yesterday early morning, and caused power outages in Pasadena, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Altadena, Monrovia, El Monte, Sierra Madre, Temple City, and San Marino.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Emergencies
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32903AN
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Newspaper Index
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