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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant has voided a $30 million contract that Los Angeles County awarded to L.N. Curtis and Sons for fire equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment sued the city and county of Los Angeles, claiming the selection process used to award the contract was improperly handled and the judge agreed. The actual funding for the contract came from the federal Department of Homeland Security. The judge's orders require the county to either restart the bidding process or re-evaluate all the bids properly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31262
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Chalfant, James
Fire equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31457AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena Fire Department officials spent more than $320,000 to purchase breathing apparatus from distributor L.N. Curtis and Sons, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by rival equipment company, Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment against the city and county of Los Angeles. 57 self contained breathing apparatus remain unused at Pasadena Fire Station 34 pending a judge's ruling next month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31272
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Fire Department
Item ID
31467AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters complained about the quality of the equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment is suing the city and county of Los Angeles, contending the contract process was improperly handled in a manner that ignored firefighter input and unfairly favored the winning bidder, L.N. Curtis and sons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31448AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Contreras, David
Fire engines
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
30670AN
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Newspaper Index
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Allstar Fire Equipment Inc., located on Lower Azusa Road in Arcadia, sells firefighting equipment to fire departments throughout California. Joe Sposato, president of the company, is providing supplies to fight the Williams fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24536
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2002
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Fires
Allstar Fire Equipment Inc.
Sposato, Joe
Item ID
24726AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31583
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 26, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Ortco Company
Parks
Playground equipment
Item ID
31779AN
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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27969AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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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
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Newspaper Index
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New risk rises from wildfires. Smoke can make people more subject to COVID-19, experts say. Smoke inhalation can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections, including the novel coronavirus. Smoke from nearby Bobcat Fire shrouds Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia (in photo).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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An educational technology grant of nearly one million dollars has been awarded to Arcadia High School through the state's Digital High School Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26408
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
26608AN
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With a combined donation of $1500, Arcadia Rotary and Santa Rosa Rotary helped provide a 22-year-old fire truck to the city of Santa Cruz del Quiche in Guatemala.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30727
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary
Fire trucks
Guatemala
Service clubs
Item ID
30915AN
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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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Two local fire safe councils, the Sierra Madre and Big Santa Anita councils, each received $1000 of a grant from Farmers Insurance Group. The grant will help residents protect their homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31030
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire safety
Fires
Grants
Item ID
31225AN
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Santa Anita Park postpones opening day to September 25 due to Bobcat Fire impacting air quality. Smoke from the fire is causing poor air quality.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Butler, Aidan
Fires
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Methodist Hospital's 14th annual Crystal Ball at Santa Anita Park raised about $90,000 to buy state-of-the-art CT scanning equipment and funding for equipment needs in the new maternal child health care center.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2003
Pages
p. D3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2003
Pages
p. D3
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Item ID
26151AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department receives a $137,000 grant for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34336
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Educational programs
Grants
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Item ID
34529AN
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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
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27371AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Los Angeles County proposal to take over fire and ambulance service from the Arcadia Fire Department would cost the city as much as $8 million more than present costs over 10 years, according to a city report.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
15009AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
187AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Foothill Middle School "Project Adventure" program has received the highly respected Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association. The award program recognizes innovative programs throughout the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26711
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p.1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p.1
Subjects
Schools - Foothills Middle School
Item ID
26913AN
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Newspaper Index
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