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A house fire on Canyon Road in Arcadia caused about $1 million in damage. Photographs show the home and firemen Michael Baily (Monrovia Fire Department) and Craig Stogner (Arcadia Fire Department).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30132
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Juan, Fiona
Fires
Item ID
30319AN
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A brush fire caused by a suspected arsonist broke out at 1:42 PM in the Santa Anita Canyon right on the Sierra Madre and Arcadia border last Monday. Flames reached within 100 feet of homes in Arcadia, but no structural damage was reported.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Item ID
30697AN
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Newspaper Index
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A contract has been awarded to E.C. Construction to do storm and debris control work to prevent fires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27772
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2000
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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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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.

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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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Arcadia Fire Chief Pete Bonano has resigned to become fire chief for the city of Beverly Hills. January 1, 2002 will be his last day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33412
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 13, 2001
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 13, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department-Fire Chiefs
Bonano, Pete
Item ID
33608AN
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Arcadia is one of a consortium of 22 cities that lost in court over a challenge against a new state policy on storm drain runoff.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31523
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Runoff
Storm drains
Item ID
31719AN
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Firefighters rescued a 7-year old boy from an upstairs bedroom as fire engulfed the home at 70 W. Las Flores Ave. They were unable to save a man and woman inside the house, who were found dead.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
18432AN
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At 1:53 PM on April 6, 2004, Arcadia Police Department officers descended on the Arcadia Public Library and arrested two men. One of the two men was seen passing a loaded gun to the other. Librarian Debbie Marks' coments on the incident are included. The men were Trevor Kuk, 21, of Arcadia and Enrique Ayala, 24, of Duarte.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Guns
Arrests
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Kuk, Trevor
Ayala, Enrique
Item ID
29649AN
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Hikers and scouts were briefly trapped by flames, and homeowners in Sierra Madre were given the option to evacuate, due to a brush fire which started in a wooded area about one mile north of Arno Drive in north Arcadia around 3pm yesterday. The fire has burned more than 100 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30984
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31179AN
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Arcadia Fire Department's recent reconfirmation of being a "Class 1" department by the Insurance Services office may result in lower insurance premiums for area businesses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20550
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2001
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2001
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
20777AN
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After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27427
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27624AN
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Arcadia Fire Department's annual Strategic Plan received unanimous approval Tuesday night by Arcadia City Council members. Fire Chief Pete Bonano presented the plan which outlines the department's major goals and provides the road map of resources, ensuring the department meets the city's fire and safety needs.

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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 6, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 6, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--2001-2010
Bonano, Pete
Item ID
33610AN
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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.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27371AN
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Local firefighters including battalion chief Dave Haney from Arcadia Fire Department help out at brush fires in the San Diego area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30760
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Firefighters
Fires
Haney, Dave
Item ID
30948AN
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A fire believed to have been started by a downed power line caused an estimated $1 million in the 100 block of West Norman Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30392
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Disasters
Fires
Item ID
30579AN
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A group of Arcadia firefighters who had gone to New York City to help after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were so profoundly affected that they organized a fundraiser to benefit widows and orphans of the New York Fire Department and Arcadia Fire Department. Those who went were Captain Hutcheson, Captain Trabbie, John Beveridge, Craig Stogner, Cody Cerwin and paramedic Mike MacGregor.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Firefighters
Fundraisers
New York Fire Department
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30802AN
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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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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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The Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently evaluated the Arcadia Fire Department and reconfirmed its designation as a "Class 1" department. This is the second time Arcadia has been so honored. Only 41 fire agencies in the country have this elite distinction.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Awards-honors-recognitions
Insurance Services Office (ISO)
Item ID
29710AN
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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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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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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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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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