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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Ultimate Automotive has been served with a lawsuit from Trevor Law Group accusing the shop of operating without a license. The law firm based in Beverly Hills is filing frivolous suits with mainly small, minority-owned businesses especially automobile repair shops that lack resources to have a legal battle but will settle instead.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2002
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2002
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Lawsuits
Trevor Law Group
Arcadia Ultimate Automotive
Fraud
Item ID
24839AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department has acquired a thermal imaging camera. It picks up heat to help locate persons who may be unconscious or hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29141
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Thermal Imaging Camera
Equipment
Firefighting
Item ID
29326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A fire on July 4th in Alhambra, believed to have been caused by illegal fireworks, destroyed Southland Display, a business that supplied posters and promotional materials to Hollywood movie studios. Arcadia Fire Department and other surrounding area fire departments helped to put out the blaze.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Fires
Southland Display
Item ID
30313AN
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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.

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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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Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Police station
Civic buildings
Fire station 105 headquarters
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
31507AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Don Shawver, batallion chief with Arcadia Fire Department, has been called to duty at the Pentagon in Washington DC, needed in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 20, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
September 20, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia firemen
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Shawver, Don
Item ID
33525AN
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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.

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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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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Clerk June Alford, who has served in the elective office since 1988, will retire at the end of her current term in April. City Council approved the creation of a new job of Chief Deputy City Clark with a salary of $5600/month.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Alford, June
City Clerk
City of Arcadia--employees
Item ID
33294AN
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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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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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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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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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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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Arcadia Public Works crews worked to divert mud resulting from recent heavy rains in the Santa Anita Fire area.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
February 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18863AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Police officer Sharleen Wilson, who is suing the City and the Police Department for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination, has resigned.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2000
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2000
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Police
Wilson, Sharleen
Item ID
18725AN
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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.

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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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Newspaper Index
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The Feds (Secret Service, part of the U.S. Treasury Department) take over counterfeiting case from Arcadia Police Department. Five individuals were arrested on suspicion of passing counterfeit bills at Robinsons-May, Macy's and possibly JC Penney, at Westfield Shoppingtown in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Counterfeit money
Crime and Criminals
Pena, Alfonso
Portillo, Juan
Item ID
33611AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has voted to request that the Board of Supervisors designate Arcadia fire stations as Safe Surrender sites for newborn babies 72 hours old or younger.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia fire stations
Safe havens
Safe surrender
Item ID
31718AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The city of Arcadia has spent more than $300,00 so far in its efforts to protect the 260 homes beneath the hillsides ravaged by the December 27 fire.

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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
27370AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The city's efforts to save homes beneath the fire-ravaged hillsides from a flood of mud and debris have been praised, but mud and debris are still flowing onto Highland Vista, Monte Place, Vista and Santa Anita Avenues.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27626AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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