topic:"Fire Department" found 41 records | Arcadia History Collection

A profile on Ken Lavoie, who has been appointed the new Fire Chief, replacing retired Chief Gerald Gardner.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 1996

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 1996

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department; Lavoie, Ken; Gardner, Gerald

Item ID: 25972AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Fire Fighters Association has funded and built a new puppet theater for the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room of the library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 23, 1997

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 23, 1997

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999; Arcadia Fire Fighters Association; Fire Department

Item ID: 25999AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Fire Department has been questioned about the number of calls from neighboring cities. The different designations for calls received is explained.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 23, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 23, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 26102AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Seven firefighters were hospitalized from injuries suffered in an Arcadia house fire at a White Oak Drive residence.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fires; Fire Department

Item ID: 26107AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1, 19

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1, 19

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Fires; Lavoie, Ken (Arcadia Fire Chief)

Item ID: 32939AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Los Angeles County report on consolidation of the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District raises many questions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 21, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 21, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 26519AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Analysis of the economics of a proposal to consolidate the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District found that the projected savings weren't there.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 23, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 23, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department; Budget

Item ID: 26589AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The consultant firm of Peat Marwick L.L.P. finds that the Fire Department overtime costs are not out of line and that the department is being managed efficiently.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 30, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 30, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department; Budget

Item ID: 26595AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city will join the Verdugo Cities Regional Fire Dispatch System.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 27153AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Pete Bonano who has been hired as the new fire chief.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 1, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 1, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bonano, Pete; Fire Department

Item ID: 27161AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of the new fire chief Peter Bonano.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 29, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 29, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bonano, Peter; Fire Department

Item ID: 27175AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 5, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 5, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Thermal Imaging Camera; Equipment; Firefighting

Item ID: 29326AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: 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

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

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

Arcadia Battalion Chief Don Shawver received a request to report for special duty at the Pentagon six hours after the first terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. He went to help as a safety officer.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 4, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 4, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Shawver, Don; Arcadia Fire Department; Pentagon - Washington, DC - District of Columbia; September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Item ID: 30279AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 13, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 13, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 8

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department-Fire Chiefs; Bonano, Pete

Item ID: 33608AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's new fire chief David R. Lugo, Jr., runs the fire department with a budget of $7.2 million and a staff of 58.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30346

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Fire chief; Lugo, David R., Jr. - biography

Item ID: 30532AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Automated external defibrillators have been installed on fire units.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 22, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 22, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Defibrillators; Fire engines; Fire trucks

Item ID: 30701AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to issue citations for violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Gail Marshall honored William Barton and Arly Barton as citizens of the month.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 26, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Awards - honors - recognitions; Barton, Arly; Barton, William; Uniform Fire Code

Item ID: 30769AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 3, 2002

Pages: p. 14

Newspaper: 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

Collection: Newspaper Index

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A profile on Ken Lavoie, who has been appointed the new Fire Chief, replacing retired Chief Gerald Gardner.

The Arcadia Fire Fighters Association has funded and built a new puppet theater for the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room of the library.

The Fire Department has been questioned about the number of calls from neighboring cities. The different designations for calls received is explained.

Seven firefighters were hospitalized from injuries suffered in an Arcadia house fire at a White Oak Drive residence.

The Los Angeles County report on consolidation of the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District raises many questions.

Analysis of the economics of a proposal to consolidate the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District found that the projected savings weren't there.

The consultant firm of Peat Marwick L.L.P. finds that the Fire Department overtime costs are not out of line and that the department is being managed efficiently.

The city will join the Verdugo Cities Regional Fire Dispatch System.

A profile of Pete Bonano who has been hired as the new fire chief.

A profile of the new fire chief Peter Bonano.

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

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.

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.

Arcadia Battalion Chief Don Shawver received a request to report for special duty at the Pentagon six hours after the first terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. He went to help as a safety officer.

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.

Arcadia's new fire chief David R. Lugo, Jr., runs the fire department with a budget of $7.2 million and a staff of 58.

Automated external defibrillators have been installed on fire units.

The City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to issue citations for violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Gail Marshall honored William Barton and Arly Barton as citizens of the month.