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<title>LA County Fire .com</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com</link>
<description>Los Angeles County Firefighters Community website, large photo gallery, discussion forums, study section, firehouse recipes, public information and much more.</description>
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<dc:creator>webmaster@lacountyfire.com</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2012-05-19T12:50:38-07:00</dc:date>

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<title>New Apparatus Update as of December 31st, 2005:</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article178.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ENGINES:
The department has 60 new engines (59 standard and one CAFS) on order and the 
  successful bidder is KME with the Predator cab. (See fire.kovatch.com for Newswire 
  information) The department is also in the final stages of adding on 12 additional 
  rigs for the 2006/07 year, for a grand total of 72 engines. The delivery for 
  the first prototype is scheduled for February with delivery of the remaining 
  units beginning in April at the rate of eight rigs per month.
 
Some o]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2005-11-24T12:44:11-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>It's Official ... Arnold and Co. Going After Pensions in 2006</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article176.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This past April, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger temporarily pulled back his proposed ballot initiative to privatize all public employee pensions ? the one that would have eliminated death and disability benefits for widows and orphans of fallen firefighters. But when he made the tactical move, he also made a promise:  ?I?ll Be Back? after your hard-earned retirement next year. 
Unfortunately for firefighters, this is one promise the governor has decided to keep.
In the dead of night on Septemb]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2005-10-08T18:10:43-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Strike Team Deployment Schedule</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article173.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
STRIKE TEAM DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

  
     
      STRIKE
          TEAM
      PRIORITY
      LEADER
      ENGINE ASSIGNMENTS
          (C=CAFS Engine)
    
     
      1102A
      2
      BC2
      E29
      E102
      E264
      E86 C
      E97
    
     
      1103A
      1
      BC3
      E27 C
      E40
      E3
      E165
      E148
    
     
      1104A
      3
      BC4
      E82 C
      E12
      E63
      E244 C
      E47
    
     
      1105A]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2005-08-19T21:05:50-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>48-96 Schedule Proposal</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article169.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
       
        48-96 Work Schedule Proposal
      ? 
      
      An ad hoc committee 
        comprised of members of Local 1014 has researched the benefits and feasibility 
        of a 48-96 work schedule. 
      ?
      Under a 48-96 
        work schedule, each platoon works two consecutive shifts for a total of 
        48 hours, then has 96 hours off before repeating this pattern of two days 
        on, four days off. 
      ?
      Sixty-three 
        local]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2005-05-27T21:16:16-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Aerial Firefighting: Flameout</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article167.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
  
    
	Aerial Firefighting: Flameout
Craig and Suzanne Bonholtzer volunteer photographers for LACFD.

      ON ANOTHER SIZZLING afternoon in Southern California, the sun beats down 
        on a parched hillside while hot Santa Ana winds blow across the landscape. 
         
      Crackling-dry sagebrush ignites, the growing flame sparked from a carelessly 
        discarded cigarette butt. Brisk winds feed the infant fire, and within 
        seconds, the flames spread at an alarm]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2005-05-20T13:24:19-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>$7 Million Damages in Strip Mall Blaze</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article161.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     DIAMOND BAR ? Intense flames made tough work for fire crews battling 
      a strip mall fire in Diamond Bar early Thursday morning. Investigators think 
      the blaze started in the Shanghai Palace restaurant, that business was totally 
      destroyed. 
      
      The fire caused about $7 million in damage to several businesses in a two-story 
      commercial building, but no one was hurt, authorities said. 
      The blaze was reported at 2040 S. Brea Canyon Road about]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-10-22T19:25:54-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>The Brave: A Story of New York City's Firefighters</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article160.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
    
    About the Book ??Much has been written about firefighters, 
        some of it by people who actually fight fires. Few of the books I have 
        any knowledge of show the mindset of the firefighters with as much insight 
        and candor as this book...? ?from the foreword by Hugh Downs
      ??Every so often a writer of substantive talent appears through 
        the smokey background to perk up our interest in firefighters and firefighting. 
        George Pickett i]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-09-30T03:10:22-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Los Angeles City Fire Department</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article157.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 



FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT 
FIREFIGHTER JAIME L. FOSTER 

On the afternoon of Saturday, August 14, 2004, Firefighter Jaime L. 
Foster was killed in the line of duty after having assisted in the 
extinguishment of a residential structure fire located in the 
community of Encino. 

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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-08-17T13:06:08-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Profile: LACoFD Station 8</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article156.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[From 1st Responder Newspaper March/April 2004
By Derek Cutler

Los Angeles County station 8?s located in the City of West Hollywood has grown up around Hollywood stardom, and became stars themselves in the TV shows Rescue 8, staring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries, which aired 1955-1960, and also in the all famous TV series Emergency! which focused on the LA County FD Paramedic Program.]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Stations</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-08-10T17:24:18-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by DPhyre</dc:creator>
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<title>Rescuers Concerned About New Auto Technology</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article153.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Air bags and combined electric and gas systems in hybrid cars make extrication a daunting task for firefighters.

 By Jia-Rui Chong, Times Staff Writer

As smoke curled from the dashboard of a BMW in Inglewood, a firefighter reached to turn off the ignition. He didn't know the fire was shorting out wires to the air bag.

The bag punched him in the face at 200 mph, giving him a concussion, bruises and cuts.
  
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<dc:subject>Training</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-06-04T22:13:13-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Engine101</dc:creator>
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<title>2004 Explorer Disaster Drill</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article152.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
      
    
    Valencia-- Explorers from all over Los Angeles 
      County attended the annual Explorer Disaster Drill at the Del Valle Training 
      Facility on May 22, 2004. 
      ?

      
  
   
     
      see 
        more pics
    
  
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-05-29T17:33:55-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Fire Service Day at 118's</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article151.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
      
    
    INDUSTRY -- East Operations Bureau in the City 
      Of Industry put on it's annual open house for Fire Service Day at fire station 
      118 on May 15, 2004. 
      ?

      
  
   
     
      see 
        more pics
    
  
]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-05-29T17:29:43-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Los Angeles County Fire Department Historical Yearbook</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article150.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The L.A. County Fire Department has selected Turner Publishing Company, a national leader in commemorative yearbooks, to publish a new library quality, hardbound yearbook that will tenure more than 80 years of our Department's remarkable history.  This beautiful book will pay tribute to the many generations of men and women who have served Los Angeles County with honor and bravery.]]></description>
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<dc:subject>History</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-04-27T22:37:57-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>TIPS FOR USING THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article148.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[By JOHN G. RIKER

					The thermal imaging camera (TIC) is the latest tool in the arsenal of firefighting equipment. Its ability to detect heat signatures and transfer them into a viewable image makes it an invaluable tool. Firefighters are now entering farther and faster into the heaviest smoke as they search for victims and the seat of the fire.
					
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T19:54:36-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article147.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ BY JONATHAN F. BASTIAN 
      
    
  Fire departments across North America are rapidly adopting 
      thermal imaging technology, recognizing all of its inherent benefits. Although 
      a number of features and benefits are available on each brand of thermal 
      imaging camera (TIC), no feature is more misunderstood than the temperature 
      measurement device. If the data that the temperature measurement devices 
      provide are misunderstood or misapplied, that can lead fir]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T19:44:38-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>MODERN MOVIE THEATERS: TRAGEDY IN WAITING?</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article146.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
					BY DAVID R. BLOSSOM, ALCM, CFPS, CFI1
					
		
	
					
					Generally, modern movie theaters are designed for enhancing the movie "experience" with a moderate consideration for life safety. However, there are steps you can take to improve life safety for theater occupants in an emergency, as you will see from the following hypothetical scenarios.
					
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T19:31:17-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Roof Obstructions: Cell Towers</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article145.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Roof Obstructions: Cell Towers
 By Jack J. Murphy 
      
    
			
					
					Cellular telephone towers have rapidly cropped up across America. They are camouflaged as large trees, overcrowd existing communication towers, are placed on top of water towers, and are present on the rooftops and exterior walls of many buildings. Of particular concern is the low-rise building that is still within the reach of ground ladders and aerial/tower ladders. Cell towers located along the roof edge or pa]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T19:28:28-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>HELICOPTER OPERATIONS FOR HIGH-RISE EMERGENCIES</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article144.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[HELICOPTER OPERATIONS FOR HIGH-RISE EMERGENCIES 

  BY LARRY COLLINS 
  
  Only a select few firefighters have ever been inserted by helicopter (helo) 
  onto the roof of a burning high-rise building. The pool of people who can speak 
  from personal experience about conducting search, rescue, and firefighting operations 
  by "working from the roof down" in high-rise emergencies after being deployed 
  by helicopter is, thus, quite limited. Therefore, it's difficult for most of 
  us (]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T15:48:57-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>DEVELOPING A FIRE DEPARTMENT CODE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article143.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
		
			DEVELOPING A FIRE DEPARTMENT CODE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
			
	
	
	
	
		
    BY FRANCIS E. SULLIVAN 
      
    
			
		
	
	
	
		
    Ethics and ethical behavior are of great concern in the community 
      in general and in the fire service in particular. As individual members 
      of a community, we are often disturbed by what we consider the unethical 
      behavior of others. We read in the newspapers about bank employees embezzling 
      from their institutions o]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T15:19:42-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Fireground Size-Up For Factory and Warehouse Fires</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article142.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
		
			Fireground Size-Up For Factory and Warehouse Fires
			
	
	
	
	
		
    By Michael A. Terpak 
      
    
			
		
	
	
	
		
    Fires that involve factories and warehouses are resource-intensive 
      and require a well-managed and coordinated approach. They will tax the capabilities 
      of even the largest departments. From the varying classes of construction 
      to large square footages and heavy fire loads, fire officers have to anticipate 
      the difficulti]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T14:29:31-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<item>
<title>Elevators 101: The Use of Elevators at High-Rise Fires</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article141.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
  


		 


	
		
	
	
	
		
			Elevators 101: The Use of Elevators at High-Rise Fires
			
	
	
	
	
		
    By Doug Leihbacher 
      
    
			
		
	
	
	
		
    At 8:30 p.m., your engine is dispatched second-due to a reported 
      fire on the 22nd floor of a residential high-rise building. As second-due 
      engine, your initial assignment is to assist the first-due engine company 
      in supplying the standpipe siamese from the hydrant in the street and then 
  ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T14:19:27-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<item>
<title>Apparatus Operational Considerations, Part 1</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article140.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
  


		 


	
		
	
	
	
		
			Apparatus Operational Considerations, Part 1
			
	
	
	
	
		
    By John W. Mittendorf 
      
    
			
		
	
	
	
		
    It is the evening rush hour. Traffic is heavy and congested. 
      Long lines of cars with windows rolled up and stereo radios blaring are 
      carrying tired and impatient people home. Suddenly, a fire engine--with 
      siren screaming and lights flashing--enters the equation. Its goal: to respond 
      with mi]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T14:01:03-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<item>
<title>FIREFIGHTERS' 10 DEADLY SINS OF THE FIREGROUND</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article139.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[FIREFIGHTERS' 10 DEADLY SINS OF THE FIREGROUND
					
					BY DAVID C. COMSTOCK JR. AND SCOTT MAXWELL
					
			
	
	
		
    Despite scientific, technical, and safety code advances over 
      many years and despite a decline in the number of structural fires, firefighters 
      today are dying inside structure fires at a rate that parallels the line-of-duty 
      deaths (LODDs) of decades ago.1 In an effort to reduce firefighter 
      fatalities, there has been significant debate ov]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T13:55:27-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Apparatus Operational Considerations, Part 2</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article138.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
  


		 


	
		
	
	
	
		
			Apparatus Operational Considerations, Part 2
			
	
	
	
	
		
    By John W. Mittendorf 
      
    
			
		
	
	
	
		
    Preparation for an emergency response begins long before 
      the receipt of an alarm. Your knowledge of and the readiness of your apparatus, 
      basic your driving skills, your familiarity with your district (appropriate 
      response routes, water supply, target hazards, etc.) must be extensive to 
      effi]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-15T13:42:52-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Video Section</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article137.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
  
    ?
     
      
      
      
        Several Video's have been added. See them here. 
        
        If you have a video you would like to add to the list. 
        Send us a link to the video here 
        along with information about the video and who took it
  

]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-11T14:24:29-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<item>
<title>Video Section</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article136.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
      
        Video Section
      
  
   
     Description
     Shot
     Author
     Added
     Size
  
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-03-11T14:08:32-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Dispatch Tones - Old 2+2</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article135.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
      Dispatch Tones
      Old 2+2 Tones Prior To MDT's (1990)
        Thanks To FiremanDave
  
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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-02-29T00:42:09-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>New Photos</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article134.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
     
        New Photos Added
      
  
   
    
    Plane Crash 102's - Troy Case
        Dec. 2003
  
   
    
    2nd Alarm 86's - Troy Case
        Dec. 2003
      
  
   
    
    Swiftwater Helo Training 
        Troy Case
        Dec. 2003
  

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<dc:subject>Misc.</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-01-11T21:38:05-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>Station Photos</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article133.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[STATION PHOTO's ADDED

  
    
    Several Stations added by CHUCK 
      GROW.
  
  
    
    Fire Station 60 added by DEREK CUTLER
  

 
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<dc:subject>Stations</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-01-07T21:53:56-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by adminfire</dc:creator>
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<title>LA County FD ''Signals'' a new station opening on the ''Hill''.</title>
<link>http://www.lacountyfire.com/article132.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
   
    
    On November 6th 2003 the Los Angeles County 
      Fire Department began to provide contract services to the City of Signal 
      Hill after more then a decade with the Long Beach Fire Department. 
  

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<dc:subject>Stations</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2004-01-07T21:13:36-07:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by DPhyre</dc:creator>
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