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Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 12-27-2007
[quote name='ACPD227' post='174417' date='Dec 27 2007, 17:07 ']Ok ill try i know for la city this true but not sure if la county is different a light force is a tiller and a 200 series engine. A task force is a tiller , a 200 series engine and an engine. The 200 series engines is usually an older unit. As far as the light force they are 2 seperate trucks but are never apart.[/quote]
what is the manning out there on their rig's especially a 200 series engine...and i saw some 300 series engines what are those?
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - hp1530 - 12-28-2007
[quote name='lfdtruckie343' post='174423' date='Dec 27 2007, 14:23 ']what is the manning out there on their rig's especially a 200 series engine...and i saw some 300 series engines what are those?[/quote]
The 200 is driven by an engineer. Sometimes a FF rides alongside to help lay a line.
300 is numbering system they use for engines over 100 and its part of the light force. For example LF 102 is made of T102 and E302.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - hp1530 - 12-28-2007
[quote name='lfdtruckie343' post='174408' date='Dec 27 2007, 13:38 ']being from the east coast im not used to these "light forces" and "heavy forces" etc...can someone from out that way explain them all to me? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />[/quote]Also this is a term used mostly by the Los Angeles CITY Fire Dept. The LA COUNTY (Emergency!) uses Quints.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 12-28-2007
[quote name='JFong' post='174558' date='Dec 27 2007, 21:27 ']The 200 is driven by an engineer. Sometimes a FF rides alongside to help lay a line.
300 is numbering system they use for engines over 100 and its part of the light force. For example LF 102 is made of T102 and E302.[/quote]
The Light Force is comprised of a Truck manned by an A\O Capt and 3 FF's the 200 Engine is manned by an Engineer and 1 Firefighter
So a Light Force would be T4 and E204 when Engine 4 is added into the equation they become Task Force 4 , Engine 4 is manned by 1 Engineer, 1 Captain and 2 Firefighter's at a Station with a Task Force the Truck captain is in charge
When on a response the task force will respond in the following formation with the truck in front station engine behind the truck and 200 engine behind the station engine
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 12-28-2007
good to know! thanks guys...ok one more for the day...whats their alarm card out there in la city and la co? and where do those task forces etc fit in?
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 12-28-2007
[quote name='lfdtruckie343' post='174580' date='Dec 28 2007, 02:25 ']good to know! thanks guys...ok one more for the day...whats their alarm card out there in la city and la co? and where do those task forces etc fit in?[/quote]
Well first of all the task force term in LAFD and LACoFD is very diffirent I explained the LAFD Task Force concept I will explain the LACoFD Task Force concept
In the LACoFD they run USAR and Haz Mat Task Force's
A Usar Task Force is comprised of 1 3 Man Engine 1 3 Man Usar and a rescue tender driven by the USAR FF, So E103, USAR 103 and Rescue Tender 103 make up USAR Task Force 103 if there is a first alarm fire in there district the USAR TF will go all remaining fires the USAR TF will come in on a 2nd alarm
A Haz Mat Task Force is comrprised of 1 3 Man Engine and 1 5 Man Haz Mat so E105 and Haz Mat 105 make up a haz mat task force and the response is the same
In the LAFD a Structure assignment will be comprised of no less than 1 Light Force or no Less than 1 Task Force with about 2 Task Force's being sent on a first the number varying on the location
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 12-29-2007
thanks!
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - marco17 - 12-30-2007
LA County Engine 66
KME Severe Service Preditor
Photo Credit: Scott Johnson
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - marco17 - 12-30-2007
LA County reserve engine 542
Covering station 5 during the brush fires
Kovatch/KME
Photo Credit: Scott Johnson
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - hp1530 - 12-30-2007
[quote name='marco17' post='174980' date='Dec 29 2007, 20:42 ']LA County reserve engine 542
Covering station 5 during the brush fires
Kovatch/KME
Photo Credit: Scott Johnson
1990 KME 1500/500. Formerly served as LAC E42
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-21-2008
[quote name='JFong' post='174559' date='Dec 27 2007, 21:29 ']Also this is a term used mostly by the Los Angeles CITY Fire Dept. The LA COUNTY (Emergency!) uses Quints.[/quote]
LACoFD also uses the term "Light Force" as they have several stations that run as a Light Force. An example would be FS 170 and the imfamous FS 127 of Emergency! fame.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-21-2008
[quote name='JFong' post='174288' date='Dec 26 2007, 23:27 ']Old school MDT/MDC. Surprised the dept still uses them.[/quote]
I'll take "old school" any day as those old Motorola's were dependable. Every new MDC that I have seen or used is garbage.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-21-2008
Busiest Engine in the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Photo titled "Changing of the Guard". On July 3, 2007, Fire Station 33 recieved their new KME.
![[Image: PICT0054.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg67/lafirephoto/LACoFD/Apparatus/Station%2033/PICT0054.jpg)
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - hp1530 - 01-21-2008
lafirephotos glad to see you back on Firepics! Excellent shots.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-22-2008
Quint 33
![[Image: PICT00872.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg67/lafirephoto/LACoFD/Apparatus/Station%2033/PICT00872.jpg)
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-22-2008
Engine 37 - Palmdale, CA
![[Image: PICT0037.jpg]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg67/lafirephoto/LACoFD/Apparatus/Station%2037/PICT0037.jpg)
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-22-2008
Nice rigs, i love the tinted windows in them, they should all come like that.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-22-2008
[quote name='lafirephotos' post='182313' date='Jan 21 2008, 18:01 ']Busiest Engine in the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Photo titled "Changing of the Guard". On July 3, 2007, Fire Station 33 recieved their new KME.
[/quote]Hard to tell which is the "new" piece and which is the old one...nice picture
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - Guest - 01-22-2008
[quote name='wra55' post='182608' date='Jan 22 2008, 13:51 ']Hard to tell which is the "new" piece and which is the old one...nice picture[/quote]
It simple...It is the shining one....
Los Angeles County Fire Dept - tcosgrovejones - 01-22-2008
A picture I took of LA County's new Rescue Wrecker at a training session I attended last week at their sight.
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