Los Angeles County Fire Dept

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The new squads are sharp!

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[quote name='Kory' date='16 February 2010 - 05:30 PM' timestamp='1266369034' post='364528']

The new squads are sharp!

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Yeah I really like those new Fords with the LED lightbars. I'm afraid to see the Dodge's...



Mickey

[mfd110]

I was thinking the same thing, but I saw a dodge similar to what I think these will look like and it doesn't look bad...

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Squad 41

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Sq 41 front

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Sq 41, the county decided to go with the "heavy squad" style bodies with the roller top doors

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Sq 41 rear, the chevron machine has left its mark. On the older squads, the roller door in the middle was usually put on for the heavy squads so they could transport more tools. Now all the new squads will be made with this style body.

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Old EST 33, just a plain jane patrol

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EST 33 pump module, built by Boise Mobile Equipment

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Fast forward to a year later, new EST 33

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The old EST were 4 doors but the new ones are just extended cabs

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EST 33 Pump module built by KME, body was built by Phenix

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[quote name='JFong' date='16 February 2010 - 09:13 PM' timestamp='1266382430' post='364589']

Old EST 33, just a plain jane patrol

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EST 33 was running in a Patrol because 33's is one of the busiest houses in the County avergaging 16-20 calls a shift the Station nickname is All Day All Night. The Old EST began to have numerous mechanical problems and was taken out of service and since the new EST's had yet to be deliverd they were given a patrol. It is widley beleived upon the eventual retirement of Chief Freeman the EST's will be taken out of service.

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Truck 118 Photo by Monrovia1. The crew of 118's was busy prepping for an upcoming inspection.

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Sq 134 with one of the newer squads from the previous batch. Sq 134 is a heavy squad (they carry extra MCI equipment and sometimes a set of Jaws)

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Found this in the back yard of FS 129, old HAZ MAT 129 their old bread wagon (one of the first haz mat unit vehicles)

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"new" Haz Mat 129, KME custom rescue truck

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Engine 145 & Haz Mat 43 Photo by Monrovia1.

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[quote name='JFong' date='16 February 2010 - 10:05 PM' timestamp='1266385536' post='364605']

Found this in the back yard of FS 129, old HAZ MAT 129 their old bread wagon (one of the first haz mat unit vehicles)

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JFong,



Have you forgotten that before County had the bread trucks that they ran the Haz Mat units with reserve paramedic squads?? I can remember seeing Sq 76 running with Pasadena in the early to mid 80s & the rig had a wooden box on top of the box to hold additional tools that did not fit in the compartments. And, yes they were called Squads & not Haz Mat units originally.