(07-07-2018, 10:43 PM)Monrovia1 Wrote:(07-07-2018, 10:45 AM)jim kay Wrote:(06-23-2018, 12:15 AM)For us Non LA Co. folks... What are the abbreviations EST, MAU etc. Thanks for keeping us updated on the LA Co. / City info. Brother Monrovia1 Wrote: LA County FD has announced the following changes beginning August 1st.
EST 145 will close and become Reserve EST 5145.
MAU 115 will relocate to Fire Station 87 and become MAU 87.
Squad 115 will go into service at Fire Station 115.
Engine 59 will be upgraded to a Paramedic Assessment Engine.
EST 94 will close and become reserve Patrol 559.
MAU stands for Mobile Air Unit, A Truck that responds to incidents with additional air bottles as well as additional lighting
EST stands for Emergency Support Team
The original Mobile Aid unit (a "Heavy Squad" in later parlance) was the re purposed ca. 1970 Dodge/SABCO rescue ambulance, acquired when County took over Whittier FD. This rig can be seen in Emergency! S01 E07, the trench rescue, shot on Universal Studios lot, above the Hollywood Fwy. Several other re purposed RA's (1 from Inglewood FD) and a Ford Type II from an unknown dept. have been used in recent years.