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[quote name='marco17' post='188604' date='Feb 12 2008, 14:49 ']How did the County end up with that ambulance-type rig?[/quote]

LACountyFire.com has been down a week, but IIRC this rig is ex-Inglewood FD. A 1997 GMC/??, running out of 124's (Stevenson Ranch) in the photo on LACountyfire.



Believe it is usually referred to on-air as "Medic Aid xx". It carries extra items for large incidents, like a "heavy squad" does. It can, and does function as a spare "squad", IDing as "Squad xx" (station number)

and does not transport patients.



Medic Aids were, long ago called "Mobile Aid" units. Perhaps the first was Whittier's early 70's Dodge "Type 1" ex-ambulance, which was featured on several early episodes of "Emergency!". Whittier contracted with LACOFD circa 1969.



Corrections most welcome.





Mike



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