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For a newer engine, I suggest going to my site and typing in E144 in the search window, you'll get a complete walkaround of one of our newer paramedic assesment rigs. For an older engine, E125 will give you a complete walkaround of the earlier KMEs.

Hmmm thought I replied to this but I don't see it so please pardon me for my late reply. The AMR ambulances I've seen, which is rare now that they've lost almost all of LA County's contracts, had AMR, sometimes a 3 or 4 digit number, and usually the star of life on the top. As for the USFS, their patrol trucks are radically different then the LAFD's. Even LACoFD's patrols are very very different. Also note another major difference between LACoFD and LAFD engines is the chevrons in the back. LACoFD places theirs on the equipment doors below the hose bed as you can see here:

Great shots CAK! Looks like a fun day out there. UPDATED 05/22/2008: CHP and LACoPD Getting close to the end of the Expo shots! Today's update includes 29 pics from the Los Angeles County Police Department - Office Of Public Safety and the California Highway Patrol Included are close up shots of the LACoPD officer's uniform, the new strobes on the CHP Crown Victoria and the filters in the Vision lightbar as well as many others. Enjoy!

Nope and Nope... the key is the Lic plate... it's definitely not a federal or a California license plate. There are very few states that allow blue and red on fire apparatus.

You definitely love little blinky lights

Heh, I guess they really love their vans in Norway. UPDATED 05/21/2008: ANF E31, P34, Misc & Smokey Bear As promised, here are 41 shots of the United States Forest Service - Angeles National Forest Engine 31, Patrol 34, Misc shots of kids and Smokey Bear. Enjoy! Click Here To Go To: --Expo - ANF--

I haven't seen the model yet, but you do know that LACoFD has diamond plate roofs too right? You can see a top view of LACoFD Engine 125 here and LACoFD E51 here The main visual differences between the LA City and County rigs are the two reel lines above the pump panel, KME nose, and the paint scheme. Mike

This engine responded to the same forest fire in 2002 in the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California as the last one and should be a bit easier due to the distinctive logos and visible lic plate, but has an interesting back story about it. The original one that no one guessed was actually Engine 4 from the Federal Fire Department - San Diego which is the largest DoD fire department. Covering the Naval facilities in San Diego and surrounding areas, they also respond to all major incidents and mutual aid in California. Mike

UPDATED 05/20/2008: LACoFD USAR 130 Just a small update to finish off the LACoFD Apparatus from the SCV Expo. Today's update includes 14 images of Los Angeles County Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue 130. Next up will be the USFS ANF-E31 walk around. Enjoy! Click Here To Go To: --LACoFD USAR130--

Nope. Nope. Good guess actually, but nope. The Engine next to it is from MCAS Mirarmar though and there were even quite a few engines from as far away as Army bases like Fort Irwin. When we throw a BBQ, everybody comes to play! So... y'all throw in the towel? I've got another pic that's less challenging and from the same fire.

When I read these suggestions, I am reminded first and foremost of something I stated in my own suggestion post Currently there are no user created missons or freeplay events that require any animal rescue or abuse investigations. That leads me to go back to the quote and ask how would adding these units influence or effect the game beyond eye candy? Beyond that, the SPCALA is a non-profit group private group that does a great service to the citizens of Los Angeles and plays a vital role in investigating animal abuse and rescue missions during times of disaster. For the mods sake, I'd be more inclined to go with the Los Angeles Citys own Animal Service and Animal Control officers. Working hand in hand with County officers and private groups, they are the primary agency for dealing with all animal related incidents, investigations, and rescues. There is an area in the Deluxe freeplay map in the south east that has various animals including horses.

Heh, time for something that will be rather difficult indeed. In fact, it took me nearly 3 years to figure this one out and I'm the one who TOOK the darn pic! Since so many of you like yellow engines, here ya go! This engine responded to a forest fire in 2002 in the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California and I'll even help you out by saying that the decal on the side says E-4 and no, it is NOT an OES rig and that it is not part of the department of the engine next to it. This was taken in staging that had about, hmm, roughly 300 engines in it at that time from all over the US. Mike

UPDATED 05/19/2008: LACoFD S124, SW130, Earthquake Sim Back to the County Fire and the SCV Expo! This update includes 56 images of LACoFD's Squad 124, Swift Water Rescue 130, and Yogi Bear's Quakey Shakey Schoolhouse. Enjoy! Click Here To Go To: -- LACoFD @ Expo-- -- Also, Pumper42, what department are those pictures from? Mike

Not hard at all, Long Beach PD. Only one who has that writing on the door and edge bar.

Since this is the second time you've asked about lighting on vehicles used in the mod, I recommend you read this post, and the rest in that thread for a better understanding.

Having just spoken with a couple of LAPD officers, they utilize the X26 in the jails and most field officers carry the M26 with a few x26s making their way out there.

Not sure about LAPD, but LASD officers that carry a TASER do so with a leg/thigh holster and LA County Police carry a holster on their tool belt. Not every officer carries one though. During a normal shift only so many get specialty equipment such as bean bag shot guns, tasers, and AR-15s. Mike

As Mikey correctly stated, both LAPD and LASD have purchased and deploy TASERS along with other "Less-Lethal" tools. They both also have very strict guidelines and protocols for deploying them due to the obvious risks and dangers involved. The state of California, like many other states (but not all) in America, uses a system of counties, cities, and communities to partition local areas of government and control. Under the state, you have a large geographical area called a county which is usually run by a board of supervisors, and then inside of the county are municipal cities run by elected mayors. The Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department is part of the City of Los Angeles which is inside of the County of Los Angeles . Los Angeles City is an incorporated city and provides their own Police, Fire, Water and Power, Trash and many other governmental functions within the cities borders. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Sheriffs department are county resources and provide fire and police protection to the unincorporated parts of the county as well as work on contract with various other cities who cannot afford to have their own police or fire department such as the city of Inglewood and Norwalk. The LASD is also in charge of the Jails and Custody facilities in the county. If you look at these two maps you can see how patchwork the jurisdictional boundaries can be and how vast the County is compared to the city: LAFD Map LACoFD Map Also note how many of the County Fire stations reside along borders with the city, and in some cases, are isolated inside of City territory like Fire stations 75, 7, 8, and 110. This is why many responses in those areas get mutual aid resources from both city and county fire departments. The City of Los Angeles also contracts with the county for various services as well such as Coroner and Health-HAZMAT which is charged with the long term mitigation and handling of all Hazardous Materials Incidents. LAFD HAZMAT will respond to stabilize an emergency situation, but after that, it is turned over to the county for cleanup and any additional needs. The LACoFD also provides hand crews and air assets (helicopters, helitack, and super scoopers when contracted) to LA City and LA City responds at least 1 air asset to all County fires as well. Mike

Well I finally had a chance to see it in person during fire service day, and I took a ton of pics of it as well. 45 to be exact! UPDATED 05/15/2008: CHP ICV Todays update is 45 pics of the CHP's Incident Command Vehicle. A small SUV loaded with radios, sat-coms, sat-tv, and all sorts of electronics goodies. Enjoy!

This question has to be looked at in the context of the game. Does CALTRANS, which is the state department of transportation, and LADOT, the Los Angeles City Department of Transportation, have sign trucks and towable signs? Yes they do. When are they brought out? For any LONG term closure like street maintenance, repaving work, and incidents that would last hours at a time. In the game, even the major incidents like the larger traffic accidents and gas explosions are handled relatively quickly and any traffic situations would be better handled by the DOT cars mentioned previously, Law Enforcement, or even just call the CALTRANS van our since it has an arrow bar on it. Maybe give the engineer the capability of deploying cones would seem to be much less work, much more realistic and functional then having to tow and set up a sign, and then break it down and tow it away. As far as airborne sniping goes, on the Law Enforcement side of things, what is known as "Airborne Use Of Force" is a concept employed by the LAPD in it's bag of tricks. But like all use of force incidents, it is rare and a very specialized tool. San Bernardino County SO is one of the leaders in this concept due to their large rural geography and its use in disabling fleeing vehicles. Lets be honest, there are going to be very very few times you'd ever want to fire a round from a helicopter into an urban setting. And yes, there is a sharpshooter in Nat Guard colors. Mike

The lightbar in question is made by the Julian A McDermott Corporation and is known, as mikeypi said, as the McDermott Hi-riser bar. You can see more pics and get more information on their old can style or newer LED style here

I didn't actually see the pictures since you removed them before I checked the thread, but my point is that you did the right thing. In todays era of Citizen Journalists and the web, there seems to be very few with the intelligence and ethics you displayed. Everyone now has a camera phone for the most part, and they tend to use it without thinking of either the ramifications or responsibility that having one entails. Shooting blinking lights on big trucks and cars is cool, but never forget why they're there.

Maybe it is the language difference, but I'm curious what you mean. By NYPD Traffic, do you mean the NYPD Auxiliary unit pictured? By like, do you mean the vehicles are similar, even though one is a 2007 Chevy Impala and CHP uses Ford Crown Vics? Do you mean like as in similar lightbars, because yes they both do use Federal Signal Visions. Or do you mean like as in duties? NYPD Aux officers are more like the police in the original game in that they do not carry firearms, and their main function is as a reserve force to increase manpower in an area and assist the NYPD in general law enforcement duties. The CHP on the other hand are full time peace officers, carry firearms, and perform Law Enforcement duties on freeways, highways, and are contracted as the sole law enforcement for many outlying unincorporated areas. When they absorbed the California State Police, they also took over all duties as the sole State Police Agency. The relationship between the NYPD auxiliary and the LA DOT Traffic and Parking Enforcement Bureau is very close though. The DOT officers do not carry firearms and respond to many police and fire incidents for traffic control, erect barricades, and the like. The major difference is that the Auxiliary acts more like an LAPD reserve officer and has much greater powers of arrest and responsibility then the DOT officers. But I just don't see any correlation or similarity between the NYPD Auxiliary and the CHP in duty, size or function.

In regards to the accident photographs, one has to remember that in both the Fire Service and Law Enforcement, when we respond to an incident, more often then not, we're responding to someone elses tragedy. I'm coming up on 15 years in the Fire Service pretty soon now but I've only been shooting incidents professionally since 2004. It takes experience and sensitivity to know that unless you are with CNN or the BBC, there are many times when there is just no place for a camera. Different countries have different rules regarding freedom of the press and the rights of private citizens and private journalism, but if I can give you, or anyone else some advice, it's to always be aware of the power and responsibility that carrying a camera entails. On a more on-topic note: UPDATED 05/05/2008: LACoFD E124, Q126, North Ops & K9 SAR As mentioned before, it’s the month of the LACoFD updates! Todays' update includes shots of LACoFD Engine 124, Quint 126, North Ops Suburban, and LACoFD's Search and Rescue Dog. All told, its 66 shots from the SCV Expo with MUCH more to come! Enjoy! Click Here To Go To: --LACoFD --

LAPD doesn't use the A-Star helo for SWAT operations (for the most part.) Instead, their main air unit is a deep blue UH-1H Huey they use for insertion and rappelling. Mike