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It is a throwback term that harkins back to the early days of "Rescue Companies" in the LAFD that eventually became the rescue ambulances of today. it also has a modern purpose to distinguish Rescue Ambulances, which carry firefighters with full turnouts, SCBA's and personal tools such as axes, from Private ambulances which are staffed with members with no Firefighting safety gear or training.

UPDATED 8/14/09: Ventura County Sheriff / Camarillo PD (flickr only) The complete VCSO/Camarillo PD Open house set is up with 219 pics showcasing the best and bravest in Ventura County and the Camarillo PD/Sheriffs Office VCSO - Camarillo PD Motor Units VCSO - Camarillo PD Citizens Patrol VCSO - Camarillo PD Patrol Cars VCSO - Camarillio PD Mobile Command Post VCSO K9 VCSO SWAT VCSO Disaster Assistance Response Team VCSO Search and Rescue VCSO SAR Dive Team VCSO Crime Scene Investigations VCSO Mounted Enforcement Unit VCSO Prisoner Transport Bus VCSO Bomb Squad Command post, Quick Response Vehicle and robots.

I do indeed. LA City Dept of Animal Regulation can be found here for now. Mind you, in the city of Los Angeles, proper procedure for animal attack in progress is to respond the closest available PD unit, a full EMS response (Nearest BLS and ALS resource), and notify Animal Regulations. If the animal is attacking when the officers get there, they'll put it down immediately like you see in the game. If the animal is under control or locked up by owner, a report will be taken and the animal will be taken into custody by Dept of Animal Regulations. Remember, they don't have red lights and sirens so Animal Regs usually has a pretty long ETA to any incident, that's why PD responds to all attacks in progress and handles it as you would in the game. Animal regs would just be the one to scoop up the pup afterwards. Sometimes I really have to wonder if you post everywhere just to pad your count. The Humane Society deals with adoptions and animal rescue shelters. They are a completely separate group that has no connection or relevance to the Dept of Animal Regulations or handling an attack in progress. They're the ones to call if you'd like a new puppy though. Just to give you the benefit of the doubt, maybe you meant the SPCA? While they do have Law Enforcement powers, they are only an investigatory body into animal abuse and cruelty, once again, not vicious animal attacks like that found in the game.

Because Los Angeles is a very litigious city where every use of force device must be approved through thousands of legal hurdles. LRADs are still not accepted as safe for use by municipal departments, and LAPD still doesn't equip the majority of their officers with tasers. The feds on the other hand are more then welcome to bring theirs out but they differed early on to LAPD Metro-SWAT to handle.

Actually very off topic because it has nothing to do with the mod. But warnings have been going out by the handful each day to all of the offenders of the Terms of Use policies regarding signatures. The moderators are working through them by the bunch, so let this be a warning to all. Read the Rules and Follow them!

Nothing worse then when a Remotec Bomb squad robot falls down and goes... boom!

Yep, been watching it since the original pursuit by LAPD and CHP. LAPD has both a Bearcat and a Bear Armored Rescue Vehicle on scene, FBI has their MRAP blocking the front. Also on scene are FBI Bomb Squad and LAPD Bomb Squad and Secret Service. Suspect was originally under investigation by the USSS for threats against the White House, they requested LAPD assistance in pulling over the vehicle, and the vehicle fled. The robot is there to provide a live video of the suspect and at one point attempted to deliver a landline phone to him to facilitate communication. The Lightbar is actually on a UCLA PD SUV, that's not an LAPD vehicle. As I mentioned to Hoppah, the USMC had a program for a new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle and solicited test vehicles from numerous companies. The ones that were not selected for purchase were donated to various federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and others which is why they are still in tan desert colors.

The tutorial about editing freeplay events is indeed in the Tutorials section here with instructions on how to enable and disable events, change weather, and many other factors in the xml files.

Mass Casualty Equipment/Disaster Equipment is based on State/County/City needs and no two areas are the same. if you're curious about yours, you'd have to call them and ask. All Disaster trucks and trailers for private EMS agencies are funded either by the state cache or FD's here. Actually, before I answer this, there is nothing vintage about the van style. In fact the box style is actually much older! Originally ambulances were station wagon types like this and this. Then they went to a more suburban style like this in the early 70s and from there they ended up with something very similar to our current box shaped. The vans didn't really come until later when vans started becoming more popular in the early 80s. The style is known as vintage in the game simply because it is the vintage LAFD style. During the 80s and early 90's that was the type used by the LAFD until the move to their current apparatus. To see a good overview of classic ambulances, go here Now, as for your question, frankly, the best answer is contained here. Yes, I do indeed love firechief magazine!

To use a famous quote from MikeyPI and Hoppah: It is updated when it is updated. I appreciate the fact that many people are finding it useful, but it is a very very low priority for me. The Task Force section may be completed within the next two weeks, but I honestly don't plan on working on it at all this week or weeknd.

Whoops, just saw there were a bunch of posts that I missed. Let me go back and answer them I honestly don't know the answer to that since AMR is such a non-entity where I am anymore and a lot changed with the federal grants. I know they have a few portable trailers like these for command and control at large incidents: They're just places to be able to sit out of the sun, do paperwork, and listen to the radio for calls. They should also have at least one or two of the new Cali disaster trucks though. Here are some pics of McCormicks gear: At any given time, the LAPD and LASD ASAP teams are testing thousands of futuristic and weird things. Nothing has been put in the field like those you've mentioned, but technology demonstrators have been looked at by both departments Nope, but they are fielding some new PDA's that allow immediate fingerprinting in the field! The ALPRs have been around for quite some time now, i don't know how old the article you're quoting is. You neither sourced it nor provided a link. One of the new ALPR cars in the field. They're big and bulky compared to the LASD Version, but they've been successful Ummm, you mind posting exactly WHERE you see that LAPD has bought one? This idea has been floating around since april and can be read about here with japlonik and others referencing it. So far, having spoken to people who are actually involved in the charger, impala and "future replacement" project, the deal for the commodore still hasn't progressed past the simple talk stage and the two test vehicles have not arrived yet, nor are they close to. With GM filing for Chapt 11 in June, two months after all of these articles were written, the general consensus is that NO foreign car/version would be bought when a domestic version could be produced instead. The technology that is in the car though has made it way to Crown Vics and other test beds, so the NSA part of the project is still ongoing. ALPR cars are fielded throughout the city on an ongoing trial that has proven very successful. But as for the Commodore ever replacing the crown vic, I just don't see it happening. The car in the pictures was just a test that was shown at a show in Sydney, not even here in the US. Frankly, it reminds me of a lot of mods on this board, lots of hype and talk and exhuberance, but not much else.

In the LA Area, the only ones who use them are the smaller departments such as Beverly hills, Burbank, Alhambra, and a couple of others. None of the Private ambulance companies contracting with LACoFD uses them, and LAFD had 2 but they're now covered in a ton of dust on a dirt lot by the shops. Just too big and unwieldy for use in LA City was the final result.

You're welcome, like my sig alludes to, nothing bugs me more then misinformation, so if I can at least clear up some of the crap spouted by some, I can at least hope it'll promote people to think more, research more, and speak less about things they really don't know about. It'll be a good lesson when many of the members of this board reach high school and college. As for your questions, I'm going to assume they have to do with the Submod being worked on. I haven't said anything in the other thread, cause much like RHIS's stuff, the authors have not mentioned one way or another if they care to be factual or realistic or if they're just doing it for the sake of doing it. In reference to your questions though, AMR utilizes the van style for both BLS and ALS units in the Los Angeles and Ventura County areas. Ventura Co ALS transport unit LA County BLS Transport unit Cedars Sinai Hospital Parking w/mix of Critical Care and BLS units AMR Los Angeles CCT The Critical Care Transports are for emergency or non-emergency inter-facility transport. This could be from a long term care facility to a hospital or vice versa, Hospital to another hospital with specialized equipment, or some kind of transport of that nature. They are larger then a normal box style ambulance and carry most of the gear that you would find in an ICU. They are staffed by a mix of EMT's and Paramedics, but always accompanied by either a Critical Care nurse or Respiratory Technician to perform the necessary duties outside the scope of EMT's and Paramedics. When I went through the LA EMT course, 2 of my rotations were with AMR CCT's and it's s completely different environment from a regular ambulance. For the most part the bread and butter of AMR in Los Angeles are the IFTs (inter facility transports) due to the large number of hospitals, senior citizen facilities, and long term care homes in the Greater Los Angeles Area. For a long time, AMR had a lock on the LACoFD BLS transport, but due to poor quality of service and lengthy response times, the contract was broken up and they were relegated to a sliver of the area they once covered for the County. They do not respond with LAFD or into LA City for emergency calls, since LAFD has its own BLS and ALS ambulances to take care of that need. Mike

**Topic Moved since the question has nothing to do with LA Mod** You'd have to show me the picture or video you are talking about since I can think of a couple of things it could be.

Ok, lets state some specifics first: CB as stated before is Citizens Band Radio, and like all radio bands, is governed by the FCC. It is only to be used for Commercial and Personal communications Public Safety agencies utilize specific bands completely separate and vastly different then the way the CB system is set up. It would be like calling an old rotary phone a Cell phone and vice versa, or even a Cell Phone a CB radio. They're similar in that they both let you talk to other people, beyond that, they have nothing in common. CB radios work in the 27mhz range, Public safety equipment is in the 33-50mhz band for VHF-Lo, 150-174mhz for VHF-Hi, 450-470 for UHF, 470-512 for UHF-T band, 700 mhz band, and 851-869mhz. Public safety agencies are barred from utilizing CB, Ham, FRS, and MURS bands for their routine radio traffic, and most radios are only able to receive and transmit on a single band. So to answer your question about how long have they been using something other then CBs, well.. since the very beginning! CB radio has NEVER been utilized as a Public safety radio system, and it'd be useless to be used as such since repeaters are not allowed. Now as mentioned before Highway patrol, State Police, and rural police will sometimes, though much rarer these days, install a CB radio or a common uniden/radio shack scanner so mobile units can monitor Ch9 and Ch19. Use of these channels by public safety agencies is ONLY to be utilized to talk TO civilians and not to be used to talk to each other or dispatch. If you're interested in learning more about CB's And public safety communications, I recommend googling the history of the REACT group and Ch9 monitoring, as well as Harry Marnell's excellent history of LAPD and police communications from the 1920s here The original question was regarding the California state law regarding the necessity of a CDL for Firefighters, as the topic moved out of the LA and state of California, I have moved it to this thread. Let me address Taylors comment though, I don't know if you were being general or speaking about California or what your intent was, but let me clear up one thing here. The rules regarding Commercial Drivers Licensure is governed by each individuals state Dept of Motor Vehicles and state Legislative bodies. California makes NO exception regarding paid career or volunteer firefighters regarding the CDL requirements. They must all pass the same DMV tests regardless of whether or not they are vollies. Other states are much much more lenient and have blanket provisions that as long as you are a part of a Fire dept, you are granted an exception, others are much much more stringent and require a standard CDL with no Firefighter exception. One thing to remember about Emergency services in the United States. Every single one of them is bound by federal regulations and standards such as OSHA and NFPA, State policies such as State Fire marshal regulations and rules, color of lights and types of sirens allowed, County policies, especially on EMS protocols, City policies, and then Department policies. That is at least 5 different sets of regulations that each department will address in a different way, which is why we have such diversity in the Emergency Services compared to countries with just one body, one dept, one set of regulations, and one way of doing things.

Honestly, I can't even FATHOM that many people in a single rig. LAFD staffs their tillers with just 4, Captain II, Apparatus Operator, Top member and Tiller member. The Inside member tends to bounce between the Truck and 2 Car depending on the call and personal preference. Inside of an LACoFD Quint, LAFD's trucks aren't much roomier: With gear, maps, tools, and such in the back, 2 guys is definitely the best you're going to get.

Not exactly. Actual responses will be detailed later. Heh, OC is a peculiar animal in and of itself, especially in regards to private ambulance contracts. You know, I wrestled with it for a long time and eventually erased it, but one line I was going to throw out there was directly related to the OC departments: 'In some neighboring jurisdictions, departments have a long held policy that if you do not need them Code 3, then you must not need them at all" LAFD does use a Medically Prioritized Dispatch System with 33 incident types, 6 determinants, and nine EMS Algorithm types. I'm not sure if it is ProQA or still card based, but it is very similar. I'll give a VERY VERY brief explanation later of call responses and types, since there is no way in hell I'll ever be able to condense what is an 8hr multiple day class into anything but just a surface glance.

For LAFD, almost 99% of calls are an emergency response for at least the first unit. Example, Sick patient might have the closest available unit (Engine or Light Force) respond C3 to get on scene, verify the status of the patient is non-critcal, and the RA will respond non-emergency unless directed to change to C3. Additional units may be requested emergency or nonemergency depending on traffic and need. For LAPD, they got rid of the Code-2 High calls, now its either Code 3 (lights and sirens) or Code 2, routine response. When they did that they went from 500 C3 calls to over 2500 per month in the Valley alone, 5 times as many calls.

Will be answered in the truck section

I'm not exactly sure what your question is, but the Scott challenge is always a big draw for the local area. Out here we have something similar known as the Western States Police and Fire Games which includes the Ultimate Firefighter Challenge. Tons of info on it on google, this year it was hosted by the LASD and LACoFD in Santa Clarita. Next year it'll be in Reno, NV

UPDATED 8/02/09: American Heroes Airshow 2009 (flickr only) This is a huge update of 309 images from the American Heroes Airshow a couple of weeks back. Included are photos from the Downey Police Dept Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles CERT Team Booth Los Angeles Mission College - AJ Program Los Angeles County Fire Department - LACoFD Copter 19 Los Angeles County Fire Department - LACoFD Crew 9-2 and Fly Crew Los Angeles County Fire Department - LACoFD Heavy Rescue 103 Los Angeles County Fire Department - LACoFD Rescue Tender 103 Los Angeles County Fire Department - LACoFD USAR 103 Gear Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Agents Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Bell 407 - N415AT Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Evidence Response Team Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Explosives Unit Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Hazardous Material Response Unit Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Mobile Command Center - Los Angeles Office Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI SWAT Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI SWAT MRAP Armored Vehicle Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI SWAT Truck Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team Los Angeles City Fire Department - Los Angeles City Fire Department Engine 98 Los Angeles City Fire Department - Los Angeles City Fire Department Red White and Blue Drop Los Angeles County Department of Coroner - LACDOC Antelope Valley Truck Los Angeles County Department of Coroner - LACDOC Crown Victorias Los Angeles County Department of Coroner - LACDOC Special Operations Response Team Los Angeles Police Department - LAPD Air Unit - N662PD Los Angeles Police Department - LAPD Underwater Dive Unit Los Angeles Police Department - LAPD Metro-SWAT Rescue 4 Los Angeles Police Department - LAPD Air Unit - Pilot and Observer Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD Air Rescue 5 Demo Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD A-Star - N960SD Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD Crown Vic Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD Malibu Search and Rescue Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD Montrose Search and Rescue Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD SUV Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept - LASD Van United States Forest Service - Angeles National Forest - USFS ANF Engine 111 United States Forest Service - Angeles National Forest - USFS ANF Little Tujuna Hotshots C5A and C5B United States Forest Service - Angeles National Forest - USFS ANF Patrol 14 Misc. Federal Agents Misc. Flightline Misc. Shots Southern California Edison EC-135 United States Coast Guard MH60J Jayhawk USMC AH-1W Cobra USN UH-1 HAL-3 Restored

I don't. I just call them from off map since its more realistic that way. There are 21 LAPD stations, but SWAT is out of the Metropolitan division based at the Central Facilities Building, not out of a Police Station. FBI responses come from the Federal Building in the Wilshire district which is a pretty good distance from LAPD stations as well.

Its a state regulation and some states don't require it, but its based on either axle OR gross vehicle weight here in California. It all depends on your states legislature and the agreements they have. One thing to note.... and I know I'm opening up a can of worms here, but I just love little trivia like this.... The tillerman (man who rides in back and steers) is NOT considered a driver by law! He does not need a CDL and if, by his error, an accident occurs, it is the driver of the vehicle who will be cited and responsible. This is why there has to be a lot of trust and communications between the two positions.

First, try upgrading your winrar to the latest version, that is the most common cause of this kind of error. Second, if that doesn't solve your problem, re-download the mod and open with the latest version of winrar.

The rules and regulations governing the fire service and its standard operating procedures are vast beyond the common knowledge of the general public at large. From NFPA "guidelines" to Fed and State OSHA Requirements, state regulations and dept SOP's, everything is a lot more then it truly seems and every action, while seemingly strange to outsiders, is done with safety and the best interest of the general public in mind. From two in/two out, the size and color of striping on the sides of ambulances, regulations regarding lighting (KKK and NFPA), nothing is just done willy nilly! As answered, all ratings and rankings will be explained later. This is not as simple as the answers posted make it out to be California has a special classification of a Restricted Class A or Class B Fire Fighter License that an apparatus operator must obtain before being able to operate any vehicle over 26,000 lbs and 3 axles. Thanks! And hahaha, don't forget that I only have 11k pics on the flickr site, there are over 18,249 on the main site, and another 30+k on the old site. Only the LAFD is listed right now, none of the assisting agencies are. Eventually it should include AT LEAST the following: # LAFD LACoPD CDF/CALFIRE # LAPD LASD CHP # LAWA PD LACoFD State Parks # Port of LA Coroner Fish & Game # LAUSD PD EMSA OES/CALEMA # LA GSD Police Animal Care and Control # City Lifeguards County Lifeguards # DWP CalTrans # DOT # Parking & Traffic Enforcement # OPG # Parks & Rec # USFS Code 3 never manufactured them, but because they didn't have a product of their own, they offered the Screaming Eagle as part of their NFPA packages. I wish i knew where you read what you did so I could see it for myself, but suffice to say, the fact is that the LAFD has *NEVER* used the screaming eagle product. For a very short while they utilized a mix of FedSig Q2B's and Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves were dropped in favor of EQ2B's and Q2Bs since at least the 2006 purchases. ---- Finished the Reserve apparatus section as well as added a brief blurb on the LAFD