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I was fortunate to arrive in Los Angeles before the covid -19 scare my daughter lives in L.A. so i decided to visit her, for a Canadian it was a breath of fresh air to see this region of the United States where the weather is warm what really impressed me was the palm trees and a feeling of gratitude for adventuring in one of the greatest cities in the world,visit my album L.A. in four days

Today I had the privilege of attending the "51 in Quarters" Emergency! TV series reunion at Los Angeles County Fire Department Station #127 in Carson, CA. This event was hosted by the Los Angeles County Fire Museum located in Bellflower, CA. This event served multiple functions. It was a fundraiser for the museum and the first public reunion for the fans and two cast-members as well as with the original Squad 51 and both Engine 51's used in the series, to wit, both the older open-cab engine as well as the newer closed-cab engine). The closed-cab engine which was the more famous of the two was only just finished being fully restored within days of this event. In attendance was series leading man Randolph Mantooth who played the character of. paramedic Johnny Gage and Mike Stoker who was a real firefighter with LACoFD but who had a Screen Actor's Guild card and appeared as himself. A series of speeches was made early on during the assembly by various local pubahs most of which were not particularly memorable. However, Randolph Mantooth and LACoFD Chief Daryl Osby gave superb and memorable and weighty speeches well worth listening to which I hope show up on Youtube at some point. It is worth noting that Chief Osby is the first LACoFD chief who came up through the paramedic program as well as being the first black chief. I stood in line with my companions and got a couple of their memorabilia items autographed by both Mantooth and Stoker. Mantooth was the more outgoing and effusive of the two but both were friendly and affable even after many hours of signing autographs and shaking people's hands and having to small-talk with perfect strangers. 223rd Street in Carson was partially shut down for this assembly. Westward view on 223rd Street. Eastward view on 223rd Street. Station #127 from the middle 223rd Street in Carson, CA. Looking west from in front of the station. R.A. Cinader was the true creator of and driving force behind the show. Two LACoFD firefighters dressed in the uniform of the time period of the show. Classic ambulance model from the 1950's through 1960's. Fully restored LACoFD Rescue 11. The original close-cabbed "Engine 51" LACoFD Explorers mill around behind older Engine #51. Back view of the station which oft-appeared in the TV show. Hundreds of fans waited for hours to purchase memorabilia and get autographs. Quintessential Southern California backdrop... date palms. Interior of the station's recreation room. Kitchen area that was oft the center of social interaction in the TV show. Fire department patches rim the margins of the old wall map oft-seen in the TV series. Squad #51 was restored about a decade ago. Newer Engine #51 fully-restored to its original glory. LACoFD Engine #127 from Station #127 which was Station #51 in the TV show. LACoFD Ladder #127 parked on 223rd Street to make room for the event. Static display of various LACoFD apparatus across the street from Station #127. LACoFD Mobile Air/Light Unit #115 LACoFD hybrid crew bus. LACoFD Urban Search & Rescue Squad #103 LACoFD Urban Search & Rescue #103 LACoFD Engine #10 (Carson) LACoFD Hazardous Materials Squad #105 LACoFD Hazardous Materials Squad #105 LACoFD Heavy Rescue #103 Close-up of seal on Heavy Rescue #103 Close-up of Heavy Rescue #103. LACoFD Mobile Incident Command Post #2 LACoFD Command #2 Interior of LACoFD Mobile Command Post Live image of outside from tower cam on top of vehicle. The men LACoFD's OES Engine #8134 Air Squad #11 approaching the scene of the assembly. Air Squad #11 became another part of the static display of apparatus. A genuine medical aid occurred at the static apparatus display. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene for a heat stroke. Squad #36 was also dispatched to the scene. As the hours passed the line never seemed to shorten. The crowd milling around greatly thinned by mid-afternoon. For most of the day the station garage was packed with people. By the afternoon the crowd thinned even while the line did not. An endless procession of people posed by the primary movie props. All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, announced deliveries of three new S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters to California fire agencies: one each to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), and the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Configured by United Rotorcraft with a newly designed 1,000-gallon water tank attached to the belly of the aircraft; an extended landing gear to accommodate the tank; a retractable snorkel that can refill the tank in less than one minute; and a rescue hoist, the Firehawk helicopters will allow fire crews to attack wildfires, transport up to 12 ground firefighters to the fire line, and rescue firefighters and civilians when in need. “We thank CAL FIRE, the County of Los Angeles and the City of San Diego for their trust in the combined efforts of Sikorsky and United Rotorcraft to bring a life-saving aerial firefighting helicopter to the urban centers and forests of California,” said Jason Lambert, vice president of Sikorsky Global Military & Mission Systems. “Their fire fighters now have a powerful and proven helicopter that can attack fires at night, in strong Santa Ana winds, maneuver with agility and safety in canyons and terrain from sea level up to 10,000 ft. altitude, while dropping water with tremendous precision and force.” CAL FIRE’s newly acquired S-70i FIREHAWK helicopter is the first of nine aircraft currently on order, with an option for three more. CAL FIRE and San Diego are both first-time operators of the aerial firefighting helicopter. LACoFD has operated three S-70A model Firehawks since 2001. During the ensuing 19 years, the county has pioneered and perfected the tactics needed to suffocate wildfires in their early stage when a fire is most vulnerable, while working in close coordination with other aircraft and with firefighting crews on the ground. The county’s new S-70i FIREHAWK aircraft is the first of two — more powerful and faster than the S-70A model — that LACoFD is adding to its fleet. “With the increase in wildfire danger, the FIREHAWK has never been more relevant to the State of California,” said Mike Slattery, president of United Rotorcraft. “This capability brings unmatched multi-mission capability to these firefighting agencies to protect lives and property.” United Rotorcraft contracted with KAWAK Aviation Technologies (Bend, Oregon) to design and manufacture the water tank to new specifications based on input from LACoFD. Among other equipment on each aircraft are a 600 lb. external rescue hoist, a 9,000 lb. cargo hook with load cell system, forward recognition lights and a high intensity searchlight. Avionics installations include tactical communications and navigation systems. A Firehawk begins life at Stratford-Connecticut-based Sikorsky as an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter. United Rotorcraft then converts the twin-engine aircraft to its aerial firefighting configuration. The aircraft retains its multi-mission capability, allowing aircrew to perform search and rescue missions, medical evacuation, and carry cargo either internally or as an external load. Recommended for you...

A Bell 412 helicopter from the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) makes a water drop on a fast moving brush fire near Three Points, California. Printed on semi-lustre paper with a white border. Total print size is 17x22. Signed and numbered upon request.

1992 Ford E-350/Collins Circa 2005

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded by ground and air from June 20-24, 2016 to join allied agencies in the battle against the San Gabriel Complex wildland fire in the San Gabriel Moutains, 25 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The incident, a combination of the adjacent Reservoir and Fish wildfires, consumed nearly 5400 acres of the Angeles National Forest. © Photo by Mike Meadows. LAFD Incident: 062016-1539 Connect with us: LAFD.ORG | News | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit | Twitter: @LAFD @LAFDtalk