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  2. Los Angeles Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    In 1878, a third fire company was formed by the residents in the neighborhood of Sixth Street and Park. It was given the name of "Park Hose Co. No. 1". East Los Angeles formed a hose company named "East Los Angeles Hose Co. No. 2" five years later. The final volunteer company was formed in the fall of 1883 in the Morris Vineyard area.

  3. Los Angeles County Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, [1] as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra, [4] which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.

  4. Los Angeles County, California - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles County, California. Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles (Spanish: Condado de Los Ángeles), and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states.

  5. Multiple-alarm fire - Wikipedia

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    1st alarm fire / box alarm 1st alarm fire/ "all hands" box alarm 2nd alarm fire 3rd alarm fire 4th alarm fire 5th alarm fire Engine companies: 3 4 8 12 16 21 Ladder companies: 2 3 (one operating as FAST) 5 7 9 11 Battalion Chiefs: 1 2 (one as FAST) 6 Squad companies 1 Rescue companies: Deputy Chief RAC unit 1 Satellite units Safety Battalion Chief

  6. First Interstate Tower fire - Wikipedia

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    1. Non-fatal injuries. 40. The First Interstate Tower fire was a high-rise fire that occurred on May 4, 1988, at the First Interstate Tower (now Aon Center) in Los Angeles, California, a 62-story, 860 foot (260 m) skyscraper, then the tallest building in the city. The fire destroyed five floors of the building, injured 40 people, and caused the ...

  7. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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    A fire alarm system is a building system designed to detect, alert occupants, and alert emergency forces of the presence of fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other fire-related emergencies. Fire alarm systems are required in most commercial buildings. They may include smoke detectors, heat detectors, and manual fire alarm activation devices ...

  8. Aon Center (Los Angeles) - Wikipedia

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    The fire was eventually contained at 2:19 AM, and caused $400 million in damage. Repair work took four months. Because of the fire, building codes in Los Angeles were modified, requiring all high-rises to be equipped with fire sprinklers. This modified a 1974 ordinance that had only required new buildings to contain fire sprinkler systems.

  9. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.

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