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San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
In 2009 the SNSM was responsible for about half of all sea rescue operations and saved 5,400 lives in 2816 call-outs and assisted 2140 boats in distress. The service has 41 all-weather rescue boats, 34 first-class rescue boats, 76 second-class lifeboats and 20 light rescue boats (and an amphibious rescue boat), and many inflatable boats.
California Highway Patrol (13 P) Pages in category "State law enforcement agencies of California" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station, also known as Point Reyes Lifeboat Rescue Station, is a historic coastal rescue station, located on the Drake's Bay side of Point Reyes in northern California, United States. It was built in 1927 by the United States Lifesaving Service to replace a previous station dating from 1888. It is one of the best-preserved ...
A rescue craft is a boat, ship or aircraft used in rescuing. The most common are lifeboats for inshore and closer-to-shore rescues, with helicopters and ships used further out. [citation needed] Most government agencies [vague] rely on larger ships for rescues further from shore such as Royal Navy ships in the UK and Coast Guard Cutters used in
The 44-foot motor lifeboat was the standard workhorse of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) rescue boat fleet. [1] The 44′ MLB has been replaced by the 47′ MLB . [ 2 ] The boats are powered by twin diesel engines, each powering a separate propeller.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department, one of the state's largest forces, is losing more officers than it is graduating from the police academy. In 2021, California cities spent more than ...
The International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code [2] gives specific technical requirements for the manufacture, maintenance and record keeping of life-saving appliances. The number and type of life-saving appliances differ from vessel to vessel, and the code gives a minimum requirement to comply in order to make a ship seaworthy.