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City
of La Verne
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Fire
Department
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Fire Prevention
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Job
Opportunities
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The City of La Verne So...where is
La Verne, a small city of 32,332 in LA County?
City's
Web Page and Police
Web Page
Job Opportunities
(Picture
of San Dimas Canyon)
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September
is
National Preparedness Month.
Are
you prepared?
Do
you have a plan?
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Check
out the American Red Cross Web Site to find out what you can do
to prepare to take care of your family for 72 hours following
a major emergency such as an earthquake.
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How
flammable are dried leaves which are decomposing on the ground?
Not much. For the same reason a piece of paper laying on
the floor would be hard to ignite, so it is that leaves on the
ground do not easily burn. Mulch may slowly burn, but does
not produce much heat.
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Some oily rags
can start fires; some don't. Do you know which and why?
Oils like linseed (used in some paints and
stains) will oxidize and that produces heat. Under the right
conditions these oily rags can cause spontaneous combustion.
Motor oil oxidizes so slowly that the rate of heat production
is not enough to start fires.
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"Darn thing
wasn't working right for months"
That should
be a warning!
If it isn't
working properly, unplug it until you get it fixed or replaced.
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Cell
Phone Problem
If you expect to dial
911 on your cell phone to call the Fire Department or Police,
your house could burn down before we hear
from you.
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Know how it started? There was no food
left cooking on this gas stove. Residents were not at home
and had not used the stove for more than 10 hours. No fire
in the wall. The cabinets above the stove caught fire and
dropped.
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Emergency Survival Program
Now is the time to start preparing your own plans in the event of
a major emergency.
Sheltering
In Place Do you
know what to do if you were instructed to "shelter in place"?
Simple.... if you plan now.
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Old Fire
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Freeway Calls
The freeway through La Verne, opened Nov
24 2002 and we responded to a freeway call the following morning.
Since then we have averaged 100 freeway-calls per year.
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Grand Prix Fire
October 2003
Oct 26, 2003 - Contrary to news reports, the Grand
Prix Fire did not burn any structures in La Verne City.
The fire threatened northern La Verne, but did not actually burn
into our city limits.
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William's Fire, 2002
Probably the Greatest Fire
Threat In the City's History
The William's Fire - A
review of the fire. How close did we come? How did our Fuel Modification
Zone work? Pictures after the fire and before the mud. What is going
to happen now? |
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