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The City of La Verne is a small community
located on the eastern border of Los Angeles County. The population is about 32,000 and
encompasses approximately 10 square
miles. The City Fire Department currently staffs two fire stations
with 36 full time people and about 20 apprentices.
Station One, on the south side of the city,
houses two fire engines, one paramedic ambulance and one 95-foot aerial
truck. Station Two is located on the north side of the city and
houses two fire engines and one paramedic unit. Our normal response
to a structure fire is a BC, Truck 61, Engine 62 Medic 61 and Medic 62. Our response to freeway accidents is a paramedic unit
from one station and a paramedic engine from the other station. Our
normal response to a medical call is one paramedic engine and a paramedic
ambulance. We need an engine company to also respond on medical calls
to help the paramedics lift patients, etc.
We cover 6 miles of east-bound freeway
traffic through La Verne and into part of Pomona. LA Co FD covers
freeway accidents going west-bound in the same area.
We also have
mutual aid agreements with LA Co FD and USFS.
The Fire Department
responds to approximately 2,500 calls per year. About 70 percent
of these calls are for medical aids and rescues (traffic
collisions).
There are more than 150 miles of paved
roads within the city including three state highways
(approx. 18 miles) that transverse the city east and west. In addition,
the city is also traversed east and west by two major railways, one
Metrolink commuter line and one Santa Fe freight line.
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