County Fire task force returns to Haiti

 

County of Los Angeles Fire Department   MEDIA  ADVISORY
CAPTAIN SAM PADILLA PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (323) 881-2411 Date:  January 28, 2009	FIRE CHIEF P. MICHAEL FREEMAN 1320 N. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA   90063

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact:         LACoFD Public Affairs

                                                                                                (323) 881-2411

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT USAR TASK FORCE

RETURNS FROM HAITI

 

LOS ANGELES – January 27, 2010 – The Los Angeles County Fire Department is pleased to announce the return of its Urban Search and Rescue team, California Task Force 2, to Los Angeles.  The team completes a 14-day deployment to Haiti where they assisted USAID with rescue and recovery efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

 

The 72-member team is expected to arrive, by bus, at our Pacoima facility, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28.  A press conference will follow shortly thereafter, at approximately 6:00 p.m. Our Pacoima facility is located at 12605 Osborne Street, Pacoima CA 91331.

 

Family members and the Fire Department eagerly await the task force’s return.

 

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is one of the largest emergency service agencies in the world, providing fire protection and life safety services to more than 3.8 million residents and commercial business customers in the County’s 2,305-square-mile area, and around the globe when needed.  For more information, visit the Department’s website at www.fire.lacounty.gov.     

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