Thursday, January 28, 2010

Oops, fire task force returns FROM Haiti, not to Haiti

 

 

From: Hammond, Judy
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:09 AM
To: Hammond, Judy
Subject: County Fire task force returns to Haiti

 

 

  County of Los Angeles

Fire Department

 

MEDIA  ADVISORY

 

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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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