County Fire Department Conducts Wildland Fire Training on Wednesday

 

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L.A. County Firefighters Conduct Wildland Training Exercise

 

LOS ANGELES – April 26, 2010 - The Los Angeles County Fire Department will host a multi-agency wildland fire training exercise on April 28, at 9 a.m., at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, located at 4100 S. La Cienega Boulevard in  Baldwin Hills.

The training will prepare local area firefighters from L.A. County and the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City and El Segundo for the upcoming wildfire season.  The exercise will review wildland firefighting strategy and tactics, resource deployment, communications, teamwork and fireline safety. Demonstrations will include fireline construction, use of portable water tanks, foam application utilizing Compressed Air Foam, helicopter water drops and the use of hand tools in the wildland firefighting environment. 

Residents living in the County’s wildland areas are also urged to prepare their landscaping, homes and themselves for the fire season, using the Department’s “Ready! Set! Go” Wildfire Action Plan, available on its website at http://fire.lacounty.gov/SafetyPreparedness/ReadySetGo/home.asp.

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. 

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 INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS:  Public information officers will be available to facilitate interviews and photo opportunities with trainers and participants.

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