Matakovich1
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I used to work in the La Puente area a while back. I look at pulse point off and on. I noticed for LA County Fire there is a S87(Squad 87). Did the county add a Squad to their station?
Three squads added this week. Squads 59, 87, and 115.
59's is a single door building, thus a on-board paramedic works well as no one knows if 49, 191, or 28 's will be the squad. Having a on-board PM helps with delays on responses.
Note, back in the 70's, 59's was the paramedic training unit based out of Harbor General Hosp in Carson.
Hello, I am not familiar with LACOFD Squads; would you be able to answer some questions?
Would you consider Squad trucks to be like a "mini-rescue" A smaller version to the larger USAR Rescue Squads?
I know the Squads carry ALS medical equipment and run to a lot of EMS calls, but do LACOFD Squads carry auto-extraction equipment, rope bags, SCBA's, gas monitors and tools/fans to support a Truck company at a fire scene?
My understanding is that some squads may carry more equipment than other squads. There may be a few squads that may carry auto extrication for example because there is not a nearby truck company or is in a more rural area.
Then there are what they call “heavy” squads. These squads are slightly larger to carry more medical equipment for mass casualty incidents. I believe there is 1 per battalion?