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2008-2009 EQUIPMENT ORDERS & DELIVERIES

• UPDATE - Pasadena Fire has taken delivery of 2 new engines from Seagrave Mfg. to replace Engines 38 & 39. They are currently being prepared for service.

• UPDATE - Monterey Park Fire has taken delivery of a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban Battalion Chief vehicle. It is currently being prepared for service.

• UPDATE - After over 25 years of contracting out paramedic services, the Vernon Fire Department will begin their own Firefighter / Paramedic program that will go into service on June 20, 2009 with 1 rescue ambulance and 6 Firefighter / Paramedics.

• May 2009 - Vernon Fire has been approved to order 2 new Seagrave Engines.

• April 2009 - In June 2007, Pasadena Fire had ordered 1 new tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck from American LaFrance. In June 2008, American LaFrance still could not submit a performance bond with Pasadena due to filing for bankruptcy. Therefore, Pasadena rescinded the purchase order and has reviewed the opportunity to purchase an aerial ladder truck from Seagrave via a contract with the city of Haywood. As of April 2009, the purchase order has been issued for a 2009 Seagrave Tractor-Drawn Aerial Ladder Truck for $1,004,817.

• May 2008 - Redondo Beach Fire has ordered a Boston Whaler 27' Guardian Harbor Patrol Fireboat from Brunswick Commercial & Government Products, Inc. in the amount of $182,384.

• Aug 2008 - El Segundo Fire has ordered a new Rescue Ambulance from Emergency Vehicle Group for $203,455.

• Sep 2008 - Pasadena Police have ordered a new MD 500E police helicopter from MD Helicopters in the amount of $2,069,000.00.

• Dec 2008 - Beverly Hills Fire has ordered a 2009 Pierce Velocity 100-foot tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck for a total price of $1,059,772.00. Delivery by August / September 2009.

• Feb 2009 - South Pasadena Fire has ordered a 2009 Ford E450 Type III Road Rescue Ultramedic ambulance from Emergency Vehicle Group for $190,701. Delivery by September 2009.

• Under Construction - Whittier Police Headquarters at the northwest corner of the Civic Center. The facility will house law enforcement functions including a temporary holding jail, communications center, emergency operations center, records, administrative offices, and crime scene laboratory. The building will be 50,625 square feet and will cost $35 million. Completion is expected in Spring 2010.

• Under Construction - El Segundo Fire Station #2 near the intersection of Mariposa & Nash. The new building will be 13,600 square feet and cost $7.8 million. Completion is expected October 2009.

• Under Construction - Los Angeles Port Police on Centre Street between Third and Fifth Streets in San Pedro. The new three-story, $42.7 million, 51,000 square foot state-of-the-art headquarters will include updated dispatch, surveillance, and emergency operations. Completion is expected in 2010.