Skip to content

Media Venues: Event Details

Back to List of Media Venues

Los Angeles County Fire Department ShakeOut Exercise

October 19, 2011, 1 - 4 pm, Drill/Exercise at Los Angeles County Fire Station 159

Event Location:
Los Angeles County Fire Station 159
2030 W 135th Street
Gardena, CA 90249 (Map)

Event Contact:
Captain Mark Savage, Los Angeles County Fire Department, 323-881-2413

Contact Person:
Matt Levesque, Public Information Officer, 213-760-2141


Summary:
LA County Fire Department Fire Department Engine Companies will conduct relay pumping and other methods to fight post-earthquake conflagrations, and personnel from Engines, Truck Companies, and other Fire Department Units will practice rescuing victims trapped beneath collapsed buildings.


Full Description:
This is one of three media venues and dates where LACoFD personnel will conduct extensive demonstration exercises in connection with the ShakeOut. Each battalion will be conducting multi-company training to reinforce the skills they employ in responding to large earthquakes.




© 2024 Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC), headquartered at the University of Southern California (USC)
The Great California ShakeOut