LSFD's Best on Show at ASGH

On Saturday, March 12, 2011, the Los Santos Fire Department held a car show across the All Saints General Hospital for the citizens of Los Santos. Under the eye of Fire Chief Jason Scotts and later Commissioner Stuart Collins, the Department presented their most important vehicles and equipment to the eager citizens. Soon after the first announcements went through radio and television broadcasts, a small group of interested people joined the show.

It was clear to see that a good handful of people wanted to know more about the work and apparatus of the Fire Department. Under guidance of Probationary Firefighter Leon Kardinal, Firefighter I Peter Brennan and also Lieutenant Gregory Carvarello, the group were brought to and taught about each individual vehicle, from ambulance to Lifeflight.

Karinal exhibited each and every piece of equipment found on the fire engine used for the usual firefighting runs and was quick to answer the questions of his intrigued audience. Brennan made a quick excursion into the world of the Rescue Ambulances and demonstrated several lifesaving equipment and techniques, from applying a C-Collar up to the administration of IV fluids. The people showed an equal amount of interest between each vehicle.

Soon thereafter, the crowd grew bigger and more and more people joined the show with definite excitement. One aspect that became clearer throughout the night was that most citizens were not familiar with some of the vehicles and arsenals of equipment. As a result, we received questions like: What is a HAZMAT truck and how is it different from a normal fire engine? - all of which were quickly answered.

The fleet tonight was:

- 1 LSFD Fire Engine
- 1 HAZMAT Response Truck
- 1 LSFD Ladder Truck
- 1 Rescue Ambulance (RA)
- 1 Fire Rancher
- 1 Administration Premier
- 1 RID Sultan + 1 RID Rancher
- 2 Air Units (Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV & Sikorsky S-76 Spirit)

Submitted by Femke Watson, Public Service Officer
Los Santos Fire Department