City, L.A. Firefighters Reach Cooperation Pact
Starting this week, firefighters in South Pasadena and Los Angeles will automatically respond to blazes and medical emergencies in areas of each other’s towns adjacent to their own cities.
The two neighboring cities already have a mutual-aid agreement to come when summoned. Under the new agreement, firefighters will respond automatically, reducing response times by 10 to 15 minutes.
In many areas of South Pasadena, particularly hillside neighborhoods in the southwest part of the city, Los Angeles firefighters can be at an incident in as little as three minutes, compared to more than five minutes for South Pasadena’s crews, according to officials.
South Pasadena has similar agreements with San Marino and Pasadena.
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