COUNTY EMERGENCY AGENCIES STAGE ANTI-TERRORISM DRILLS.Byline: Cindy Arora Staff Writer Public transit and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). held an anti-terrorism drill Wednesday morning at an El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, bus station, based on the make-believe scenario of a ``dirty'' radioactive bomb exploding on a bus. It was all part of a countywide effort to hone post-Sept. 11, 2001, skills in dealing with a terrorist attack and other emergencies. In Pasadena, authorities were dealing with a make-believe situation in which a power substation failure affects the Gold Line light-rail transportation system. At Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , they handled a jet fuel fire. ``There is a heightened awareness these days,'' said Jack Gabig, general manager for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. `'The training is to prevent things from happening.'' During the drill, a 50-member emergency crew responded to the mock detonation of a dirty bomb releasing radioactive contaminants and resulting in five make-believe fatalities. ``Our mission was to make a rapid triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. ... get the patients and coordinate getting them into an ambulance and to a correct hospital,'' said Capt. Larry Burke of Fire Station 166. ``These days multicasualties can happen and we are doing all the things we would normally be doing if it happened.'' Participants in the drills included the Sheriff's Department's Transit Bureau, which provides security for the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. system; along with personnel from the MTA, the FBI, the El Monte Police Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La , the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. , the coroner's office and AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Ambulance. In Pasadena, the MTA had an emergency drill involving the new Gold Line light-rail transit system at State Street near the Glenarm Street crossing. During the scenario, a power substation failure prompted a response by various law enforcement and public safety agencies to implement their emergency procedure protocols. The Gold Line has been undergoing several emergency drills to prepare for its summer opening, said John Mazzarella, spokesman for MTA. ``In order to open the Gold Line they are testing scenarios that could happen,'' he said. ``It's mainly for training the different law enforcements and fire departments on how to respond.'' At LAX, firefighters ignited thousands of gallons of jet fuel in a contained location at the airfield. The one-hour drill was mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control and part of regular training for rescue crews responding to airport emergencies. A spokesman for county Supervisor Don Knabe said Knabe, who is a member of the federal Homeland Security Committee, was happy preparations were taking place. ``We are pleased they are doing drills to make sure people are up to speed in case of a possible terrorist attack,'' John Musella said. Wire services contributed to this story. |
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