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Emergency Inside - Menlo Park Fire District (CA) Menlo Park St. 1 Station 1 bay with Truck 1 and Engine 1 The following is a summary of responses to interview questions regarding the department Interviewee : Tony Ramirez General Information Menlo Park Fire District (MPFD) website:  https://www.menlofire.org/   Primarily, MPFD serves the cities of Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto, and some areas of San Mateo County. Approximately 30 square miles and a population of 90,000 are covered by MPFD MPFD contains 7 stations, 7 engines, 1 truck, 1 rescue, 2 reserve engines (see the full list here:  https://www.menlofire.org/apparatus  )   MPFD is notorious for their progressive technology and practices; they are known nationally for their drone program. It is of note that Menlo Park is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States (see the Wikipedia article on Menlo Park  here ). In addition, because of the econo...

A Glance At While I love to sit down and interview individuals with a set schedule, sometimes my stories and discoveries are spontaneous and unorganized (aren't we all human?) Introducing, A Glance At , the series of articles on Emergency Radar covering emergency response topics in a more casual and short style.  This series was initiated on December 25th of 2019 by my shadowing experience with the Heavenly Ski Patrol, where I did not plan to shadow or interview anyone until I was offered to on the spot. I did not take sophisticated notes nor did I not have time to learn as much as I wanted to- but that doesn't mean I didn't do research! Enjoy the articles below as they come about, this page will be just as unpredictable as my snack habits. Ski Patrolling - Heavenly Ski Resort https://emergencyradar.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-glance-at-ski-patrolling-heavenly-ski.html

A Glance at Ski Patrolling - Heavenly Ski Resort Shot from my shadowing experience Special thank you to the Heavenly Ski Patrol for making this article possible! Seasons greetings! Welcome back to Emergency Radar , I've got a special piece for you all. For winter break, I've headed to the mountains of Lake Tahoe , home of North America's largest alpine lake and stunning scenery. My family and I are passionate skiers; almost every year we have gone down to Tahoe to ski. I wouldn't call myself an advanced skier, but I have experience. This year, I've decided to change up my skiing experience... You've very likely seen these guys around if you have been on the mountain; a  typical uniform  of red with a white cross (seen above). These individuals are members of a large network of respected first responders and outdoor enthusiasts, known as the Ski Patrol What is the Ski Patrol and what do they do? A Ski Patrol is an organization that ...