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Updated:
Note that T59 was not included in the KME Rearmount order, it was purchased as a demo/pilot rig
 

Escondido just ordered 3 Sutphen pumpers along with one BME Model 34 brush rig and three ambulances.
Pretty rare for a Southern California agency to switch from Pierce to Sutphen.
 

REDX is Red Cross

SCNOT=Shift Commander Notification
LOGS=Logistics
LCCNOT=Lifeguard Communications Center Notification
HZNOT=HazMat Notification

SCNOT=Shift Commander Notification
LOGS=Logistics
LCCNOT=Lifeguard Communications Center Notification
HZNOT=HazMat Notification

Here are the engine assignments and new callsigns for San Diego County OES resources.
Type-1 Engines
Agency                                OLD #                 NEW #
Vista                                   OES408               OES 6117
La Mesa                             OES406               OES 6118
San Diego                          OES417               OES6119
Lakeside                             OES418               OES6120
North County                      OES419               OES6121
Chula Vista                         OES420               OES6122
Poway                                OES421               OES6123
Rancho Santa Fe               OES336               OES6124
San Miguel                         OES410              OES6126
National City                                                     TBD
Coronado                                                          TBD
Santee                                                              TBD
Type-3 Engines
Agency                            OLD #                   NEW #        
 San Diego                       OES8631              OES6301
Escondido                        OES8632              OES6302
Oceanside                        OES8633              OES6303
San Marcos                      OES8634             OES6304
Carlsbad                           OES8635            OES6305
Chula Vista                                                   OES6306
San Diego                                                     OES6307
San Miguel                                                   OES6308
Rancho Santa Fe                                          OES6309
El Cajon                                                        OES6310
Type-6 Engines
Agency                            OLD #                   NEW #        
Oceanside                                                     OES6612
Encinitas                                                       OES6613
 
 
 

It moved back to 28.

Here a are a few photos of the new BC rides for San Diego.
 
 

Warranty work. Cracks in the frame I believe.

Hand down.

USAR2 is OOS getting warranty work done. Cracks in the frame,

Pierce is building them.

SDFD has two new tractor drawn aerials on order. Slated to go to Trucks 1 and 35 for now. Also have 9 engines, 2 brush rigs, 2 light and air units, and 8 BC command pickups on order. BC's are going to Ford F series pickup trucks with a shell.

The canine handler from CHV was working on E56 that day so he responded with his dog onboard the engine.

The canine handler from CHV was working on E56 that day so he responded with his dog onboard the engine.

For many decades it was Phenix. Not sure if it still is or not.
 
http://phenixtruckbody.com/custom_truck_utility/phxsquad/

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Both the KME rescue and Haz-Mat  are still in service as reserves. It was previously misreported in this forum that they were gone.

It is in Colorado getting high lift gear and tank installed.

OES Type-1 engines have been numbered in sequential order starting in 1953 with OES1. 
The numbering on the Type-3 engines, water tenders, and hazmat units differs. 
The Type-3 engines are 4 digit numbers starting with an 8 (no idea why) followed by a second digit indicating the OES region (1-6), a 3 or 4 indicating Type-3 engine, and a 4th digit assigned in order.
The water tenders and hazmat units are two digit. First digit indicates region.
 

The California Vehicle Code only requires a steady burning forward facing red light .There has never been a requirement for rear facing amber lights, although that has been fairly standard in California.

Station 60 is currently under construction at Millenia Ave and Stylus St.

USAR41 is cross-staffed by the crew of Engine 41.
It has been used by USAR2 when no reserve rescue is available for them. Currently there is one older reserve rescue unit still around. A KME if I recall correctly.
Rescue 44 is operated by the lifeguards and is quartered at the Lifeguard HQ at Quivira Point. It has been special called to non-coastal related incidents sporadically. One I can remember was a tree rescue in Rancho Bernardo.
Hope this helps.
 

Some great footage of LAFD's Heavy Rescue 3 (Rotator-Wrecker) in action at a scene where a cement truck t-boned a small car in downtown LA.