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VOLUME 20, NO. 29
MONROVIA FIRE DEPARTMENT’S PUBLIC PROTECTION CLASSIFICATION RATING UPGRADED
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t the City Council Meeting motander@yahoo.com this week, Fire Chief Brad Dover announced that Monrovia Fire and Rescue’s Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating was upgraded from Class 3 to Class 2. This rating by the independent Services Office (ISO) means that the department is now in the top 3.5% of the fire departments nationwide. Dover said that insurance premiums for residents might be lowered as a result of the improved rating. He also said that insurance companies were automatically notified by ISO when a rating changes. The change in classification will increase the marketability of the city to developers, business and families looking to move
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
here. ISO studies 3 major areas when rating a fire department: Emergency Communications, the Water Supply and the Fire Department itself. Out of a total of 105.5 possible points, Monrovia received 88.6 points. Dover explained that he had requested the review by ISO only five years after the last evaluation, rather than the standard 10 years. He also outlined his plans to the council for reaching Class 1 within 2 years. He said that he would request an additional review at that time. The chief related the steady improvement of the city’s ratings. Initially, in 1937 the department received a Class 5 rating. This was improved to a Class 4 designation in 1965. By 1999 the Monrovia Fire Department was upgraded to Class
THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK |
Great news for the Wednesday and Saturday “Music in Old Town” lovers: the popular Taylor Teasley has agreed to be an evening standard in the breezeway between Merengue and Paradis Ice Cream. Taylor will be our regular in the 400 block, plus the rotating music in the other blocks will still continue. And – on Monday
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The Thrill of the Hunt: Kaleidoscope Antiques
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and Thursday evenings, Lance Cosgrove (of The Lance and Gary Show) has agreed to continue through the summer months. It’s funny – now at almost the end of July, I’m thinking, if August goes by as fast as June and July did, we will be sans summer in the blink of an SEE PAGE 10
Fire Station # 2 has a unique tower which helps train firefighters for real life scenarios involving live fire. The dept.’s upgrade is a testament to the professionalism in Monrovia. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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THE NEXT STEP IN Monrovia Weekly MONROVIA RENEWAL Attends the Monrovia Friday Night Family APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Street Fair July 28 Monrovia Weekly looks forward to meeting with the local community at the Friday Night Family Street fair in Monrovia as they host a booth at the event Friday, July 28. Monrovia Weekly hopes to give back to its
community by engaging readers and residents alike with fun games and prizes, including gift cards to some of the best restaurants in Monrovia and a chance to meet the people SEE PAGE 11
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At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council approved the contract with the SullyMiller Contracting Company for the infrastructure improvements in the
next area to be upgraded. With the work almost complete on the Southeast and Southwest Sectors, the City is turning to the next area to be addressed, the Northwest Section. The completed areas include all the streets, SEE PAGE 10
SPORTS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jeff’s Monthly Art Column Page 4
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