BRIEFS
The Residential Fire Safety Institute, a public interest group
dedicated to lowering the number of deaths caused by fires, has honored
the Huntington Beach Fire Department with a Life Safety Achievement Award
for 1999.
This is the fifth consecutive year the city’s Fire Department has
received the award in honor of its efforts in fire suppression and
prevention of residential fires.
While only 20% of all fires occur in the home, they cause 80% of all
fire deaths, officials said.
The city’s department was recognized for both its firefighting, as
well as educational programming to inform residents on how to
significantly reduce the loss of lives and property in a fire, officials
said.
City, police seek input on substation
Huntington Beach police and city officials want to hear from residents
about plans to establish a substation of the Huntington Beach Police
Department in the southeastern section of the city.
There are two police substations in Huntington Beach already -- one
Downtown and another in the Oak View area, police said.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Janet Perez said residents in the southeast
Huntington Beach requested the substation.
“We’re looking for a storefront-type area in a strip mall, with about
1,000 square feet or so,” she said.
Substations serve as information centers where residents can learn
more about the city’s police force and also as a place for officers to
write reports.
Substations increase officer presence in the city because they can
write their reports from the patrol area, Perez added.
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