Editing Los Angeles Fire Department (section)

===Rescue Ambulances===
[[File:LAFD paramedic 11 Alvarado 2015-10-18.jpg|thumb|Rescue Ambulance 11 responding to a call near [[MacArthur Park]]]]
Rescue Ambulances (RAs), often called 'rescues' for short, can be considered either [[advanced life support|Paramedic/advanced life support]] (ALS), or [[basic life support|Emergency Medical Technician/basic life support]] (BLS) units. Ambulances number 1-112 are frontline Advanced Life Support Units staffed by 2 firefighter / paramedics, while those in the 200 series are Advanced Life Support reserve units.<ref name=EMS>{{cite web|title=EMS Resources|url=http://lafd.org/about/apparatus#“ems”|website=Los Angeles Fire Department|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> Ambulances in the 800s & 900s are Basic Life Support Units staffed by 2 firefighter EMTs, with 900-series units assigned to Stations identified numerically over 100.<ref name=EMS/> Rescue Ambulances have Cardiac Defibrillators and Monitors, Cardiac Drugs, Intubation and Airway supplies and other equipment for Emergency Medical Responses.