Los Santos Fire Department
The Division of Special Operations oversees four sub-operations that each are exceptionally trained to deal with the most complex situations thrown at firefighters. They are comprised of Air Operations, Hazmat Operations, Urban Search & Rescue, and Maritime Operations; which also encompasses Lifeguard. DSO has something for every firefighter's interest, and constantly provides new challenges for it's members to tackle each day.
This Bureau is responsible for providing airborne firefighting, search and rescue, as well as airlift and life flight operations to the citizens of San Andreas. This division is essential as it allows firefighters to get access to areas that would have been impossible to reach before, get to scenes faster, and provide a better standard of patient care.
The Los Santos Fire Department Lifeguard Division is a separate division within the LSFD that is overseen by the Division of Special Operations. It is the primary jurisdictional agency responsible for providing lifeguarding services in the city of Los Santos. The Division covers over 5 miles of coastline from Marina Del Sol to Chumash, with the ability to respond into the Port of Los Santos and surrounding area, as well as to offshore incidents in the Pacific Ocean if necessary. Lifeguards provide emergency medical services, ocean rescue, dive rescue, beach enforcement, and community outreach and education to beachgoers. All Lifeguards are certified EMTs and are often the first BLS resource on scene within their jurisdiction, allowing patients to receive prompt initial stabilization prior to arrival of paramedics and other advanced providers. The Division also hires Civilian employees on a seasonal basis as dictated by the time of year and crowd size.
The Medical Examiner’s Office investigates cadavers with suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths. The Medical Examiner’s Office identifies their manner and cause of death within these suspicious deaths, as well as provides a state of the art forensics laboratory, that includes DNA analysis. Services the Medical Examiner’s office conducts are on-site investigations; identification of remains; performing autopsies; DNA sampling and testing on unknown remains; examinations of the homicide scene; sexual assaults, and other crimes which require DNA to be extracted from Evidence. es.
The Fire Marshal’s Office sends its city’s finest Fire Investigators to enforce whatever the San Andreas Fire Code throws at them. They have primary jurisdiction, across San Andreas, as Fire Code Enforcement. They investigate fires, conduct monthly building inspections, manage fire permits, assist in raids against wanted arsonists, and respond to fire violation calls. We serve to educate the Public of San Andreas with Fire Safety and Fire Education.
American Medical Response is a for-profit private ambulance service that provides both emergency and non-emergency transport services for the state of San Andreas. AMR is the largest ambulance provider in the country and strives to be the premier ambulance service in the state by providing efficient response, quality training via LSFD, state-of-the-art equipment, a close operational relationship with our fire department colleagues, and of course; competent and compassionate employees. All employees go through extensive training provided by LSFD to ensure that its members are of the highest caliber before hitting the streets. AMR is both a BLS and ALS capable provider to ensure the highest level of service for the citizens of San Andreas.