Los Angeles County Bomberos

The LA County Bomberos Association has been working with the City of Lynwood to purchase a set of extricaton tools and rescue baskets for the Sister City of Talpa de Allende. 

Talpa de Allende is a religious center. Our Lady of the Rosary is one of three “little sisters,” the other two being the Virgin of Zapopan and the Virgin of San Juan de Lago. The Virgin of Talpa is the patron saint of three states – Jalisco, Colima and Nayarit. Throughout the year, tens of thousands of her pilgrims journey to Talpa during four fiestas. The largest of the fiestas is in March and the most colorful is in September. 

Transportation of the sick and injured poses challenges to rescue workers because of the area's remote terrain.  The addition of a rescue basket would dramatically improve patient transportation efforts for local fire and rescue agencies; thus allowing EMS to provide injured patients a safer, more comfortable transport to a local medical facility. The Bomberos have been able to purchase two rescue baskets for Talpa EMS. 

Additionally, the City of Lynwood raised the funds to purchase a complete AMKUS extrication tool set, including jaws, cutters and ram bar.  Extrication tools in Talpa are curently limited to hammers, pry bars and other basic tools.  These items will be formally presented to the Fire Chief of Talpa de Allende sometime later date this year.