WELCOME 2020!


VOLUME 14 NO. 1

 SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020 

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SIERRA MADRE ROSE FLOAT WINS 
COVETED 2020 PRESIDENT'S AWARD

KA L. HIKI OLA- "Dawning Of A New Day" DESIGNED BY JASON REDFOX

MOST OUTSTANDING USE AND PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS


The Sierra Rose Float Association has done it again! The all volunteer group won the 2020Tournament of Roses Parade's prestigious President's 
Award for "The most outstanding use and presentation of flowers". This is the 14th win for SMRFA out of the last 14 entries into the internationally 
known parade. There are Some statistics: 12,000 roses, 1,700 irises, 1,200 orchids, gobs of barley, sesame seed and other seeds. The Sierra Madre Rose 
Float Association Building quality floats for Sierra Madre since 1917 

2020 FLOAT AUCTIONS ARE NOW 
ACCEPTING BIDS THROUGH JAN 11 

You can own a part of this historic float!

These custom sculpted items are fabricated from steel rod, then aluminum 
screening is glued to the frame. The screen is then sprayed 
with a polyurethane coating. Some areas are shaped with open-cell 
foam. The final shape is then painted and the organic decorative material 
is glued to that. Live flowers may be added but will be removed 
before pick up. Each items takes dozens of hours to build and decorate. 
Some of the larger tikis take well over 100 hours.

These auctions are a Sierra Madre Rose Float Associa-tion fundraiser… 
so bid generously! Material prices are listed for each auction. 
Any amount above that is a tax-deductible donation.

Payment is by PayPal or credit card (through PayPal but you don’t 
need an ac-count). Payment must be made withing 12 hours of the 
close of the auction. To see the items close up, or to make an approved 
cash payment, contact the rose float barn at (626)355-7005 
or send an email to auctions@sierramadrerosefloat.org

Shipping is NOT included. Pick up is at the Rose Float Barn and 
can be arranged by calling (626)355-7005. Local delivery may be 
possible for an additional fee. All fees must be paid prior to pick up 
or delivery.

It takes two people to move these items. All listed dimensions are 
approximate. The coverings are generally not weatherproof, but will 
last longer outdoors if sprayed with a clear polyurethane coating. 
The steel frame is weatherproof but will lightly rust if ex-posed to 
moisture.

All auctions end Saturday, January 11, between 6:00 pm and 8:30 
pm. Register sierramadrerosefloat.org

SIERRA MADRE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT 
BEGINS 

PARTICIPATION 
IN AUTOMATIC 
AID 


After years of effort from 
the Sierra Madre Fire Department, 
the citizens of 
Sierra Madre and three 
city managers and council 
members. SMFD has 
finally done it!

Effective January 1, 2020 
the City of Sierra Madre 
Fire Department began 
a six-month trial period to participate in Unified Response with 
the Fire Departments in the cities of Alhambra, Arcadia, Burbank, 
Glendale, Montebello, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San 
Gabriel, San Marino, and South Pasadena. Unified Response allows 
for the closest fire engine from these participating agencies to respond 
to an emergency within the unified response geographic area, 
regardless of jurisdictional boundaries. Unified Response allows for 
quicker fire apparatus response times and increases the amount of 
fire equipment, personnel, and resources that respond to fires or 
other emergencies on the initial dispatch of the incident. Each fire 
incident is dispatched directly from the Verdugo Communications 
Center in Glendale under a single automatic aid agreement. 

“Sierra Madre engaged the City of Arcadia in a year-long fire services 
study to get to this point,” said City Manager Gabriel Engeland. 
“The analysis of the data compiled for the study is the basis for Sierra 
Madre’s inclusion in Unified Response. At the conclusion of the 
trial period, we anticipate Sierra Madre will continue participating 
in Unified Response with our peer, professional Fire Departments.” 

Sierra Madre has been a member of the Verdugo Communications 
Center since 2000, however, because Sierra Madre was a volunteer 
fire agency, the department was contractually excluded from the 
automatic aid component of the the Unified Response agreement 
when it was signed in 2006. The Sierra Madre Fire Department 
transitioned to a career department in fall of 2019. 

“The transition from a volunteer Fire Department to a professional 
Fire Department has been a long standing goal of this City Council 
and the community. Participating in Unified Response improves 
the safety of Sierra Madre residents while also allowing the Sierra 
Madre Fire Department to improve the safety of residents in our 
neighboring cities,” said Mayor John Harabedian. 


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