MEDIA ADVISORY: Los Angeles International Airport Breaks Ground on New Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – November 4, 2009) –

WHAT:        Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will be joined by

             officials from City Council, federal aviation, and City fire

             and airport departments to break ground on a new replacement

             Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) facility at Los

             Angeles International Airport (LAX). The $13.5-million LAFD

             Fire Station 80 project received $10.8 million in federal

             stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment

             Act.

             The new Fire Station 80 at LAX will improve readiness for

             airport emergencies, clear the way for further airport

             modernization and provide jobs to help revive the local

             economy.
WHO:         --  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

             --  Representatives from the office of Los Angeles City

                 Councilman Bill Rosendahl (D
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