EMS, Law Enforcement, and Fire Service Injuries
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Fire Service and EMS responders sustained three (Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1992, p. T12) or four serious injuries (Cowen, 1992) depending on the source of information. The Los Angeles Police Department, California National Guard, and other law enforcement agencies reported 66 injuries (Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1992, p. T12). The total count of injured above includes these injuries. It is instructive to compare this data with the injuries and deaths that occurred during the 1965 Watts riot. "There were 34 persons killed and 1,032 reported injuries, including 90 Los Angeles police officers, 136 firemen, 10 national guardsmen, 23 persons from other governmental agencies, and 773 civilians. 118 of the injuries resulted from gunshot wounds. Of the 34 killed, one was a fireman, one was a deputy sheriff, and one a Long Beach policeman. (Commission, 1965, p. 23). In comparison to the Watts Riots, this event saw far fewer EMS, law enforcement, and fire service responders injured or killed. |
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