In the first picture, firefighters use the Jaws of Life to extract a victim in the staged accident scene at the Youth Center’s Every 15 Minutes event on March 23. The bi-annual teen drunk driving deterrent event strives to teach the hazards of poor decision-making and real life consequences to Los Alamitos High School students.
In the second picture, a staged accident scene victim is being loaded on the Mercy Air rescue helicopter for transport to the local medical center on March 23. In total, it costs over $20,000 to bring the Every 15 Minutes program to the Los Al community. This year, the program received a $6,000 grant from California Highway Patrol and The Department of Highway Safety.
