| Five Mazda hybrid prototypes were donated by the | | | | County, Corona, San Bernardino, San Diego, and |
| Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) to the | | | | Riverside.The donated prototype Tribute HEVs all |
| Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). These | | | | came branded with the LAFC badge. These vehicles |
| prototypes, which are the Mazda Tribute Hybrid | | | | would be driven by the staff of the said fire |
| Electric Vehicles (HEV), are all clean-burning and are | | | | department in various assignments throughout their |
| very fuel efficient.The whole event took place at the | | | | area. Of course, they would be mostly used for |
| Fire Station 27 in Hollywood, California. There was | | | | non-emergency tasks that could include fire safety |
| even a ceremony as part of it. The five prototypes | | | | inspections, education programs, maintenance |
| are actually based on the Mazda Tribute compact | | | | activities, and the like.William Bammatre is the LAFC |
| SUV. These five are all part of the 30 vehicles that | | | | Fire Chief and he was one of the people who |
| the company would be actually loaning to fire | | | | received the said vehicles. |
| agencies all across Southern California like Orange | | | | |