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