February 2008

Featured Video of The Week – LAFD

February 29, 2008

This week’s featured video demonstrates the firefighters from Los Angeles City Fire at a major alarm in the garment district of LA.

Read the full article →

20 Cal Fire Stations Might Be Closed

February 28, 2008

AUBURN, Calif. — As many as 20 fire stations in the state could close, including the Cal Fire department station in Auburn, if a proposed budget cut plan is approved.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked Cal Fire to cut more than $52 million in budget cuts statewide.Â Cal Fire is proposing the closure of 20 fire [...]

Read the full article →

Goal: Get to scene of the fire within 5 minutes – Palm Springs

February 28, 2008

Cochella Valley’s responses are featured in this article written by The Desert Sun. They did a great job of conveying the importance of properly placed fire stations and the need for sufficient numbers: Staffing, funding shortages blamed for slow arrivals of half of valley’s stations. Twelve of the Coachella Valley’s 23 fire stations fail to [...]

Read the full article →

Firefighter’s Harley Davidson and Hot Rod Show

February 27, 2008

Calling all West Coast Firefighters!!Â “Come join the Montclair Fire Fighters Association Local 3608 and Pomona Valley Harley Davidson as we give away an ’08 Fat Boy!! On March 15th, 2008, Pomona Valley Harley Davidson will be hosting the 8th Annual Firefighters Harley Davidson and Hot Rod Show. We will have a pancake breakfast available [...]

Read the full article →

Firefighter Forced to Perform Ladder Bail

February 27, 2008

PEABODY â€” A veteran firefighter struggling to breathe bailed out of a smoke-filled apartment building yesterday by escaping headfirst down a ladder. Firefighter Steve Franzosa was working on the three-alarm blaze at 36 Keys Drive â€” in the sprawling Essex Place apartment complex near the Northshore Mall â€” when he stuck his head out a [...]

Read the full article →

Hot Shot Flash Back – Burbank Fire

February 26, 2008

This fire was the Griffith Park IC on November 22, 2005. It was at 400 N. Griffith Park Drive in Burbank California. The crew was: Captain Rowley, Engineer Deagon, Firefighter Burke (who has the saw), and Firefighter Magnante. Unfortunately, a trapped elderly woman died two days later from severe smoke inhalation from this fire. This [...]

Read the full article →

Rescuers Pick Up SUV to Free Critically Injured Accident Victim

February 26, 2008

Strong work by these guys for using a little muscle. Here’s the story: Rescue workers knew their time was short when they found 20-year-old Alessandro Hernandez on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway with an SUV lying on top of him. Hernandez, a Corona resident, was one of five passengers riding in a 1998 Ford Explorer [...]

Read the full article →

Angelus Oaks Fire Captain Dies After Stroke – CA

February 25, 2008

San Bernardino County Fire Capt. Vance Tomaselli, who suffered a stroke last week while responding to a structure fire in this small mountain town, died late Thursday. Friends and co-workers lovingly remembered Tomaselli, 66, as the unofficial mayor of the small mountain town because of his dedication and willingness to help.

Read the full article →

San Bernardino Firefighters Battle Motel Blaze

February 25, 2008

First-Hand Account Submitted by Ben Alexander On February 24th units from the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a multiple alarm fire located in a downtown motel. Initial arriving units encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions coming from two motel rooms located on the second floor of the 2 story motel. An aggressive interior [...]

Read the full article →