west coast firefighters

Report : O.C. didn’t have the equipment or staff to battle Santiago wildfire

March 28, 2008

A report shows Orange County firefighters didn’t have enough resources to deal with the 28,000-acre Santiago blaze that destroyed 42 structures during the fall Southern California wildfire siege. Only two Vietnam-era water-dropping helicopters were available to fight the wind-whipped blaze on Oct. 21.The Orange County Fire Authority after-action assessment also says its fire engines were [...]

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2 Saturday Fires Keep Sacramento Busy

March 23, 2008

A three-alarm fire and another minor fire kept firefighters busy Saturday morning.Firefighters said they received word of a fire alarm at about 6:20 a.m. in a business at the intersection of Gibbons Drive and Walnut Avenue. When they arrived they said the building was filled with smoke, forcing them to call for assistance.Officials said crews [...]

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Learning From the NYC Crane Accident

March 20, 2008

I read a post today that shocked me. It was from our friends over at Firegeezer . It had to do with an arrest that was made in New York. Apparently the inspector assigned to inspect the crane that collapsed onto an apartment building, never actually went to the construction site. He admitted to falsifying [...]

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San Bernardino County Honors 13 Members

March 20, 2008

wc911: Looks like it was another great ceremony held by The San Bernardino County Fire Dept. honoring some of our west coast firefighters.  Here’s the article: Thirteen yellow and three white fire helmets sat up front and center on a table on the dais prior to the San Bernardino County Fire Department’s recognition ceremony on [...]

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Quick-thinking Firefighters save one of their own

March 20, 2008

CONCORD — Some quick thinking by Contra Costa County firefighters saved the life of one of their own this week. After a firefighter suffered a heart attack at a station, emergency medical crews quickly responded and used a defibrillator to bring him back. “It was a case of heroes saving one of their own,” said [...]

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Wrong Way Driver Causes Fiery Early Morning Crash

March 19, 2008

On Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 11:38 PM, 9 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, DOT, Cal Trans, CHP and the L.A. County Coroner, all under the direction of Battalion Chief Michael Arguelles, responded to a reported Auto Fire at the EB [...]

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Fire Pals teach, entertain students

March 7, 2008

Dispatch Dora, Johnny B. Cool and Sergeant Safety were a few who taught more than 100 kindergarten through sixth grade charter school and home-school children about safety Wednesday morning at Paradise Intermediate School. A collaboration of Butte County firefighters, Cal-Fire firefighters, Butte County sheriffs, Butte County Public Health officials, Paradise firefighters and paramedics mixed together [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration in L.A.

March 6, 2008

By Brian Humphry, LAFD Spokesman The Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Pershing Square Celebration are family oriented events in the heart of Downtown promoting community spirit and civic pride. The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department welcome you to join them on Monday, March 17, 2008. The Parade will begin [...]

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L.A. Officials Decry Fire Captains’ Hazing Victory

March 5, 2008

California – The day after a jury awarded $1.6million to two white Los Angeles Fire Department captains in a controversial prank against a black firefighter, outraged Los Angeles officials questioned the department’s disciplinary policies and demanded a review of the case. “This is absolutely outrageous,” City Councilman Dennis Zine said Tuesday. “Here we try to [...]

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Rescue team works to save fall victims

March 5, 2008

RUNNING SPRINGS – Rescuers worked Tuesday night to free at least three people and a firefighter who fell several hundred feet down an ice chute and into a creek. The people had been near Hunsaker Drive and Encina Way and fell some 200 to 300 feet, said Tracey Martinez, San Bernardino County fire spokeswoman. One [...]

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