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Firefighters Raise Funds on the Field at Softball Classic
Check out this Patch.com piece on the Lane Kemper Softball Classic, an annual tournament that raises money for the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund.
May 4th is International Firefighters’ Day
Yeah, yeah. It’s Star Wars Day, but it’s also International Firefighters Day! So, go hug your local firefighter.
Two Minnesota firefighters, who were participating in a parade, stopped to put out a car fire that started near the parade route. The fact that these brave men were in dressed in drag didn’t deter them.
(via CBS Minnesota)
One time we went to Flagstaff and it was on fire.
Nice perspective on the magnitude of a wildfire.
EL OH EL
Kitty saved that was trapped at a fire station (ironic right?) in a pipe, by use of a leaf blower.
No kitteh’s were harmed in the making of this video.
Never doubt the ingenuity of firefighters.
Hiker & Dog Rescued
Lakeview TerraceOn December 29, 2011, seven fire companies, three helicopters, two rescue ambulances and two USAR teams responded to a hiker incident at 12001 Van Nuys Blvd. in Lakeview Terrace.
First arriving companies observed a male and a German Shepherd dog clinging onto the side of a steep cliff approximately 150’ above the ground. Due to the terrain, a hoist operation by helicopter was not a desirable option. USAR team members using a high angle rescue went over the side and stabilized the male victim and the dog. Both were extracted from the mountainside and no injuries were reported.
Photos by Mike Meadows, EPN & Rick McClure, Captain, OCD-C & Doc DeMulle’, The Foothills Paper
Awesome photoset and post about the recent Hollywood arson fires from the Tumblr of our monthly magazine, Firemen’s Grapevine.
Hollywood Arson Fires
In five days around the New Year, more than 50 fires were set, mostly in the Hollywood area, but also on the Westside and in the San Fernando Valley.
At 12:23 AM, on the morning of Friday, December 30th, a series of incendiary fires began in Hollywood. By daybreak, a total of 12 fires had been confirmed in the Hollywood area, and four fires in the city of West Hollywood. These 16 intentionally set fires were located in carports under apartment buildings.
A Joint Task Force was formed between the LAFD, LAPD, LACoFD, Sheriff’s and the ATF to investigate these fires and to apprehend the suspect or suspects responsible for these heinous acts.
On New Year’s morning there were five more incidents related to this series of fires. One incident involved a vehicle fire in a carport that extended into the structure. Another fire was confined to the vehicle and was controlled prior to extending into the structure. The three additional incidents were reported as “Fire Outs.”
LA County Fire also reported two incidents in the city of West Hollywood. One of the two incidents involved several vehicles in a carport.
At 3 a.m. on January 3, 2012, a reserve sheriff’s deputy spotted a minivan in West Hollywood and pulled it over near the Sunset Strip. The driver appeared to match the identity of the number one suspect and inside his minivan, officials found fire starter sticks, police said. He was taken into custody, and the outbreak of fires came to a sudden halt.
Photos by Juan Guerra, EPN and Mike Meadows, EPN
that is pretty neat…
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