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    It is with great sadness that the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department inform you of the death of on-duty Los Angeles Firefighter Glenn Allen.

    On Wednesday February 16, 2011, at 1119 hours ten fire companies, one heavy rescue, one USAR unit, seven rescue ambulances, seven battalion command teams, one division command team, three EMS battalion captains, and one arson unit responded to a reported structure Fire at 1546 North Viewsite Drive in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles.

    While Firefighters were performing their sworn duties, a partial ceiling collapse occurred, causing injury to four Los Angeles Firefighters and two Los Angeles County Firefighters. One of the injured Los Angeles Firefighters later succumbed to his injuries at 1215 hrs on Friday, February 18, 2011 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

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    Date: 01-01-2011

    Time: 3 p.m. PST

    Location: Clifford Heights Rd/Prospect Ave

    Departments: Santee FD, El Cajon FD, Lakeside FD, San Diego FD, San Diego Sheriff Department

    Description: Fire units initially dispatched to medical aid man with a gun threatening to shoot people. En route the engine assigned advised a heavy column of smoke showing and requested a 1st alarm assignment. Units staged waiting for sheriff units to clear the scene. A 2nd residence then caught fire and a 2nd alarm was started. At the time of this IA, units in active firefighting activities. IA to be updated when incident concluded.

    Links: KGTV 10 Story

    Writer: RescueKujo

    *****UPDATE*****-2 houses damaged, 2nd alarm units released after 30 minutes. According to news reports, the person with the gun may have shot his wife before starting the fire.-RK

  6. Posted

    Good Morning America had Henry's parents on Friday morning. THEY stated that they do not want this to be about race! They just want all the facts truthfully so they can put this horrible occurance in prespective and try as a family to get through it. The father said he does not want people coming forward with half truth's, lies etc. He just wants the truth period.

    Well, I guess the search for the truth, much like OJ's search for the "real killers", is over...

    Lawyer: Pace student killing was murder

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The police killing of a college football player was "nothing short of intentional murder," a lawyer for the student's family said Thursday as he renewed his demand for an independent prosecutor to investigate the off-campus shooting.

    Attorney Michael Sussman's charge was an escalation of his previous comments on the Oct. 17 killing of 20-year-old Danroy "D.J." Henry. Witness accounts of the shooting have differed sharply, and a grand jury is investigating.

    ESPN Story

  8. Posted

    Grumpy-thanks for posting buddy. I have visited twice, the first time while my high school band was in Hawaii ( and none of my fellow bandmates understood the significance) and once in the Air Force. While going over to Ford Island to catch a helo out to one of the islands for a range clearance, I passed by the berth where my Grandfather's battleship was anchored during the attack (down by where the Missouri is now). His Captain saved the ship, as it was listing and getting ready to capsize while in the harbor. The Captain ordered all ballast tanks to be blown, causing the ship to right itself from the list and settle on the bottom. The USS California was taken to Washington state for repairs and actually fought a couple of the final battles in 1945,

  9. Posted

    ‎69 years ago today, a territory of the United States and other land masses and countries throughout the Pacific Ocean were attacked by surprise by the forces of the Japanese Navy and Army. The United States Army and Navy suffered great losses at many bases throughout the Islands of Hawaii. Please take a moment today and remember those who gave their lives that day....

    Rest in Peace:

    BMC Frank Kuhlow

    SMN Raymond Kuhlow (Retired as a WO4)

    Both survived that day of infamy, and continued to serve their country for many years after...

  10. Posted

    Some firefighters live out of state

    SALvador, Register

    Orange County Register (California)

    November 28, 2010

    If there's a major disaster, officials at the Orange County Fire Authority might have trouble getting all their firefighters to return quickly to their stations.

    That's because some active members of the department live in Colorado, Utah, Texas, Illinois and Washington state.

    OCFA Engineer Lloyd Pinel, for example, would have to wait for the next available flight from Third Lake, Ill. The 21-year veteran's home is a 30-minute drive from Lake Michigan but more than a three-hour flight from his station in Buena Park.

    Fire Engineering Link

  13. Posted

    Date: 11-30-2010

    Time: 07:30 a.m. PST

    Location: 17000 block of Irvine Boulevard City of Tustin

    Departments: Orange County Fire Authoprity, Tustin PD, Orange County Sheriffs Department

    Description: Vacant 2 story office building which was consumed by fire. Flames and smoke showing when the first companies arrived onscene. Due to a roof collapse, defensive operations were initiated. a total of 5 alarms were toned, with over 120 firefighters in suppression efforts.

    Links: KTLA 5 Story

    Writer: RescueKujo

  15. Posted

    Date: 11/14/10<BR>Time: 11:50 a.m. PST<BR>Location: 420 E 1St St; Thomas Brothers MAP 634-G4<BR>Departments: LAFD, LAPD<BR>Description: 2 vehicles and a church bus collided. 10 Patients, 4 serious and 6 non critical were transported by the LAFD to 3 area hospitals.<BR>Links:<A class=bbc_url title="External link" href="http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-little-tokyo-bus-crash,0,6166549.story" rel="nofollow external">KTLA 5 Story</A><BR>Writer: RescueKujo

  16. Posted

    Date: 11-13-10

    Time: 11:00 PM PST

    Location: Hwy 98 in Imperial County Near Ocotillo

    Departments: Imperial County FD, Imperial County SO, CHP, Mercy Air, Gold Cross Ambulance

    Description: A vehicle passing a group of motorcyclists caused another vehicle to swerve to miss him and run into the motorcyclists, killing a female in the car and 4 motorcyclists. 6 others were injured. The group of motorcyclists, out of Lakeside in San Diego County, were celebrating the 10th anniversary of their motorcycle club with a ride from Yuma Arizona back to Lakeside. The driver of the car that was passing the group is still being located. The driver of the car that had to swerve was arrested for driving under the influence.

    Links: KGTV 10 Story

    Writer: RescueKujo

  18. Posted

    When Steve Wilcox and the crew from the Hemet Fire Department rolled up to the mobile home on Sept. 20, it seemed like this would be just another ordinary call for one of the busiest fire departments in the area.

    Dispatch had informed them that inside, there was a woman who had taken too many pills and was overdosing. There was no immediate danger and no weapons reported when the 911 call came in.

    Moments later, Wilcox was reminded that no matter how ordinary a call might seem, anything can happen.

    The firefighter, who has been with the HFD for just over a year, became trapped in a room with the patient who suddenly brandished a gun toward the four firemen who were there to assist her. Wilcox, without thinking, jumped on her, preventing her from potentially discharging the loaded firearm as the others escaped the room before he was finally able to do so himself.

    Fire-Rescue Magazine Story

    My company has policies regarding standing back for crew safety. What are yours?

  19. Posted

    Saw this linked on Facebook today, surprised no one said anything...

    They're throwing them a bone.

    Some city emergency medical technicians are "turfing out" low-priority 911 calls to nonprofit volunteer ambulance units in Queens, several sources told The Post.

    That allows the nonprofits to pick up patients and receive payment -- money that otherwise would have gone to the city.

    "Yeah, it happens. Some of the guys are turfing out calls to other guys who work for the community crews," said a longtime volunteer with a Queens community-ambulance team.

    "It's only low-priority calls they don't want to take, or if they're really jammed up," the volunteer said. "They'll text or call a 'vollie' and say 'there's a pick-up on this street, you want it?' "

    Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/lazy_emts_hand_off_to_volunteers_N60Ieh1Z0vSoCAuBvmY2AK#ixzz14O14gAHA

    NY Post Article

  22. Posted

    SDPD K9/SWAT Officer Chris Wilson was killed in the Line of Duty this morning as the SDPD SWAT Team assisted the US Marshals Office in a parole compliance warrant service. After forcing entry into the apartment where the parole was and taking him into custody, the teams were preparing to force entry into an interior room when shots were fired through the dorr/wall at the team. Officer Wilson and his K9 partner "Monty" were struck, Officer Wilson wounded in the head. Officer Wilson was taken to Scripps Mercy Trauma Center, where he was pronounced approximately 3 a.m. PDT this morning. "Monty" was taken to an emergency vetenary hospital were at this time he is recovering from his wounds.

    Thoughts and Prayers to the family of Officer Wilson, his friends and the Brothers and Sisters of the San Diego Police Department. May God watch over them during this tragic time.

  23. Posted

    Date: 10/27/10

    Time: 11:30 p.m. PDT

    Location: 479 S. Meadowbrook Drive Paradise Hills area of San Diego

    Departments: SDPD, SDSO, US Marshals Office, multiple mutual aid Law Enforcement agencies, SDFD

    Description: US Marshals and the SDPD SWAT were fired upon while performing a warrant service on a suspect wanted for ADW. After a forced entry into the apartment the suspect was taken into custody. The teams then were attempting a forced entry on an interior room when shots were fired through the door/wall, and a SDPD K9/SWAT Officer was shot in the head and a K9 was also wounded. The officer was taken to Scripps Mercy Trauma Center and the K9 was rushed to an emergency vetenary hospital. The Officer was pronounced approximately 3 a.m. PDT. A SWAT standoff ensued, and when the residence was breached a male and female were found deceased. SDPD is still investigating.

    Links: San Diego's KGTV 10 News Story

    Writer: RescueKujo

    Updated 10:15 a.m. PDT

  24. Posted

    According to the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefit Act of 2003:

    "The law presumes that a heart attack or stroke are in the line of duty if the firefighter was engaged in nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity while on duty and the firefighter becomes ill while on duty or within 24 hours after engaging in such activity."

    http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/index.shtm

    Depending on the State, many disease processes are automatically considered as "job related" due to the nature of a firefighter's job. Cardiac, Lung, Stroke and Cancer are the big 4 that are usually covered due to the exposure one receives due to the job. We just had a firefighter from a local department here pass from Melanoma and it was considered Line of Duty.

  25. Posted

    LAPD Officer Joshua Cullins was KIA in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan while on active duty in the US Marine Corps on 19 October while prosecuting an IED. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

    Officer Cullins was the subject of a project "Welcome Home", a joint project between one of his fellow LAPD officers David Marroquin, who has video production experience, recruited a friend, actor-musician J. Hunter Ackerman, to write and perform music for what became a four-minute, 40-second music video.

    Officer Cullins is survived by his parents, Jim and Barbara Cullins; and brothers, Cooper, 12, and Donovan, 16.