All of the victims, three men and one woman, are believed to be in their early 20s, deputies said. All of the victims have since been identified by the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner as 26-year-old Christine Asa-Ca, 24-year-old Edwin Garcia and 21-year-old Jan...
Required knowledge of fire behavior used in prescribed burning often deviates from wildfires in that (1) prescribed fires are usually planned for a pre-defined burn unit and ecosystem; (2) the presence of multiple interacting firelines is nearly always critical to achieve objectives; and (3) man...
New bodycam video captured the heroic actions of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who rescued one of the victimsin a deadly house fire in La Cañada Flintridge.Footage released by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department shows when a woman was swiftly pulled out from the blaze thr...
The PUC is the first modern tilt cab emergency response vehicle designed specifically for the expanding duties of today's fire services. The PUC eliminates the pumphouse, allowing one to customize apparatus to meet the unique needs and priorities of one's department. Pierce introduced the first ...
When I arrived after about 40 minutes (traffic) everyone was really unhappy. CDF [California Department of Forestry] was on scene working clean up and I requested (Lower San Engine I think) to come to the incident to assist in the cleanup. A CDF Batt. Chief and I were directing the cle...
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In 1993, Labor Department officials wrongly construed this commonsense rule to mean that professional firefighters were prohibited from volunteering for companies that donAEt pay their wages. Volunteer firehouses up in smoke KOC is keen on achieving strategic goals pertaining to environment affairs and ...
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