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T O P S T O R I E S
The 2010 Great California ShakeOut is occurring
statewide on October 21st at 10:21 a.m.
The California ShakeOut drill will be held on the third Thursday of October each year, with the Central U.S. planning ShakeOut drills to begin in 2011. More than 6.9 million Californians participated in 2009, practicing Drop, Cover, and Hold On and other aspects of family, school, and organizational emergency plans.
“Fight Cancer with Fire” tickets on sale for FCSN Gala September 19
Tickets to attend “Fight Cancer with Fire,” a gala event to benefit the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), are now on sale at the non-profit’s website. This year’s gala will feature performances by visual artist Michael Israel and comedienne Paula Poundstone, and will be hosted by Los Angeles television reporter Rick Chambers. The event, which will be held on Sunday, September 19, at 6 p.m., at the historic Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California, will be another memorable evening filled with stories of firefighter cancer survival and courage, comedy, and a spectacular auction and raffle.
Tickets are $125 per person. Please reserve your tickets now online, as seating is limited. Raffle tickets may also be purchased online to win a Ford F150 or Ford Flex (winner’s choice), or tickets to win a Honda 450X Dirt Bike autographed by Jeremy McGrath.
Firefighters are trained to face life-threatening tasks each day but there is no training that can prepare them for the devastating news of being diagnosed with cancer, which is a very real risk because of their duties. Founded by Los Angeles County Fire Fighter Paramedic Mike Dubron following his own battle with the disease, FCSN has led the way in support, education, resources and countless means of assisting firefighters and their families during these difficult struggles. For more information about the Network, its programs, and how to support their efforts, visit FirefighterCancerSupport.org
Fire Safety
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) launched the Install. Inspect. Protect. Campaign, encouraging people to install and maintain smoke alarms and sprinklers, practice fire escape plans, and perform a home safety walk-through. The USFA recommends installing smoke alarms both inside and outside of sleeping areas and on every level of your home; testing them monthly; changing alkaline batteries at least once a year; and installing ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms or dual sensor smoke alarms.
Every year in the United States, about 3,000 people die in home fires. Most of these deaths occurred in homes that didn't have a working smoke alarm.
L.A. County firefighters helped battle the Crown wildfire from July 29 - August 3. (LACoFD Video Unit)
Lifeguard Projects Recognized by Quality and Productivity Commission
Two of our Lifeguard Division’s projects have been recognized by the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission for their innovative efforts in effecting cost benefits and improved service to our communities.
Fire Captain Cynthia (Fralick) Barbee, our Department’s first female firefighter whose story was depicted in the 1986 made for television movie Firefighter starring Nancy McKeon, retired on August 17 after 27 years of service.
Fire Station 167 to Reopen; El Segundo a Possibility
Fire Station 167 in El Monte will soon be open again thanks to the Board of Supervisors’ acceptance of $3.5 million in grant funding at their meeting on August 17.
Almost anyone who has ever watched a televised news broadcast in Los Angeles over the last 60 years recognizes the name Stan Chambers. TV news in L.A. goes back to 1949 on Station KTLA Channel 5.
Fire Station 118 in the City of Industry set the stage for the very first Rescue Youth Mentorship Program Potluck Picnic on August 14. The well-attended gathering allowed past and present Rescue Youth students, mentors and families to come together to enjoy a day of food, fun and camaraderie.
Fire Captain Ted Hall, Superintendent 16, and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnie Quinones, Foreman Crew 16-3, are two brother firefighters we shall never forget.
