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Date: 06/05/08 Time: 0450 PDT Location: 1034 S. Los Angeles St. Departments: LAFD, LAPD, LA DOT, DWP and the Department of Sanitation Description: On Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 4:50 AM, 36 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 12 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 2 Arson Units, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 5 EMS Battalion Captains, 7 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, 1 CERT Team Coordinator, the Heavy Equipment & Dozer Company, Building & Safety Inspectors, DOT, DWP, LAPD and the Dept. of Sanitation, all under the direction of Assistant Chief Ralph Terrazas, responded to a Major Emergency Structure Fire at 1034 S. Los Angeles St. in the South Park area. Links:LAFD Major Emergency Fire in the Garment District Writer: RescueKujo

Kevin, Good luck, buddy. Try to not stand out and give the TI (USAF calls them Training Instructors) a reason to single you out. I hope you took my advice and received a written confirmation on your career field. Let me know what it is. How ironic, I am telling a young man good luck, when he will enter Basic Training 8 days shy of the 27th anniversary of my arrival at wonderful Lackland AFB in Texas. Duane

Arson-trained Dog Flees Station

Ana, While no words can console and drown the hurt of losing a family member, please know that your Brother's fellow Police Officers, Firefighters, EMTS, Paramedics and other Public Safety workers mourn your loss. May God watch over your family and give you peace as you deal with this tragedy. May Officer Murphy Rest in Peace. Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers also to the family of Tina Kelly. Duane Kuhlow, Jr. Emergency Medical Dispatcher/EMT American Medical Response San Diego

Date: 05/28/08 Time: 2219 PDT Location: 1551 N Wilmington Bl X Dolores-Wilmington/Harbor City Departments: Los Angeles FD, Los Angeles PD Description: Links: Local Church Burns in Wilmington Area Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 05-29-08 Time: 1750 PDT Location: Imperial Ave/San Jacinto-SDFD FS 12's District Departments: San Diego FD, San Diego PD Description: SDPD Patrol Car rolled trapping the officer inside. Extrication by SDFD with transport to local trauma center. Power out to numerous homes and businesses in the area. No further info on the officer. Links: Neighborhood Darkened By Police Car Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 05-29-08 Time: 1200 PDT Location: J St Marina Departments: Chula Vista FD, Chula Vista PD, AMR Description: Tiltup wall fell from it's bracing striking a worker on the site. Worker pronounced onscene. CAL Osha investigating. Links: Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 05/19/2008 Time: 1400 PDT Location: 111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego. Departments: San Diego FD, Federal Fire Department San Diego, San Diego PD, Harbor Police Department, ATF Description: Hotel under construction ripped by an explosion damaging the 3rd-8th floors. Reportedly a gas explosion. 14 patients, multiple burn or trauma patients. County Medical Disaster Annex activated. Hotel is next to the Covention center on the Harbor. Links: Blast in Downtown Building Injures 14 Writer: RescueKujo

A helicopter from University of Wisconsin Med Flight crashed on it's return flight on Saturday night, killing all onboard. Killed were Surgeon Darren Bean, Nurse Mark Coyne and Pilot Steve Lipperer. Their Eurocopter EC135 crashed approximately 3 miles from La Crosse Airport. May God watch over their families during this tragic time.

Congrats to all the new hires...Good luck and be patient during your training. Remember, it takes time to learn everything. And when you think you know it all, you'll learn even more. Duane Dispatcher 315 AMR San Diego

Thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and fellow explorers. May God watch over all during this tragic time.

Congrats, brother. best wishes to your family. Duane

Hey, that guy used to work in my dispatch center! So him being stabbed in the back is true!! In reality, transport prone. Any chance of him crashing, depending on distance to the trauma center, call the bird for sedation then intubation. Let them manage the airway their way.... Otherwise, double big bags with a 14 gauge in each a/c and haul a$$ for the big house...

Date: 04/30/08 Time: 0530 PDT Location: Hollywood/Vine-Hollywood California Departments: LAFD, Building and Safety, Structural Engineers, Street Maintenance, DWP, DOT and LAPD Description: Hollywood Nightclub "Basque's" burned in an early morning fire. The nightclub and 3 other businesses were damaged. Links: Hollywood Nightclub Burns in Early Morning Fire Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 04-25-08 Time: 0900 PDT Location: Solana Beach at area know as Table Tops Departments: Solana Beach FD, Solana Beach Lifeguards, San Diego County Sheriff, US Coast Guard Description: 60 year old man swimming in the ocean near Fletcher Cove in an area known as Table Tops was killed in a reported shark attack, lifeguards said. Links: Swimmer Killed in Reported Shark Attack Writer: RescueKujo

Today I had the chance to run up to the annual Wildland Training for the county career departments. Thought I would share some rig photos.... These are Type 3 Brush rigs... 1) United States Forest Service Engine 39 2) Barona Fire Department Brush 27 3) Viejas Fire Department Brush 25 4) Lakeside Fire Department Brush 2

Some Type 1 structure rigs. They train on both wildland tactics and structure protection. 1) Federal Fire Department San Diego Engine 2 2) Encinitas Fire Department Engine 2311 3) Del Mar Fire Department Engine 2511 And the engines from the host department-Barona Fire Department Engines 27 and 227

Date: 04-17-08 Time: 1815 PDT Location: State Hwy 94 x Forrest Gate RD Departments: Campo VFD, Cal-Fire, Viejas FD, AMR, Mercy Air, CHP, SD County Sheriff Description: Vehicle into tree. 8 patients, 2 fatals on scene. Multiple Medavacs and ALS ambulances onscene. Links: Details Emerge in Deadly Smuggling Crash Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 04-17-08 Time: 1600 PDT Location: Central X Dwight St-SDFD E14's District Departments: San Diego FD, San Diego PD Description: Fence fire which ingnited 3 seperate homes. 2nd alarm response for control. Links: Fire Burns Multiple Homes Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 04/16/08 Time: 2030 PDT Location: 2300 N. Chico Departments: LA County FD Description: 1 story commercial warehouse fire through the roof. Defensive ops with multiple master streams. 3rd alarm assignment. Links: El Monte Warehouse a Total Loss Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 04-15-08 Time: 2105 PDT Location: Bonelli Regional Park, San Dimas Departments: LA County FD, LA County Sheriff Description: Twin engine plane crash within Bonelli Regional Park. 2 victims ground transported to Brackett Field in Pomona for meet with LACoFD Copter 11 for air transport to a trauma center. Links: Small Plane Crashes into San Dimas Park Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 04-14-08 Time: 1050 Location: Granite Hills X Washington Ave-El Cajon Departments: El Cajon FD, San Miguel FD, San Diego County Sheriff, El Cajon PD Description: A semi truck was struck by a car speeding through a red light, causing the rig to strike 2 other cars before ending up in a backyard swimming pool. Upon entering the backyard, the truck struck the homeowner and knocked him into the pool. The victim was ground transported to the area trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injuries. The victim's 2 year old daughter, who was situated on the pool deck, was uninjured. Links:Big Rig Crashes Into Pool In El Cajon Writer: RescueKujo

Happy Birthday, Nate. I hope it was a good one. Duane

Thoughts and Prayers for a speedy recovery from the West Coast. Duane

Date:04/11/08 Time: 2230 PDT Location: Van Nuys Area of Los Angeles Departments: LAFD, LAPD Description:On Friday, April 11, 2008 at 10:34 PM, 8 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 3 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, DWP, DOT and LAPD, all under the direction of Battalion Chief James Cairns, responded to the Greater Alarm Structure Fire located at 15222 W. Stagg St. in the Van Nuys area. A 9-1-1 cell phone caller driving through the intersection notified the OCD Dispatch Center that a large warehouse was "full of fire." Responding LAFD resources communicated that there was indeed a very large loom up. The first arriving Light Force on scene found a large one story, 60 foot by 150 foot commercial warehouse building, showing heavy smoke and fire through the roof. Additional companies were requested. The commercial building housed three very large occupancies. Companies quickly initiated the placement of handlines while their roof top complement 's strong ventilation efforts, held the fire to the center occupancy, a furniture refinishing business. Division walls, focused interior firefighting and excellent truck work kept damage to the auto body shop and the movie prop storage to a minimum. Sixty Firefighters took approximately 27 minutes to bring the late night blaze to a knockdown. No injuries were reported. The cause was determined to be refinishing materials that self combusted. The dollar loss estimate is undetermined at this time. Links:LAFD Blog Website Writer: RescueKujo