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Date: 04/06/08 Time: 1130 PDT Location: El Cajon Transit Center, El Cajon, CA Departments: El Cajon FD, El Cajon PD, Trolley security Description: Trolley vs Pedestrian at the El Cajon Transit Center, confirmed fatal per Battalion 3 onscene. Request ECPD and Trolley security for investigation. Trolley shut down both directions. Links: Pedestrian Killed by Trolley Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 03/24/2008 Time: 0900 PDT Location: 6200 Canoga Ave FS 72's District Departments: LAFD Description: Heavy fire in a 5 story condo complex under construction. LAFD Major Emgerncy Resources onscene. Links: Los Angeles Major Emergency Fire Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 03/23/08 Time: 1700 PDT Location: Anaheim, CA Departments: Anaheim FD, Anaheim PD Description:Eight firefighters were injured Sunday in a chemical fire at a commercial building in Anaheim. The fire broke out around 5 p.m. at Alstyle Dyeing and Finishing and firefighters had it out after about an hour. The firefighters' injuries were not immediately known, according to an Anaheim Fire Department official. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Links: 8 Firefighters Injured in Chemical Fire Writer: RescueKujo

Video of San Diego Fire's busiest Engine Company, Fire Station 17 "The Hub". Good fire action...

Riverside County here in California have 3-4 on order. Heading up there next weekend, will see if any have been delivered and get photos. Duane

Jimmy, I hear ya!! I got a 93%...guess it didn't like my answer to the number of bugles a chief has (I said I couldn't find him to count )

Medic, Medic....Medic needed for stab wound to back in California Goose, while I agree there are some ultra liberal thinkers in this fine state that hate anything of authority. I believe for the most part you'll find these kind of people in every state in the union. However Goose, I have to disagree with the expectation that everyone in that area (about 100 miles from me) feels this way. This is the same area where the the memorial service for the 5 USFS Firefighters in October 2006 was held. That procession was approximately 2 miles long, with 5,000 people in attendance. And the public came out in force in donations and other signs of grief for them and their families. This guy's attitude for the most part is few and far between, thank God.

Rest in Peace, LT. Take up, your job is done. May God watch over his family and friends during this tragic time.

The Military EOD community will be gathering at the Naval EOD School at Eglin AFB in Florida the weekend of May 2nd-4th to honor their fallen comrades past and present. On Saturday the 3rd, the following Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen (with the month and year they were Killed) will be added to the Memorial at the 40th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony: T/5 Russel F. Byington, USA - 11/44 SGT Roland H. Engwall, USA - 08/43 CSM Jonathan M. Lankford, USA - 09/07 SSG Joshua P. Mattero, USA - 07/07 SSgt William J. Callahan, USMC - 04/07 SSgt Dustin M. Gould, USMC - 03/07 Sgt Shawn P. Martin, USMC - 06/07 Sgt Michael E. Tayaotao, USMC - 08/07 SSgt Stephen J. Wilson, USMC - 06/07 SSgt Peter Woodall, USMC - 04/07 EOD2 Curtis. R. Hall, USN - 04/07 EODC Gregory J. Billiter, USN - 04/07 EOD1 Joseph A. McSween, USN - 04/07 EODC Patrick L. Wade, USN - 07/07 EOD1 Jeffrey L. Chaney, USN - 07/07 EOD1 Kevin R. Bewley, USN - 11/07 SrA William N. Newman, USAF - 06/07 "WE REMEMBER" ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________ Current Memorial Eglin AFB Former Memorial EOD School Indianhead, Maryland

Jimmy, thanks for sharing.

Date: 03-14-08 Time: 1155 Hrs PDT Location: N Marshall St/Billy Mitchell Dr TB Map 1251D1 Departments: El Cajon FD, El Cajon PD, SD Sheriff's Santee FD Description: ECPD onscene vehicle vs trolley with entrapment. Trolley derailed. 1 person DOA. Links:Truck Collides With Trolley in El Cajon; Motorist Killed Writer:RescueKujo

Happy Birthday, Guys!! Enjoy!!

Guys, Thank you for taking some time and letting me know you're thinking of me and my family. We are still getting things settled right now. I'll post more for you when I'm able to sit down for more than just a couple of minutes. I appreciate those who have sent PMs, everything will be answered as soon as I can. Duane

Thanks Master Chief, Email sent out here on the West Coast. I hope it helps. Duane

Master Chief (and EMTBravo), Do you mind if I cut and paste your post into an email for folks here on the West Coast? I know many emergency workers who are reservists and would be more than willing to send items for the station. Thanks. Duane

Date: 03-03-08 Time: 2030 PST and still in progress as of 2145 03-04-08 Location: Mecca California Departments: Riverside County FD, Riverside County Health department, Riverside County Sheriff, AMR, Union Pacific Railroad, CHP Description: 03/03/2008 11:15 PM: Hy 111 between Johnson and Cleveland remains closed until further notice. Approximately 60 personnel are assigned to the incident from multiple agencies. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters are at scene of a train derailment. 12 of the 55 rail cars have derailed, at least two of the rail cars are on fire and leaking an unknown substance. Links: Riverside County FD Incident Site-CARRU-20477 Writer: RescueKujo

BigLew as was said makes some great points. Here's a thought to ponder.... Chiefs are needed for the following positions on any greater alarms fire... I.C. Ops Safety others may be needed as Ops and Safety are broken down into smaller divisions. So who's to say what is too many or not enough.

Date: 03-01-08 Time: 1000 Hrs PST Departments: Chula Vista FD, Chula Vista PD, AMR, SDG&E, SD County Haz Mat Location: Chula Vista Mall-Broadway/H St Description: Mall evacuated for unknown odor-persons reporting effects from odors. Investigation continuing. Writer: RescueKujo LINKS:

I have coworkers that use that quote WAAYY too often ("but that's what the CAD picked"). They will not go out and learn our districts. When they do their mandatory quarterly ride-a-longs (if they do them at all) they ride with people they believe to be friends or units that do not do move ups or run many calls. Can't tell you the joy some of us got when a fellow dispatcher rode with a notoriously slow unit and ran his butt off and had a patient vomit in the back while he was there We as dispatchers need to know what are crews have to do when doing their job. Get out of your office and go see where your crews are and what the district is... It's part of the professionalism of your career.

A bit o' the green for all the blarney spewed forth on these here forums.....

Date: 02/27/2008 Time: 2100 PST Location: Lincoln/Mollison Ave-El Cajon Departments: El Cajon FD, Santee FD, La Mesa FD, San Miguel FD Description: 99 cent discount store with fire through the roof. Defensive ops only. Hot still burning as of this morning. Links: Fire Investigators Probe 99 Cent Store Fire Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 02/27/2008 Time: 2115 PST Location: WillowGlen Dr/Muirfield Dr-Rancho San Diego area of San Diego County Departments: San Miguel FD, Cal-Fire, AMR, Mercy Air Description: 2 vehicle head-on with 2 other vehicles involved. 2 DOA 1 via Mercy Air to Trauma Center another via M255 to another Trauma Center. Links: 2 Killed, 2 Injured in Head On Crash Writer: RescueKujo

Date: 02/28/2008 Time: 2200 PST Location: 8700 Pembroke Ave, Riverside Departments: Riverside FD, AMR Description: Small plane crashed after engine troubles during takeoff from Riverside Airport. 3 DOA. No one on the ground injured. Links: NTSB Investigates Dealy Riverside Plane Crash Writer: RescueKujo

From another board I belong to..... Chief Petty Officers Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch. In the early hours on Monday morning, February 4th, an American Task Force took down a terrorist compound in Iraq. In the ensuing fight, two US Navy SEALs were killed by small arms fire while clearing one of the buildings - Chief Petty Officers Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch. Nate Hardy, 29, enlisted in the US Navy in 1997 and is survived by his wife - Mindy, 7 month old son - Parker, parents and brother. Mike Koch, also 29, enlisted in 1998 and had a fiancée, parents, brother and sister. Both Koch and Hardy families have a tradition of service. The Kochs are vets and contractors (in Iraq and Afghanistan) and Hardy's grandfather served with John F. Kennedy on PT-109 during WWII. Mike's brother escorted the bodies of the two SEALs back to the states. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Koch, Hardy and SEAL families. Below is message from an Army Special Forces Soldier "Green Beret" serving in Iraq: Last Sunday while most of America was enjoying the Superbowl several members of our Task Force were commencing an assault on a terrorist stronghold in Iraq. During the assault two of our brothers from the Navy were shot and killed while clearing a building that was occupied by terrorist insurgents. Ultimately, the building was reduced (precision bombed by aircraft) and all of the terrorists in it were destroyed by the assault force. Remember these names, Mike and Nate. They were good men doing honorable work in the name of freedom. The terrorists they sought to destroy were responsible for unspeakable acts of evil including the construction of improvised explosive devices and explosives to equip homicide bombers. For those of you who may not understand the enemy we face out here let me remind you that the previous week this group of terrorists took two innocent and unwitting women who had Downs Syndrome, rigged them with explosive vests and detonated them 20 minutes apart in a crowded market causing several deaths and hundreds of injuries. These terrorists used innocent people as unwitting vehicles to destroy more innocent lives. There is good and there is evil in this world. The enemy we face is evil. Mike and Nate were fighting on the side of good to prevent further acts of evil that would result in the loss of more innocent lives. The next time you pray I ask you to thank God for giving Mike and Nate the talent and skill that made them great warriors and thank God that he gave them the heart to apply those God given talents to destroy evil and further the cause of freedom in a land far from their home. Thank God for men like Mike and Nate. Their work is done here now, but there are many of us who will honor their sacrifice by continuing the fight against evil terrorists. They will be remembered through our actions. For any of you out there who are doubting the validity of this war and the evil that resides in our enemy I ask you to study your history again. Over the last 20+ years dating back to the bombing of the Marine Corps Barracks in Lebanon, various factions of radical Islamic Terrorists have been committing heinous acts of terrorism against the free world. We are fighting the same enemy here. The brethren of an evil ideology that spawned the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001 claiming almost 3,000 innocent lives. Take time to reflect on the type of evil that would put explosive vests on innocent women with Downs Syndrome and use them to kill and maim other innocent people. While the American media strives everyday to rewrite the history of the most generous nation in the free world and cast disparity over all that we do as a Nation men like Mike and Nate are giving their lives to make sure the real history doesn't repeat itself. While the American media strives daily to erase the memory of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and paint this war as an unjust occupation of a sovereign nation men like Mike and Nate are out here hunting down and destroying the enemies of the very freedom that allows our media to try and discredit us. Terrorism is real, evil is real, this war is real and real men and women are in this fight because righteousness and freedom are worth fighting for. If you don't support this war I'm calling you out. I've had enough of people sitting in their living rooms watching the lying media and jumping on the bandwagon against this war. Don't ever say to me, "I support the troops, but not the war." You might as well be telling me that I'm committing a crime. You are in effect saying that my cause is unjust and everything I believe in is a lie. I have held my tongue in the past, but I will never allow you to have it both ways again. You cannot support me if you do not support this war. I am this war. It embodies everything that I believe in. If you believe that what we are doing here is wrong then you are in effect supporting the evil we seek to destroy. If you believe I'm wrong for trying to stop evil people from taking more innocent lives then I fear there is no hope for you. If you choose to dishonor my service and the sacrifice of my fallen brothers by taking a position against this war you are free to make that choice thanks to guys like Mike and Nate, but don't expect me to sit idly by and bite my tongue while you do it. Do it in my presence and be prepared to try and support your feeble position while I enlighten everyone else on the reality of this war and the nature of the enemy we face. I will ensure that you look like the fool that you are. The stuff I'm seeing out here you won't see on Oprah Winfrey. I'm seeing really evil people doing really evil things and I'm doing everything in my power to stop them. There's nothing wrong or unjust about that. Sincerely, _________ the Angry American Remember Nate and Mike... ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ Thank God for Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen like Nate and Mike. May they Rest In Peace. Thoughts and prayers to their families, friends and fellow Special Warfare Operators.

Guess it just doesn't pay to fly this week.... British Co-Pilot Dies Mid-Flight-Planr Diverted