Griffith Park & Silver Lake Blog.
Posted in Fire Department 101, People who don't know any better on Aug 31st, 2010
I don’t know, are golfers older and white, except for Tiger Woods? Just came across this news on a fire that burned 25 acres in Irvine, that the golfer claims was started by a golf ball hitting a rock. From the LA Times: A golfer accidentally chipped a rock, setting off a 12-acre blaze next [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101 on Oct 28th, 2009
The LAFD plays Speedy Gonzales. A car fire broke out Tuesday, October 20 at 5:27 on the east side of the LA River, opposite Griffith Park. According to Firefighter Richard Matheney, one engine responded and they knocked down the fire in 4 minutes. As usual, I’m curious. Why a car fire? It wasn’t a hot [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101, Forest Fire on Sep 2nd, 2009
I started this blog because of fire, and I’m picking it up again for the same reason. This time it’s the Station Fire. What, you expect me to just stand by while once again terrible things happen in LA because the city can’t take care of the Fire Department? I live in LA proper, and [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101 on Aug 19th, 2008
Or, How cb Makes Every Fire a Photo Op. I mean, really, he looked like he’d been lugging the hoses himself the other night, didn’t he? Our councilman, also our fireman. Well, almost! I got this VERY last minute notice of a meeting tonight, in my comments: From: “LaBonge News” Date: August 18, 2008 4:39:35 [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101 on Jul 28th, 2008
You probably heard about the small fire in gp near the zoo yesterday. I couldn’t see it, but I knew something was up when helicopters started flying above our building and we started a-shaking. I live on a sort of crest, the tippy-top point between the park, the 5, and slk or downtown. I can [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101 on May 2nd, 2008
Cause then you’d be stuck, wouldn’t you. We don’t have any water. The last couple weeks I wake up in a panic, and run to the window to see if by any chance dwp has started to refill the lake. The Times warned about the Big One coming, like Northridge or worse. If water pipes [...]
