Griffith Park & Silver Lake Blog.
Posted in Creatures, Forest Fire on Nov 9th, 2009
I was very sad about the 2nd column I wrote for the LA Weekly about animals killed in the horrific Angeles Station Fire. (I mean, the topic: the column itself came out fine.) The L.A. Times wrote that a huge number of big animals had died in the fire. I was going to call about [...]
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 Forest Fire, Important Stuff, Meetings as Theatre on Jun 14th, 2007
I can understand why homeowners have been nervous nellies about pointing fingers at the fire department, really I can. Who needs firemen most? Desperate housewives and homeowners. But the LA Fire Department did such a craptacular job in the recent Griffith Park fire that maybe it’s time for someone to point a finger. So I [...]
