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 [...]
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Two commenters were enraged/enthusiastic enough to write even though I had not written anything myself in 2 months, and I thought I would reply right here. When Janet Venable wrote, it put me off writing for several more weeks… She said (edited for space, full text at link): As to your article, I find it [...]
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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 [...]
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