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Video by: firelensman . Video info: 4-7-2013 Los Angeles Firefighters first on scene at 328 West 82 Street reported smoke showing from the rear of a single story, single family dwelling. Firefighters had the rear portion of the house well involved, with attic extension. Firefighters stretched lines and went to work protecting exposures. Firefighters made quick work venting the roof, preventing flames from extending to the front of the well involved house. The fire was quickly knocked down. The occupants escaped the fire, there were no reported injuries. The cause of the late night blaze is under investigation. Engine 57, Task Force 33, Task Force 64, Engine 65, Battalion 13.

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Posted by The Fire Critic on April 7, 2013 • Filed under: Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: Fire, Fire Blogs, Fire Critic, Fire Department, Fire Service, FireCritic.com, Firefighter, Firefighting, Fireground Video, House Fire, House Fire Video, IronFiremen.com, LAFD, Los Angeles Fire Department, Rhett Fleitz, Social Media, Video, Willie Wines Jr.

Video: LAFD Rescues a Seagull from a Tree at Venice Beach

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LAFD’s Eric Johnson of Ladder 63 rescued a seagull from a tree on the beach. The bird got caught in some fishing line and ended up suspended from a palm tree. The first video (from tonyvera.com) shows the bird get rescued and towards the end is an impromptu interview of the firefighter who made the rescue. Apparently this is not the first bird rescue for firefighter Johnson.

If you notice at one part in the video, when the firefighter makes it back to the ground, you can see how many people are recording the event by cell phone camera. Also noted in the video at that part is how many people want to offer their opinion of what to do with the bird.

The bird ended up taking flight. While that part wasn’t caught on film, the firefighters stated the bird flew off just fine and they did it incognito because if the bird couldn’t fly it might not have the best being caught on film.

The second video offers a differing view and starts a little bit earlier in the rescue.

Be sure to stay up to date on LAFD News and Information on their blog!

Posted by The Fire Critic on May 7, 2012 • Filed under: EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, News, Rescues, Videos • Tagged: Fire, Fire Blogs, Fire Critic, Fire Department, FireCritic.com, Firefighter, IronFiremen.com, LAFD, LAFD Blog, LAFD News & Information, Los Angeles Fire Department, Rhett Fleitz, Social Media, Video, Willie Wines Jr.

Live Streaming Footage of Funeral For LAFD Firefighter Glenn Allen

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Live streaming video below for Fallen Firefighter Glenn Smith

Posted by The Fire Critic on February 25, 2011 • Filed under: In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, News, Videos • Tagged: Glenn Smith, In the Line of Duty, LAFD, Line of Duty, Line of Duty Death, LODD, Los Angeles Fire Department

There have been 23 Line of Duty Deaths This Year

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This year, I made a pact that I would honor ALL of the Line of Duty Deaths. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t know it would be this hard. I fell behind about a week ago and have not been able to catch up. Then today, another LODD in Los Angeles.

Failure is not an option…and I realize that there are plenty of other notifications that assist firefighters in following along with LODD’s. My point was not to compete, but merely to supplement their information with whatever I could find at the time.

I intend to continue on with my goal. To date, there have been 23 LODD’s this year according to my count. The 23rd being Glenn Allen in Los Angeles.

The Fallen Brothers in bold below are the ones I have fallen behind on. The links go directly to their information on the USFA LODD Database.

Rest in Peace Brothers…


Firefighter’s Name	City, State	Date of Death
Lam, Donald R.	Frankfort, Kentucky	02/17/2011
Regan, Thomas V.	Garden City Park, New York	02/17/2011
Gressett, Sr., Larry	Toomsuba, Mississippi	02/17/2011
Wilkes, Joshua	Guntown, Mississippi	02/13/2011
Kozorosky, Derek	Kadena, District of Columbia	02/11/2011
Barbour, Richard “Ricky” Leo	Smithfield, North Carolina	02/04/2011
Dare, Daniel C.	Avon, Illinois	02/02/2011
Auch, Steven F.	Indianapolis, Indiana	02/01/2011
Walters, Sr., James	Parkton, North Carolina	01/29/2011
Jones, Antonio E.	Augusta, Georgia	01/29/2011
Eason, David	West Memphis, Arkansas	01/26/2011
Clark, Leslie “Les”	Dixon, Missouri	01/20/2011
Falkenhan, Mark G.	Towson, Maryland	01/19/2011
Quick, William Henry	Brooklyn, New York	01/18/2011
Frey, Harold	Sandown, New Hampshire	01/16/2011
Hannon, Patrick	Chicago, Illinois	01/15/2011
Niles, Jim Duane	Downs, Kansas	01/13/2011
Eleam, Jarrett	Blasdell, New York	01/12/2011
Hopman, William (Bill) Floyd	Quincy, California	01/11/2011
Chelsen, Roy	Brooklyn, New York	01/09/2011
Paul, Richard	Kansas City, Missouri	01/07/2011
Remington, Sr., David	Shapleigh, Maine	01/03/2011

Posted by The Fire Critic on February 18, 2011 • Filed under: Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, News • Tagged: Fire Critic, FireCritic.com, Glenn Allen, In the Line of Duty, LAFD, Line of Duty, Line of Duty Death, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department, Rhett Fleitz

Early Video: House Fire in Los Angeles

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Photo by Scott Fajack from here

This fire occurred on Friday, January 21st. The house was located at 1324 Sutherland Street in the Echo Park area.

News coverage here

LAFD posted this on twitter:

*Structure Fire – Now Out* 1324 N Sutherland St; MAP 594-E7; FS 20; 2 story home; 32 FF’s took 17 min; No injury; NFD; Ch:7,14 @ 6:39 AM -Brian Humphrey### link

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Posted by The Fire Critic on January 23, 2011 • Filed under: Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: Brian Humphreys, Early Video, Echo Park, Fire Critic, FireCritic.com, House Fire, LA, LAFD, LAFD Blog, Los Angeles Fire Department, Rhett Fleitz, Sutherland Street

Raw Video: Man pulled from L.A. River by Police Helicopter

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From Liveleak:

L.A. River Rescue LOS ANGELES — A man who apparently jumped into the rain-swollen Los Angeles River was pulled to safety by a rescue helicopter Sunday.

The man was seen jumping or walking into the river near a bridge east of downtown just before 8 a.m., according to L.A. Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott.

Police officers tried unsuccessfully to res More..cue him at Sixth Street and Olympic Boulevard.

A police helicopter team was able to pull him from the river near Vernon — about four miles downstream from where he jumped in.

The man was conscious and talking to rescuers, according to Scott. He was transferred to a fire department helicopter and flown to an area hospital in stable condition.

His name has not been released.2:37 p.m. PST, November 21, 2010