Contra Costa Fire Rescue on Helmet Cam
On October 13, 2011 Contra Costa Firefighters rescued two women from a burning building. The raw footage was captured by the firefighters helmet cam.
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Los Angeles firefighters battled a non-injury commercial building fire in downtown LA’s garment district on November 29, 2014. Just after 2:30 AM, LAFD respond to 1409 Santee Street to find a row of one-story commercial buildings and smoke in the area. Firefighters conducted an investigation and found one unit with heavy fire inside which began…
The Los Angeles Police Department will absorb the General Services police and security officers under a plan approved Tuesday. The City Council voted unanimously to consolidate the two agencies, transferring the 220 officers and security guards from General Services to the LAPD. With the move, the LAPD will take on the work of General Services…
From Katherine Main, Spokesperson for LAFD A stubborn wharf fire causes evacuation of Los Angeles Port employees and closure of several shipping terminals. The Los Angeles Fire Department was called at 6:41 PM on September 22, 2014, to 802 S Fries Ave in Wilmington. Firefighters arrived quickly by air, land, and sea to find fire billowing…
Club member Glen Rothstein (LA-145, KK6OTP) shared an article from the New York Times about the LAPD Air Support Division: The air-support division of the Los Angeles Police Department operates out of a labyrinthine building on Ramirez Street in the city’s downtown, near the Los Angeles River. A looming mass of utilitarian architecture tucked beside the…
A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California Climate change is a primary driver of escalating wildfires in California, with extreme temperatures and dry air spawning more intense burning, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday. The study, published in…