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Sayre Brush Fire - Aerial Pictures : This Gallery contain Aerial Photos taken at the Sayre Brush Fire in Sylmar, CA. Helicopter courtesy of Copterpilot.com Pilot Esteban Jimenez. Photos by Juan Guerra

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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Sayre Brush Fire - Aerial Pictures

This Gallery contain Aerial Photos taken at the Sayre Brush Fire in Sy ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 2:30pm PST

Pool Accident - Woodland Hills, CA August 26, 2008 : WOODLAND HILLS, CA. A boy whose arm got stuck in a pipe in a swimming pool was pulled safely from the water after more than an hour. The boy, 9 yr. old, was in the pool at Pinecrest, a private school on Shoup Ave. at Oxnard St., at 11 a.m. when his arm got caught in a pipe from the pool's pump, said Ron Myers of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Fire officials supported the boy on a ladder in the water so he did not go under water, Myers said. The boy's arm was pulled from the pipe and he was taken to a hospital on a Helicopter for evaluation.
Photos by Juan Guerra and available for purchasing on this web page.

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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Pool Accident - Woodland Hills, CA Au...

WOODLAND HILLS, CA. A boy whose arm got stuck in a pipe in a swimming ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 2:29pm PST

Chatsworth Metrolink Train Crash Sept. 12, 2008 : CHATSWORTH, CA, A Metrolink commuter train and freight train collided near Stoney Point Park in the Chatsworth area, killing 25 people and setting off a massive rescue effort and search for other possible fatalities. Fire crews that initially responded to the scene indicated that as many as 135 people have been injured, 10 of them critically.
The crash, which occurred on a curving section of track, was reported around 4:23 p.m. near Heather Lee Lane, south of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway and east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, according to d'Lisa Davies of the city Fire Department. Mr. Tyrrell, from MTA Authority said it was unknown exactly how many people were aboard the Metrolink train, although typically between 350 to 400 people would be riding the Ventura County line. The train, number 111, left Union Station in downtown Los Angeles at 3:35 p.m.
Zoe Richmond of Union Pacific said she did not know how many people were aboard the freight train or how long the train was, although she said the trains can typically be as long as a mile, with at least two crew members. The Los Angeles Police Department declared a citywide tactical alert in response to the crash. At least seven cars from the freight train derailed, and one car from
the Metrolink train toppled onto its side. Tyrrell told Channel 7 that a locomotive was pulling the Metrolink train, and the force of the collision appeared to have pushed the heavy locomotive into the first passenger car, which toppled onto its side. The trains were on the same track, and trains are apparently switched from a remote location. Tyrrell told ABC7 that ``clearly something went
wrong.'' ``There was a failure somewhere along the line,'' Tyrrell said. ``This should not happen. There are many failsafes, but we're still dealing with human beings and mechanical devices, so after we have ascertained that our passengers are off that train and everyone is in good condition, then we'll start investigating the actual crash itself.'' Richmond told CBS2 ``there are certain areas within the Southern California area where we share tracks with commuter trains. Again, at this point, we are still trying to sort out the details about exactly what occurred in this situation.''
Capt. Armando Hogan of the Los Angeles Fire Department told ABC7 that about 200 fire personnel responded to the scene. He said many of the injuries were ``mostly from people being kind of jolted around.''

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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Chatsworth Metrolink Train Crash Se...

CHATSWORTH, CA, A Metrolink commuter train and freight train collided ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 2:26pm PST

"MAREK FIRE" Lake View Terrace 10-12-2008 : Basic Information
Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Under Investigation
Date of Origin Sunday October 12th, 2008 aprox 01:58 AM
Location Little Tujunga, Kagel Canyon, Lakeview Terrace
Incident Commander Rocky Opliger
Current Situation
Total Personnel 1,471
Size 4,824 acres
Percent Contained 80%
Estimated Containment Date Thursday October 16th, 2008 aprox 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved
Light brush with grass and chaparral to 6 feet.

Fire Behavior
With deminishing winds and successful suppression efforts, active burning was limited to unburned islands of fuels well within containment lines and the burnout operation on the north perimeter.

Significant Events
Lopez Canyon remains under mandatory evacuation with limited access to some businesses and Kagel Canyon is open to residents only. All other evacuations were lifted today. All freeway and road closures were lifted today with the exception of Osborne Road south of the 210 Fwy and Pacoima Road to Pacoima Dam. On the west and south perimeters, resources continued line construction, patrolled and mopped-up. On the east perimeter resources made good progress mopping-up. On the north perimeter resources continued line construction and were successful with planned burnout operations. Resources continued to provide structure protection. Resources made good progress on rehab operations.

Wind-whipped flames exploded across substantially more than 5,300 acres stretching from the Angeles National Forest toward Lake View Terrace today, apparently killing two people. One of those who died was a homeless man who was camped near a freeway interchange and sending thick plumes of smoke over the area. His dog died with
him. A second death was announced early tonight by Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter, who did not have details.
The so-called Marek fire had been 20 percent contained Sunday, but the flames erupted overnight and early this morning thanks to winds gusting at up to 70 mph, pushing the blaze across fire lines and quickly growing from 2,100 acres to 3,712 acres and reducing containment to just 5 percent. Authorities feared tonight the same thing could happen again. At least 5,300 acres had burned, but that estimate was old, according to Capt. Mike Brown of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Brown said he expected a new
assessment soon that would reflect a considerable increase in the acreage burned. Winds were already blowing at up to 65 mph early in the evening, even
before the more dangerous winds start up near midnight. Brown said the concern was that the new winds this evening could make the fire even larger. So far, containment figures were minimal, he said. The fire, which officials described as suspicious, broke out around 2 a.m. Sunday near a shooting range in Little Tujunga Canyon in the Angeles
National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The winds churned up burning embers and caused a pre-dawn flareup in the forest's Lopez Canyon area, with flames shooting up to 300 feet into the night sky, fire officials said. Winter said a homeless man and his dog burned to death when flames consumed a makeshift wood-and-cardboard shelter near Paxton Street and Foothill Boulevard -- near the interchange of the FoothilL (210) and Ronald Reagan (118) freeways. The man's age and name were not immediately known.

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
Our photographs are destined primarily for the use of the Fire Department and fire personnel. however if a civilian or organization not directly linked to the Department wishes to acquire any of the photos on this web page, please send a request via e-mail to: juanguerra1@att.net
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"MAREK FIRE" Lake View Terrace 10-12...

Basic Information Incident Type Wildland Fire Cause Under Investigati ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 2:21pm PST

Caledonia Multiple Alarm Fire - Sept. 5th, 2005 - JL Storage 4534 Douglas Avenue :

Caledonia Multiple Alarm Fire - Sept....

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 2:21pm PST

SESNON WILD FIRE - GRANADA HILLS : The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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SESNON WILD FIRE - GRANADA HILLS

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Updated: Dec 14, 2008 1:54pm PST

SEPULVEDA IC Oct.22, 2008 : A brush fire broke out today in the Sepulveda Pass, triggering a massive ground and air counterattack that kept the blaze confined to 100 acres and prevented flames from threatening multimillion-dollar homes and the Getty Center museum. At around 8 a.m., the blaze was 10 percent contained, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey in an announcement that followed
repeated nighttime and early-morning water drops by five City Fire helicopters and five more from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Both the north and southbound lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard were shut down as a result of the fire, which burned toward the world-famous Getty Center and Mount St. Mary's College on Chalon Road. The freeway was reopened shortly after 6 a.m., but onramps and off ramps remained closed in the fire zone, as did Sepulveda Boulevard.
No evacuations were ordered, but two evacuation shelters -- at the Stephen S. Wise Temple on the east side of the 405 Freeway and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West L.A. -- were opened for residents electing to leave their homes, said Humphrey. By 6:30 a.m., more than 500 firefighters from the Los Angeles city and county fire departments and CalFire were deployed, backed up by 10 helicopters, which made repeated nighttime water drops to douse flames and embers and prevent the fire's spread, fire commanders said. Firefighters prevented the flames from encroaching closer than two miles from the Getty Center, Humphrey said. Humphrey said fire engines were also being used in structure protection efforts to guard against flames burning toward the Chalon Road campus of Mount St. Mary's College and homes on North Bundy Drive. But he said those structures were not damaged or in imminent danger.
Humphrey said fire crews were patrolling the Mandeville Canyon area, located more than a mile and a half to the west of the fire zone, checking for flying embers up and down residential streets and answering questions from residents outside their homes. Although winds were relatively calm overnight, Humphrey said crews were not letting down their guard.
Humphrey said fire investigators were working to determine the cause of the fire, reviewing 911 calls initially reporting the blaze.
The California Highway Patrol began receiving reports of flames alongside the southbound San Diego Freeway just south of Skirball Center Drive about 12:10 a.m., said CHP Officer David Porter.
The fire coincided with a National Weather Service red flag warning signifying a high danger of wildfire. The warning, which went into effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday and was scheduled to expire at 10 p.m. tonight, applied to mountain, forest and valley areas of Los Angeles County and several other counties in the Southland.
Officials credited a ``pre-deployment'' of equipment and personnel with their success against the overnight fire.

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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SEPULVEDA IC Oct.22, 2008

A brush fire broke out today in the Sepulveda Pass, triggering a massi ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 1:51pm PST

Earthquake Drill Novembre 13th, 2008 : Millions of Southern California residents dropped to the floor and crawled under desks today as part of a regional earthquake preparedness drill that assumed the area was hit with a magnitude-7.8 temblor that killed nearly 2,000 people and overwhelmed emergency responders. The Great Southern California ShakeOut earthquake drill -- involving more than 5.3 million people and billed as the largest ever undertaken in the United States -- was intended to test the capabilities of local and state agencies and show Californians what they need to do to prepare for a major disaster.
``If you are prepared, it gives you an automatic sense of calmness because you have the tools and equipment necessary to function,'' said Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda, who took part in a training exercise at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills. At schools across the region, students evacuated classrooms and gathered on athletic fields. Many businesses had their employees take cover and evacuate in recognition of the mock temblor. Metrolink trains slowed to allow crews to inspect tracks for damage.
The scenario envisioned 1,800 people dying, 53,000 suffering injuries and 1,500 buildings collapsing in a temblor that would cause $213 billion in damages by striking on the San Andreas Fault with 50 times the intensity of the Northridge Earthquake of Jan. 17, 1994. The Northridge shaker, which occurred along a blind thrust fault near the San Andreas Fault, struck with a magnitude of 6.7, killing 57 people and causing $20 billion in damages. Ruda said his home was damaged in the Northridge quake, and his level of preparedness helped him ensure the safety of his own family and then allowed him to go on to help others. Of the 5.3 million participants in today's exercise, about 3 million were students in Los Angeles and Riverside county schools.
At Bishop Alemany High School, fire crews simulated a building collapse with 300 to 500 students injured. The drill began with the school broadcasting a loud rumbling noise at precisely 10 a.m., prompting students to drop to the floor and crawl under their desks, where they remained for two minutes before evacuating the building -- moving through hallways that were flooded with smoke
thanks to a fog machine. Many students, complete with blood-colored makeup, posed as casualties. They were on the ground moaning -- and alternately giggling and joking with their classmates -- as rescue crews rushed to their aid under the close watch of dozens of news crews.
``If this earthquake would have happened in reality, there would have been buildings coming down,'' said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was flown by helicopter to Mission Hills. ``We know that there would be no water in (some) areas, there would be problems with fire departments having enough water to put out the fires. There is no communication because electric power is down in most
of those areas. Schwarzenegger said he actually made a call at 5 a.m. -- five hours before the start of the drill -- and told state emergency operations officials to begin the exercise immediately to see how they would respond. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca called the exercise ``the mother of all organizational coordination.'' ``There are over 150 governments involved,'' he said. ``Seven counties,
80 cities, 30 county departments, 26 special districts, and all of this requires coordination and advance planning.' The drill tested not only emergency responders but also the region's social fabric, according to earthquake experts. In the ShakeOut simulation, the hypothetical earthquake started on the San Andreas Fault at Bombay Beach, northeast of the Salton Sea. The earthquake traveled through the Cajon Pass, severing the Ontario (15) Freeway, bending rail lines, breaking pipelines and electrical transmission lines and causing explosions and landslides, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Under such a quake, the city of Los Angeles could experience strong shaking for 55 seconds, compared to the much shorter period of shaking that occurred during the Northridge quake. Southern Californians would likely feel tens of thousands of aftershocks. Californians should be prepared to be self-sufficient for 72 hours following an earthquake or other major disaster. That includes having a First Aid kit, medications, food and enough water for each member of a household to drink one gallon per day for at least 72 hours, according to local and state officials.
Homeowners and renters should also know how to turn off the gas in their house or apartment, and keep sturdy shoes near their bed or in their car.

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
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Earthquake Drill Novembre 13th, 2008

Millions of Southern California residents dropped to the floor and cra ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 1:50pm PST

SAYRE WILDFIRE - Sylmar, CA. Nov. 14, 2008 : SYLMAR - A wind-driven wildfire in the foothills of the northern San Fernando Valley destroyed hundreds of homes today and forced more than 10,000 residents to flee from what officials called the worst blaze in the city in more than a decade. The so-called Sayre fire started about 10:30 p.m. Friday along Sayre Street north of the Foothill (210) Freeway and jumped from one spot to the other thanks to wind gusts of up to 80 mph that spread the flames across more than 8,500 acres. By midday, the fire was 10 percent contained, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
Four firefighters and one civilian were injured, Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda said.
TIME OF ALARM: 10:29 PM, Friday, November 14, 2008 LAFD INCIDENT# 1460 INCIDENT NAME: Sayre Fire INITIAL RESPONSE ADDRESS: 13000 Sayre Street, Sylmar
VEGETATION TYPE: Brush TERRAIN: Steep/Rugged; Rolling Mountains/Hills; Urban Interface WEATHER: Pending CONDITION ON ARRIVAL: 15 Acres, Wind driven.
CURRENT SIZE: 8500 Acres (estimate). CAUSE OF FIRE: Under Active Investigation. STRUCTURES THREATENED: Yes - 1000. STRUCTURES DESTROYED: Yes. Damage Assessment Teams are accurately tabulating destroyed structures. CIVILIAN INJURIES: Yes. 1/Serious. HEALTH ADVISORIES: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health earlier issued an advisory regarding air quality, recommending precautions when outdoors in areas where there is visible smoke, soot, or ash, or an odor of smoke.
EVACUATION: A Formal Evacuation Order remains for some neighborhoods in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Nearby residents are encouraged to prepare for evacuation, monitor news radio and obey the verbal orders of uniformed public safety personnel in their neighborhood.
RESIDENTS EVACUATED: Approximately 10,000 residents were advised to evacuate.
ROAD CLOSURES/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES: Street closures and travel restrictions are in place near active fire, and on an as-needed basis for arterial roads and state highways. Residents in and near fire areas should restrict routine travel and avoid a temptation to sightsee. Motorists are encouraged to monitor news radio for traffic reports and use extreme caution due to drifting smoke, fire related traffic and emergency personnel. TRANSIT: Metro, Metrolink and Amtrak websites have bus and train status information. UTILITIES: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has issued news advisories related to this fire.
LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMITTMENT AND SUMMARY:
UNIFIED COMMAND: Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, USFS Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles Police Department
COOPERATING AGENCIES: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Los Angeles County Police, City of Los Angeles Park Rangers, Los Angeles Unified School District Police, Los angeles Department of Water and Power, Southern California Edison, California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services.
COMMAND POST/BASE CAMP: Hansen Dam Recreation Area
LAFD RESOURCES ASSIGNED:
103 Fire Companies
13 Brush Patrols
2 Water Tenders
12 Helicopters
2 Tactical Aircraft
13 Chief Officer Command Teams
TOTAL FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL: 1100+ Firefighters (all agencies) FIREFIGHTER INJURIES: 5 Minor. Treated and transported. MEDIA STAGING: None Declared.
ON-SITE MEDIA CONTACT: Captain(s) Armando Hogan, Stephen Ruda, William Wick, LAFD Public Information Officer(s) PIO AVAILABILITY: As Needed.
KEY MESSAGE: "With continuing wind, the Sayre Fire remains a wildfire. Firefighters will work throughout the night to build upon the progress they have achieved in the past 24 hours."
SAFETY MESSAGE: Los Angeles Firefighters encourage local residents to maintain a minimum 200 foot brush clearance from homes & structures, have a family evacuation plan with both primary and secondary escape routes. Obey all no parking signs on Red Flag Days, limit use of campfires or spark producing equipment and be careful when handling combustible materials. Together we can accomplish our mutual goal of protecting ourselves and our loved ones from wildfire.
Submitted by Ron Myers, Spokesman ,Los Angeles Fire Department.

The pictures on this website are taken mainly for the Firefighter community. Firefighters use them in Training, education, Investigation and documentation of a specific Incident. To receive a print of the selected photo (s) , Please send me an email and make sure you include your name, address, Fire Station number and most Importantly the Incident name and file number.
Our photographs are destined primarily for the use of the Fire Department and fire personnel. however if a civilian or organization not directly linked to the Department wishes to acquire any of the photos on this web page, please send a request via e-mail to: juanguerra1@att.net
We reserve the final decision on whether or not to sell any of the copyrighted materials.

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SAYRE WILDFIRE - Sylmar, CA. Nov. 14,...

SYLMAR - A wind-driven wildfire in the foothills of the northern San ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2008 1:38pm PST

Racine Working Apartment Fire - Feb. 3rd, 2008 - 1125 College Avenue :

Racine Working Apartment Fire - Feb. ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2008 9:08pm PST

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