All Blog Posts Tagged 'LAFD' (3)

Lies, Damned Lies, and Response Times

A comment at pipenozzle.com on the funny math used to report response times by FDNY and LAFD.

"For fire departments, measuring anything is tricky. Does the local government brag that it has a good fire department because of the increasing number of emergency responses each year? Nope. Though the fire department would look productive, that would not make the city seem like a safe place to live. Could the local government measure the number of days that pass without an…

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Added by Barry Greer on March 23, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems and Firefigher Safety

Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems and Firefigher Safety

Christopher J. Naum, SFPE

Commandsafety.com and Buildingsonfire.com

 

 

The recent events in Los Angeles and the line of duty…

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Added by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on February 19, 2011 at 9:45pm — 1 Comment

Los Angeles City Firefighter Killed, Second Critical in Explosion

Los Angeles Firefighter Killed - In the Line of Duty LA Times -- A Los Angeles firefighter was killed and another critically injured Wednesday afternoon after they were apparently hit by exploding manhole covers while responding to a call in Westchester, a department spokesman said.



The firefighters were called to Sepulveda and La Tijera boulevards at 1:57 p.m. after a report of smoke from a possible fire. Once they arrived, there was a… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on March 26, 2008 at 9:00pm — 68 Comments

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