Engine 6 Officer
Capt. Dennis Kirlin returns to Engine 6 after a face-to-face with the IC. Engine-6 is one of 8 apparatus built by Pierce for the Wilmington (DE) Fire Department since 2005.photo and HDR by: Lou Angeli
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Lou Angeli
- 62, Male
- Wilmington. DE
- United States
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Controlled Burns: Are Any Scheduled
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High-angle rescue from a 100ft cliff overlooking the Brandywine River in Wilmington, DE (USA) Pictured are members of Wilmington Fire Department Rescue-1, Engine-5, Ladder-1 and New Castle County paramedics, Medic 1 and Medic 8 along with St.…
Rescue-Engine 286
Wilmington Manor Fire Company: Rescue-Engine 286 -- Tone Mapping and HDR used through CS5.Lou Angeli.
Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Job Function
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 25
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- North County Fire & Rescue
- Years With Department/Agency
- 24
- Web Site:
- http://www.christianacare.org/
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Mill Creek Fire Company, Kennett Fire Department, St. Louis Fire Department, New Melle Fire Protection District (MO),
- My Training:
- I received my primary training at Delaware State Fire School and at the University of Missouri (Columbia) As an instructor I teach ground ladders, aerial operations and firefighter safety (RIT Teams)
- About Me:
- I'm a firefighter and a videojournalist who documents disasters and major emergencies in the United States and overseas. The program "After The Towers Fell", which features my video, airs on September 11, 2012, and I am currently producing a film dealing with the America's volunteer firefighters entitled "Last One Standing."
- Day Job:
- EMT-B
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://louangeli.smugmug.com/
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- To help people -- and also to enjoy the adrenaline rush when you're wakened from a sound sleep at 2 in the morning, trying to find your bunker pants, stepping onboard the apparatus and racing to the fire at break-neck speeds.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- Talking on the radio:)
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Retention of qualified volunteer firefighters.
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Lou Angeli's Blog
Hate Rants: Is this anyway to treat a brother/sister firefighter?
Posted on August 29, 2013 at 10:02pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
by: Lou Angeli
TORONTO, ONT (August 29, 2013) -- Earlier this week, Toronto Fire Chief Jim Sales announced that 2 city firefighters had been suspended indefinitely for sexist remarks made about colleagues on Twitter. Believe me, these firefighters made some very nasty comments.
Toronto's top firefighter said, 'In the public domain it's…
ContinueHonoring the Prescott 19
Posted on July 1, 2013 at 11:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
by: Lou Angeli
During my career, I’ve covered a number of wildland fire campaigns as a video and photojournalist. One thing I’ve learned is that when Mother Nature whips a firestorm, she does so with a vengeance.
This past Friday night a single bolt of lightning ignited a blaze, which spread rapidly amid high heat, low humidity and strong…
Continue In Wilmington DE -- A Promise Fulfilled
Posted on January 8, 2013 at 10:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
by: Lou Angeli
WILMINGTON, DE (January 21, 2013) -- Nearly 4 years ago, the citizens of Wilmington, DE lost vital fire protection to a fancy sounding concept known as Rolling Bypass, the city's term for brownouts. Since 2009 one of three engines companies (the department operates six) has been closed for 24 hours leaving five engine companies to serve the city of 90,000 (daytime). Response times increased somewhat, especially in neighborhoods which are home to those…
ContinueYoung firefighters benefited from Flashover Training.
Posted on January 7, 2013 at 3:47pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
By: Lou Angeli
Townsend, DE, January 4, 2013 -- Was it luck or training that saved the lives of 2 firefighters working a well involved structure in Townsend, DE this past Friday? Photos and eye-witnesses reveal…
Continue Firefighting, EMS, The Web and Social Media
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 7:54pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
by: Lou Angeli
Veteran responders: Remember back in the day -- before the internet -- when contact with one another was through print magazines or via "pen pals?" Back then we learned of LODDs, huge incidents, apparatus deliveries and job notifications through magazines like Firehouse, Fire Engineering, Fire Chief, JEMS and monthly…
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RIP, Lou. You will be missed. :'(
RIP Lou,
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if you help me i will not forget that for you untill i dei .
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Jorge desde Argentina
We are about 20 Minutes from Fort Leonard Wood. Small world, just like I was telling another friend, we found out that we lived about an hour away from each other about 10 years ago.
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