Is the house fire thought to be terrorist related?
I read your thread on fire from post #581 here, the thought has
been with me, that we could have a shortage of firemen, it would seem that many of the men would be in Iraq, with all the call ups in the National Guard, etc.
Can we fight another major fire season, if it is as bad as the last year?
Ok, so granny is a worry wart, but for almost 30 years San Diego County was my home.
I do thank you for all the work you put into these fire threads.
GREATER ALARM STRUCTURE FIRE:
On Monday, July 19, 2004, at 1743 hours (5:43 p.m.), fifteen companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, one Assistant Chief Officer Command Team, two Battalion Officer Command Teams, four LAFD Rescue Ambulances, one Battalion EMS Supervisor, three Helicopters, one Arson Unit, and other support personnel, under the direction of Assistant Chief Lawrence Krokes, responded to Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 4185 North Crisp Canyon Road in the Sherman Oaks area. First units on the scene reported a two-story, single family dwelling with smoke and fire showing from the rear of the second floor spreading rapidly into the brush and grass. With the aid of water dropping helicopters the brush and grass fire was quickly extinguished. Firefighters using handlines entered the burning structure and immediately encountered “pack rat” conditions. During an aggressive fire attack and simultaneously conducting an initial search and rescue, Firefighters rescued an eighty-two year old male resident from the burning structure suffering from minor smoke inhalation. He was transported to Sherman Oaks Community Hospital in good condition. The fire was confined to the structure and a small amount grass and brush and extinguished in fifty-seven minutes. No other injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is listed as under investigation. Fire damage is estimated at $750,000. ($400,000 structure and $350,000 contents)
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