Glendale Fire and Rescue News

March 2004 CHIEF’S NOTES Congratulations to our fire department award recipients. We recently had an opportunity to recog- In This Issue nize and honor several outstanding students, civilians and public safety pro- Chief’s Notes ...... 1 fessionals for their brave, self-less acts Annual Awards Banquet ...... 3 and hard work. From our Junior Fire Fire Prevention Bureau News . . . . . 5 badge winners, Cindy Nguyen and Training Section News ...... 7 Anna Bouchard, to residents like Mutual/Automatic Aid Responses . . .7 Kimberly Meyer (sister-in-law of our Support Section Update...... 8 own Engr. Bob Meyer, retired) and Rescue Ambulance Statistics ...... 8 Carlos Sanchez, to members of the Glendale Police Department who Correspondence ...... 9 made a difference in the lives of oth- Retirement Corner ...... 10 ers. And our GFD personnel, who I Live Fuel Moisture Chart ...... 11 cannot say enough about…although Water Tender Demonstration ...... 12 we only recognized a few, you all get it Web Site Enhancements ...... 12 done “day in and day out”…we are Bob Garibay Update ...... 12 very proud of you. To our Distin- GFD in Action ...... 13 guished Service Award recipients, Captain Greg Fish, Engineer Steve Math Fun ...... 14 Egbert and Firefighter Joe Lopez: thank you for your dedication and Glendale Incidents: February 2004. . .15 effort. April Birthdays ...... 16 Of special note was our Calendar ...... 16 guest, David Garcia, who GFD Family News ...... 16 tragically lost both of his legs while assisting a stranded Our Mission: motorist last year while he To prevent or reduce the loss of life was working for Monterey and the destruction of property Tow. David has a huge and the environment from fire, heart and his drive and de- medical, hazardous materials termination are an example and other emergency occurrences. to us all. He and his family are a welcome part of our fire family. Thanks

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CHIEF’S NOTES (cont.) to FF/PM Craig Skidmore and the Awards Committee for their efforts in preparing for this event. It was very gratifying to see us reach a significant milestone with our Metro- Glendale City Council Gus Gomez politan Medical Response System (MMRS) this past week as we enter a sustain- Rafi Manoukian ment phase with our completion of the ten basic deliverables. Our MMRS pro- Frank Quintero, Mayor Dave Weaver grams essentially helped coordinate our local health personnel for response to a Bob Yousefian mass casualty incident, including a terrorist use of a weapon of mass destruction. City Manager Many thanks to BC Joel Markss (retired) and Dr. Cheryl Lee, who first recom- James E. Starbird mended our entry into this worthwhile endeavor. Special thanks also to Fire Assistant City Manager Captain Steve Wood, who has served as Project Officer since the City Council Robert K. McFall authorized the MMRS effort on that ill-fated day of September 11, 2001. Great job, Steve. Recognition as well to BC Don Wright and our new Medical Direc- tor, Dr. Ed Noll, for their support and to Capt. Ron Gulli who, Christopher Gray with some assistance, Fire Chief will be assuming the Don Biggs role as MMRS Pro- Assistant Fire Chief ject Officer. Coordi- nation of our health and Michael Haney Fire Marshal pharmaceutical resources is so important Don Wright in managing any multi- Support Battalion Chief casualty incident. For- Harold Scoggins tunately, due to the Training Battalion Chief work of many, we are well poised in Glendale with a detailed planning and response effort, should the unfor- Corey Creasey tunate need arise. And we need it…nearly 60 firefighters in a community of 200,000- Battalion Chief - A Platoon plus only goes so far and multi-casualty incidents, particularly with a terrorist element, Steve Howard will require all the help we can muster and more. Battalion Chief - B Platoon Well, it happened...on March 24 – brother Bill’s birthday – we placed into service the first red engine in over 30 years. I remember a conversation many years ago with Robert Doyle Battalion Chief - C Platoon a few now-retired Chief Officers saying, “Ya know, we have to do something about that lime-yellow.” Well, it took about 18 years, but we have begun. My sincere Michael Matlock thanks to our City Council, City Manager Jim Starbird, and BC Creasey and our Sr. Executive Analyst crew who made it happen. A proud day. Lenia Scanlon Keep our Firefighter on leave with the National Guard, Bob Garibay, in your Administrative Analyst thoughts and prayers as he moves into Baghdad next week. Take good care of yourselves and those around you…people are counting on us. Janet Scollard Executive Secretary Chris Gray, Fire Chief “We Help People” http://www.GlendaleFire.org March 2004 3

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET The annual Awards Banquet was held February 28 at the Oakmont Country Club. It was sponsored by the Glendale Fire Fighters’ Association, the Glendale Firefighters’ Club and Association, and the Glendale Fire De-

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Welcome GFFA President Bill Bailey New Hires Flag Salute GFC President Scott Mohlenbrok Imelda Domingo (Verdugo Fire Communications) Invocation Battalion Chief Steve Howard Introductions Fire Chief Chris Gray Awards Committee Opening Words Mayor Frank Quintero Craig Skidmore (Chairman), Doug Doody, Matthew Luchetta, Niall Foley, John McGaffin, George Special Recognition Gemind, Mike Matlock, Don Biggs

David Garcia ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 2003 Junior Fire Essay Winners Cindy Nguyen, Anna Bouchard, Graham Goldich DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS On February 28, three of our employees were hon- Letters of Appreciation ored by their peers for their outstanding records of ser- Civilians: Arno Avakian, Kimmy Luc vice. To earn this award, employees must have clearly Glendale Police Department: Brendon Idolor, distinguished themselves by conducting outstanding work Harout Bouzikian, Miguel Porras beyond the requirements of their position. Their work L.A. Fire Department: Steve Marotta Glendale Fire Department: FF Cordell Harges, must be of superb quality, using exceptional creativity Engr. Mike McGee, Capt. Mario Vasquez, Capt. and skill for the improvement of the City of Glendale. Brad McMartin, Capt. Jim Clark This year’s award recipients were Fire Captain Greg Fish, Firefighter Joe Lopez and Fire Engineer Steve Special Awards Egbert.

B.C. Steve Howard, Capt. Ron Gulli, Mike Matlock

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Fire Chief’s Commendation Civilians: Kimberly Meyer, Carlos Sanchez Fire Captain Greg Fish Glendale Fire Department: Capt. Stu Stefani, Engr. is a unique individual dedi- Mark Carrillo, FF Rob Bishop, FF Spencer cated to the success of the Armstrong, FF Joe Morelli, FF Chris Stavros, Glendale Fire Department Engr. Clark Cumbess through outstanding effort and enthusiasm. He came to Cadets in 2003 work for the department in Jeff Brooks, Sarah Cohan, Karlow Krikor, Hagop April of 1987 and was pro- Kurdian, Dan Rasmussen moted to Captain in January, 1998. Captain Fish is being Last Alarm recognized for his many ac- William Pendleton, John Schmidt, Willis McMullin, complishments, particularly Frank Lawry, Frances Dart including his development of the escape canisters for fire- 2003 Fire Department Promotions fighter self-rescue, his development of the fire department's Battalion Chief: Harold Scoggins response maps, his involvements in various technical projects such as NFIRS, Telestaff, database management, Assistant Fire Marshal: Dave Woods and being very helpful in developing other fields and forms Fire Prevention Coordinator: Doug Nickles for department reporting. Fire Comm. Shift Supervisor: Bryan Bruning Greg grew up in Sun Valley and graduated from Ver- dugo Hills High School in 1984. He has been married to 4 Glendale Fire and Rescue News his wife Maureen since 1987 and they have four daughters: help develop the program. He has served in the program Lauren 16, Lindsey 13, and twins Kelley and Megan, who since its inception and is constantly taking on projects to in- are 6. sure the continued development of the program. Over his career he has been involved with purchasing Steve has been married for 20 years to his wife, our new style of brush helmets, the department library Rossanne, and they have two children, Joshua (16) and project, the sewing project, Junior Fire, and as an instructor Kristina (14). Steve is an active member of his church and in the last recruit academy. He has been involved in several he enjoys backpacking, hiking and swimming. It has been areas with the Glendale Firefighters’ Association. said by other members of the department that Steve is a Captain Fish is totally dedicated to the development of model engineer and that all other engineers in the depart- young people toward careers in the fire service. He coun- ment should strive to be like him. Steve was presented sels many local residents to help them understand the paths with the Distinguished Service Award for his continued dedi- necessary to being successful in the testing process and he cation and involvement within the Hazardous Materials Pro- is presently the Assistant Administrator of the Glendale Col- gram, which has been a significant benefit to the citizens

lege Arroyo Seco Fire Academy. He has his vocational and his fellow firefighters within the City of Glendale.

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ certificate and teaches many classes in the evening at the ○○○○○ College. He is also working on his Associate degree through Firefighter Joe Lopez be- Glendale College and his Bachelor degree through Long Beach gan his career with the Glen- State. dale Fire Department in Janu- Greg's dedication, enthusiasm and energy have been ary of 1982. He is being rec- consistently at the highest level of standards for the Glen- ognized for his work and ac- dale Fire Department. He has achieved a great deal in the complishments during the past years he has been with us and will undoubtedly accomplish 22 years, specifically the out- a great deal more in the future.

standing job he has done as an ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○ Arson Investigator and Back- Engineer Steve Egbert ground Investigator within the has been with the Glendale Glendale Fire Department. Fire Department for 23 Joe was born in Barstow, years and was promoted to California, was raised in Ha- Engineer in November of cienda Heights, and received his Associate of Arts Degree 1986. Steve was born in from Mount San Antonio College. Joe is the proud father Downey and grew up in of two sons: Jason, a Firefighter/Paramedic for the Hun- Monterey Park, CA. He tington Beach Fire Department, and Ryan, an apprentice graduated from Cal State firefighter with the LaVerne Fire Department, currently in a Los Angeles with a degree paramedic training internship with LAFD Station 21. in Fire Administration. Throughout his 22-year career, Joe has been involved As a firefighter, Steve in many department activities and assignments. He was has participated in such roles as Battalion Chief’s Aide, CPR one of the early members of the Wellness Committee, striv- instructor, auxiliary dispatcher for Verdugo Communica- ing to ensure the health and welfare of our membership. tions, Shift Director and Vice-President of the Glendale Fire- He has been a GFFA board member and negotiated many fighters’ Association. Steve was one of the founding mem- of our contracts as a member of our Employer/Employee bers of the Awards Committee and helped to establish the Relations Committee. Joe is currently assigned as the C- guidelines which are still in use today. As a member of the Shift Staff Assistant, and in the past he has participated in Wellness Committee, Steve was instrumental in establishing the Vegetation Management Program, Breathing Apparatus guidelines for the health and welfare of our membership. Repair Program, and most recently, Background Investi- As an Engineer, Steve has participated in recruit acad- gator for Fire Recruits. As a background investigator, Joe emies as a peer instructor, and he was one of the first group has the responsibility to ensure that the candidates who are from fire suppression to be assigned to the Fire Prevention applying for a position with the Glendale Fire Department Bureau. This was a new direction for the department at are quality individuals and will not only be an asset to the that time and Steve made the transition a smooth one. He department but will help to carry on the tradition of excel- has also been a pioneer in our Hazardous Materials Pro- lence that the citizens of Glendale have come to expect of gram, being one of the first to volunteer to be trained and their fire department. March 2004 5

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU NEWS Environmental Management Audit boveground Storage During the week of March 15, our Environmental Tanks (Spill, Preven- Management Section hosted five representatives from tion, Containment state agencies to evaluate our Certified Unified Program and Countermea- Agency (CUPA) programs. The evaluation team leader sures only), Califor- was from Cal/EPA, and there were representatives from nia Accidental Re- the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC), lease Program and State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Of- the Uniform Fire fice of Emergency Services (OES), and the Office of Code Hazardous Materials Management Plan. the State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The evaluation included file review, a 45-page ques- Greenbelt Conversions Continue tionnaire, and observations of our inspectors conduct- We are now in the second phase of converting a ing Underground Storage Tank and hazardous waste few high profile, high risk open space sites to landscape inspections. greenbelts. Since these sites have limited availability for Overall, they were very satisfied with our program permanent irrigation, alternative measures such as tem- and they gave us 12 “Outstanding” program implemen- porary irrigation, wood chips and mulching will be used tation points in the following areas: to facilitate survival of the landscape materials. The wood chips will help keep weeds down and 1. Our joint business training program with the Glen- moisture levels up. Native oak trees and other drought- dale College tolerant, fire-safe landscaping will be used in the plant 2. Our re-inspection policy palette. To help ensure oak sapling survival rates, tree 3. Excellent coordination/communication with HazMat shelters will be placed to encompass protection and 27, building department, and the public growth. Neighborhood Services Department has been 4. Using TOMES program contracted to prepare the sites and install the landscap- 5. Having more stringent reporting threshold quanti- ing materials. Completion of the project is near and ties than the state Neighborhood Services Department has provided a 6. CUPA being under the Fire Prevention Division and wonderful job. Big thanks to L.A. County Forestry reporting to the Fire Marshal Services Department for supplying the oak saplings at 7. Our authority to enforce the Fire Code no cost. – Ian Coch, Firewise Community Planner 8. Our cross-training program where a single inspector can perform multiple inspections 9. Our Household Hazardous Waste Program 10. Our “one-stop shop” for permitting process 11. Our File MakerPro data system 12. Underground Storage Tank inspection checklists A CUPA is a local agency that has been certified by Cal/EPA to implement the six state environmental programs within the local agency’s jurisdiction. This program was established under the amendments to the Cali- fornia Health and Safety Code made by SB 1082 in 1994. The six programs are the Hazardous Materials Business Plan/Emergency Response Plan, Hazardous Waste/Tiered Permitting, Underground Storage Tanks, A- 6 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU NEWS (cont.) Aussie Visitor immediately followed by a “hands on” safety house drill As part of a wildland-urban interface fact finding conducted by the fire department. The fire safety trailer trip to “the States,” Bruce Nielson, an Inspector from has multiple emergency scenarios for the children to ex- the New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia, perience. We have the children identify household haz- arranged to visit and tour Glendale. Bruce recently was ards, how to test smoke detectors, and they learn to contracted into a new position with the State of New exit a smoke-filled bedroom through a secondary exit. South Wales as the Community Safety Officer. Hun- This program would not be possible without the finan- dreds of homes in that region of Australia were burned cial support of The Children’s Burn Foundation. A big last year in wildfires, prompting the state to create this “thank you” to all who contribute toward this worth- new position. while cause. After conducting some research to better fulfill his duties, Bruce found that the Whiting Woods community in Glendale was designated as a Firewise Community / USA. The tour prompted many points of discussion, including the different types of “appliances” (fire apparatus) in our fleet. After the tour, we reviewed the different elements of Glendale’s urban interface: topogra- phy, weather, vegetation and development. Our discussion about the chaparral plant community was quite interesting, as Bruce was under the impression that all of southern California was covered with pine trees (from watching Lake Arrowhead burn in the news broadcasts of last fall’s fires)! Printed information was provided regarding the Firewise Program, Vegetation Manage- Engr. Craig Young (upper right) gives last-minute instruc- ment Program, defensible space (referred to as Asset tions before students enter the Fire Safety Trailer with the assistance of Cadets Dan Rasmussen and Jeff Brooks. Protection Zones in Australia) and fire-wise landscaping. We spent the afternoon visiting sites throughout Glendale, including Whiting Woods, Chevy Chase Can- yon, Rancho San Rafael and the burn site of the 1999 Rafael Fire. Bruce was very appreciative of the time and information offered during his visit. He felt that Australia is about five years behind the U.S. in efforts to address the urban interface issue. He hopes to integrate some of what we are doing in Glendale to make the commu- nities of New South Wales fire safe.

Fire Safety Education This year the Glendale Fire Department and the L.A. Troupe (a children’s theatre group) are scheduled to visit 20 elementary schools within the Glendale Unified School District. The L.A. Troupe does a 30-minute Engr. Young helps students exit the trailer entertaining presentation on fire safety for third graders, using the fire escape ladder. March 2004 7

TRAINING SECTION NEWS Hiring Process You must have taken Instructor 1A and 1B and taken the class you are going to instruct. If this applies to you Fire Cadets – We have five candidates moving from and you would like to instruct, please contact the Train- backgrounds to the Fire Chief’s orals on Mar. 29-30. ing Center right away. We need your help. Firefighter Recruits – Candidates took the Physical • Multi-Company Drills: If you would like to have the Abilities Test (PAT) at Mount SAC on Saturday, March Training Captain assist with your multi-company drill, 20. Chief Scoggins stated it went well. Those passing please call him at x3105. He would be happy to come the PAT will now be moving into the background por- and help you out. tion of the recruitment process. • Smith Driving Systems: Get ready, it’s coming your way. Remember to drive safely! In addition to that, CFFJAC water tender training and rapid intervention will be com- Please remember to keep all of your forms turned ing too, so stayed tuned! in and up to date. If you need to check your status, – Chief Harold Scoggins and Bonnie Paredes please contact Captain Fish and he will assist you.

DMV Notices were sent out recently on those individuals whose CDL and/or medical have expired. Please update any expired licenses or medical questionnaires. Proof of the update is required. The DMV will give receipts for updated medicals and CDL’s. Please contact the Training Center if you still have not updated your license and/or medical. Remember, you can’t drive without an updated medical or CDL! On Thursday, March 18, Training Captain Greg Fish was recognized by the Character and Ethics Project during a ceremony CICCS Classes and reception at the Central Library auditorium. Congratula- We just completed S-330 and are moving right along tions, Capt. Fish! to S-290. For those of you who have not received certificates, please don’t panic. We are a little behind Mutual / Automatic Aid Responses and we promise we will get them out as soon possible, February 2004 so hang in there! Reminder: S-404 in Monrovia is start- ing this month and next month we will start S-301. Also, GFD Responding Outside Glendale: please remember to sign in on all the days you take the Into Burbank 20 class. If there is no record of you signing in on all the Into LA City 7 Into LA County 8 classes, you will not get a certificate. Into Pasadena 9 TOTAL 44 Upcoming Training Agencies Responding Into Glendale: • Tri-City Brush Drill: Tentative dates are May 17, Burbank 25 18 and 19. LA City 1 Capt. Fish is receiving the Character & • Strike Team Leader Refresher: Tentative dates are LA County 2 Ethics award. Pasadena 6 June 7, 8 and 9. Sierra Madre 1 • We are looking for Cal State Fire Marshal Class TOTAL 35 instructors to teach Fire Officer and Wildland classes. 8 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

SUPPORT SECTION UPDATE Airway Management GLENDALE MEDIC The fear of all first responders is not being able to As of March 10, we had signed up 100 households obtain an airway. We have been spending a lot of time for the program and have received inquiries from 220 on airway management in the last few training sessions, others. Approximately one-third have elected to sub- and again will reemphasize the importance in the next scribe directly rather than put the subscription fee on sessions. their GWP bill. We will review oral airway, oxylator and needle crico thyrodomy and the surgical airway. The purpose Metropolitan Medical Response System of these skills is to build confidence. We are all confi- (MMRS) dent, but many of us have thankfully never had to place On March 23, a wrap-up luncheon was held at a needle in the neck to obtain an airway. Pacific Community Center to brief participants on the Needle crico thyrodomies are in the scope of prac- status of the MMRS Plan. With the Plan now com- tice of the paramedics. We will be assessing this tech- plete, maintenance of the plan, including training becomes nique and also demonstrating a technique using the the next ongoing task. The MMRS emphasizes enhance- Melkor needle catheter set-up to give the total picture ment of local planning and response of the airway surgical neck technique. capability, as well as hospital ca- We are all expert at intubating and using all the equip- pacity, tailored to each jurisdiction, ment such as oxylators, but the purpose to rediscover to care for victims of a terrorist in- this technique is to build confidence in our airway man- cident involving a weapon of mass agement skills. destruction. In the Emergency Department we have a very easy approach to the airway compared to what is being done Motorola XTS3000 Radios in the field. We can use paralytic agents and have great A reminder to all personnel using the Motorola success and lots of help. XTS3000 portable radio with the Commander Speaker Our re-evaluating of airway techniques will give us Microphone: the skills and confidence we need to put a needle in the neck of a patient who has no oral airway and agonal When you power the radio up, it will and blue with vomit and blood everywhere, in a dark- first go to the channel selected on the ened hallway at three in the morning, with no help...right! radio and then will revert to the chan- – Dr. Ed Noll, Medical Director nel selected on the Commander Speaker Mic. It is important to re- RESCUE AMBULANCE STATS member to set the speaker mic channel select switch to the channel you in- The following table shows the relative numbers tend to operate on. This will avoid any of RA responses to Glendale incidents in February possible problems that you may en- 2004, including all categories of calls: Fire, Medical, counter if you select the channel on Service, Other. This does not include mutual/auto- the radio. Any subsequent channel matic aid responses to other jurisdictions. changes can be made from either the Unit # of Responses % of RA Responses radio or the speaker mic. RA21 351 33.1% Captain Duss and I are available to answer any RA25 293 27.6% RA26 263 24.8% questions you may have regarding the use of the radio. RA29 155 14.6% – Don Wright, Battalion Chief March 2004 9

CORRESPONDENCE Dear Chris, situations and suggesting alter- I wanted to send you a brief note to let you know of native locations that would our appreciation of the good work and support we re- give the Fire Department the ceive from both Capt. Ron Gulli and Capt. Steve Wood. maximum benefit of the im- The professionalism and sense of duty demonstrated by provements. I was impressed Ron and Steve are worth of special mention and recogni- with their involvement and as- tion. They are a very important part of the District’s sistance in the review. ongoing emergency preparedness planning activities. Afterward, I thought more Please extend our thanks to them and know that we about what had occurred and also appreciate your efforts in supporting a wonderful I realized they have been working exactly this same way and valued partnership with the District. All the best. with the Water Department for the 13 years that I have Sincerely, been the Water Services Administrator and it just shows Stephen R. Hodgson, Ed.D. their desire to be a partner with the Water Section in Chief Business and Financial Officer improving the water system for the community. I thank Glendale Unified School District them for their effort and I know all Water Section staff appreciates the time they spend with us on issues. I know Chris, they will continue to be a partner in our expanded water I want to thank you, Steve Howard, Bill Lynch, John main replacement program. I have shared my opinion of McGaffin and all of firefighters who participated in our the Fire Department with Ignacio Troncoso, the Director “ride along.” Sam and I found it extremely interesting, of GWP, on many occasions, and I know he feels the and feel like we have much more of a sense of what they same way. encounter on a day to day basis. It also gave us some Donald Froelich ideas for ways we can share information so that we can Water Services Administrator continue to learn from each other. The first one that comes to mind is to have some discussion about home- Addressed to Engr. Tom Propst and the GFD: less issues. As a follow-up, Stacy Rowe will be contact- Regarding the assistance we received for the ing Steve Howard to arrange for such a briefing. Children’s Holiday Party held on December 6, 2003 for Thank you and all of the staff for including us. We really children with severe burn injuries, please know that we learned a lot and appreciate your efforts. are truly grateful for the terrific antique fire truck you Madalyn Blake provided for the event. Director of Community Development More than 250 children and their families have great memories of the joyous event. The parents were all so Addressed to Fire Marshal Mike Haney: appreciative, not only for the gifts and festivities for their Mike, children, but for the chance to make the connection with During the past 13 years I have had the great plea- the doctors and nurses who made their children’s recov- sure of working with Jeff Halpert and Dave Woods on ery possible. Thank you so much for your kindness and many aspects of the water system operation to improve goodwill. water flows. In particular last week, I joined with them Sincerely, and other staff members of the Water Section in the field Barbara Friedman, Executive Director to check the location of new fire hydrants for the Cascadia, Children’s Burn Foundation Saint Andrews, and adjacent streets water main replacement project in Chevy Chase Canyon. This was a diffi- Hi Chief, cult water system improvement project with the hillside I wanted to let you know that my son Eric had a conditions and narrow roads, and my desire not to cut terrific experience as a ride a long with Station 21. Ev- into any of the steep slopes to create pads for the hy- eryone there was great. He was assigned to Terry drants because of the potential future erosion liability for Williamson and Vince Carpino of RA 21. Terry and Vince the city. Both Jeff and Dave approached this review were fantastic! Eric learned so much from them. He from a very practical perspective to avoid creating these also told me that Terry and Vince welcomed him into 10 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

CORRESPONDENCE (cont.) their work shift and allowed him to experience the reali- RETIREMENT CORNER ties of being a firefighter/paramedic. He enjoyed going Re: Dave Brandt out on the night calls. One of these calls involved an accident on the freeway. Teenagers and possibly alcohol Hi everyone, were involved. Apparently the jaws of life were used. Sorry for the slow news this time. All is well I’m confident that Eric’s experiences with Terry and Vince here. Dave had his 5th treatment on Tuesday. Ev- will have a meaningful impact on his life. erything appears to be going fine. The doctor said Thank you for allowing Eric to participate in the ride- additional scans will not be done until all of his a-long. You have a wonderful group of dedicated men treatments are over. His last treatment will be March and women who represent the City and the Fire Depart- 30. It is amazing how things can seem to move ment well. They are tremendous role models for our youth. quickly and slowly all at the same time. It is hard to Carmen O. Merino believe that we are nearly five months into this Senior Assistant City Attorney process. It has been an eye-opening experience to be sure. For those of you who may have family or friends just beginning to face this challenge, please let them know they are not alone and that each cancer diagnosis is different. There is help and hope out there which should not be overshadowed by fear and loneliness. Once again, thanks to each of you for caring and taking this journey with us. Love, Vicki

Chief Gray visited Glenoaks Elementary on Feb. 26 to read to the students and talk about what it’s like to be a firefighter. Thank You Notes From the Students at Glenoaks: • Thank you for coming to read to us. I love the stickers and hats. I think being a firefighter is cool. Is it fun being a firefighter? I liked the story you read. • Thank you for read a story to us. I wont you to come a gen. You read cler. You are kiend. Thank you for the stuf. • Your job is really cool. I wish I can be a firefighter like you, but my mom wants me to be a doctor. • I like the book you read to us, The Fire Boat. Thank you for telling us about your job and your little language book. • Being a firefighter must be scary. Do you know any fireman dogs? You are great! About every 2-3 weeks, B-shift holds its Telesurf Mandatory Surf Day at “Old Man’s” San Onofre. Pictured surfers from left toright • Thank you for coming to read us a book. It was also are Mark Carrillo, Phil Ambrose, Caden Ambrose, Aaron “Ter- nice when you gave us the hats and stickers. You are mite” Rivera, Carlos Guerrero, Jeff Ragusa, and Joe Donnelly. nice and it is so cool that you are a firefighter. If I had Not pictured but part of the regular crew are Ted Huber and something nice I would have givin it to you. I hope you John McGaffin. The next Telesurf Mandatory Surf Day will be come again. March 30. March 2004 11

Source: http://www.lacofd.org/Forestry_folder/LFM/AllAreas1.pdf

Catch the special feature on the California wildfires on the Weather Channel: Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. EST.

A RED Engine 21 was officially placed in service on Wednes- Dedication of GWP Power Plant’s new “Unit 9” will be day, March 24. Pictured left to right with the new engine are Wednesday, March 31 at 3 p.m. Fire personnel are encour- B.C. Creasey, Capt. Ackerman, Chief Gray, Engr. Encinas aged to attend the dedication ceremony. The plant uses and FFs Perez and Masto. A proud day for the GFD!! natural gas to generate electricity. 12 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

CITY AND OES WATER WEB SITE ENHANCEMENTS TENDER DEMONSTRATION We recently enhanced the Glendale Fire web site On March 22, fire personnel demonstrated the ca- (http://fire.ci.glendale.ca.us/main.html) by adding infor- pabilities of the water tender we recently purchased in mation on GLENDALE MEDIC and “Glendale on Pa- conjunction with the GWP. We now have two tenders rade.” “Parade” features historical video about that, while not identical, are very similar in configuration Glendale’s early days. “Fire House Cribs,” an MTV- and operation. Each one can transport up to 2,000 style tour of Fire Station 21, also made its debut on the gallons of water in emergency situations. The GWP and web site recently. Both are highly entertaining and in- the Fire Division funded the city water tender and the formative. Office of Emergency Services’ tender is being provided “Fire House Cribs” is hosted by Firefighter Steve by the State of California. Keys and features a tour of the fire station using a style and language that appeal to young people. It was produced by volunteers associated with the Arroyo Seco Fire Academy, Ed Fox and Christian Lata, along with several GFD personnel. Similar videos of the other eight fire stations may be produced in the future.

BOB GARIBAY UPDATE Bob called 3/20/o4 and he was at Fort New York in Kuwait. He’s now 7,200 miles away from us and he’ll be there until Aprii 2, when he leaves for his final destination just outside Baghdad.

GLENDALE FIRE AND RESCUE NEWS

Published by: Glendale Fire Department

Editor: Christopher Gray, Fire Chief

Editorial Staff: Mike Matlock and Lenia Scanlon

Photo Contributors: Jon Payne, Joe Lopez, Trevor Welch, Cynthia Gray, Jeff Halpert, Craig Young, Ian Coch, Mike Matlock, Lenia Scanlon, Carlos Guerrero, Ed Ackerman, Phil Ambrose, Jeff Halpert

Text Contributors: Chris Gray, Don Biggs, Harold Scoggins, Don Wright, Ed Noll, Ed Ackerman, Lenia Scanlon, Carlos Guerrero, Mike Matlock, Bonnie Engr. Dan Encinas provides a demonstration of the Paredes, Bill Lynch new water tender for Fire Chief Chris Gray and Direc- tor of Public Service Ignacio Troncoso. Proofreading: Janet Scollard March 2004 13

GFD IN ACTION

Three persons perished in a tragic accident on March 4 when their vehicle went over the side of a steep cliff (approx. 60% GFD personnel responded to a three-car traffic collision on angle) near the intersection of Glenoaks and San Rafael. GFD the southbound 5 freeway south of Western on March 5 at and Pasadena Fire rescue crews found the fully engulfed ve- 14:01. One vehicle was overturned. Three patients were hicle about 250 feet from the road and nearby brush was transported to local hospitals. burning as well. Both fires were knocked down within 10 minutes. An extensive search of the hillside was conducted, but no additional victims were found.

A Honda sport utility vehicle overturned just north of the in- The jaws of life were required while rescuing the victim of a tersection of N. Orange St. and W. Wilson Ave. on March 10 two-car traffic collision on March 1 around 2 p.m. near the around 8 a.m. and the driver was trapped inside. The roof was corner of E. Cerritos Ave. and S. Glendale Ave. Victims from cut from the vehicle and the victim was removed and trans- both cars were assessed, treated and transported to local ported. hospitals. 14 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

A house fire was reported on the 600 block of Salem St. on March 20 just before 8 a.m. Knockdown occurrerd in approximately 8 minutes. Loss was estimated to be $100,000 structure and A house fire occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 22 on $35,000 contents, along with the 200 block of N. Belmont. Engines 21, 22 and 25 responded, three deceased pets. One firefighter sustained a minor burn along with Trucks 21 and 26, RA25 and Battalion 2. The fire during the incident. Cause of the fire was a malfunctioning appeared to have originated from a gas fireplace that was in bathroom wall heater. operation upon arrival of fire personnel. The fire was con- tained to the wall space around the flue, with no penetration to the attic or interior.

MATH FUN Contributed by Capt. Ed Ackerman Question: What is the engine pressure for relay pumping 350’ of 4” hose to an engine flowing 1,200 GPM?

Submit your answers by email to Mike Matlock. The successful math wizards who showed how they got their answers will be announced in next month’s newsletter.

Last Month’s Question: What is the engine pressure for 300' of 4" hose supplying a ladder pipe with a 1 3/4” tip? Answer: Ladder pipe FL + back flow = 80 psi 1 3/4” top (800 gpm) = 80 psi 4” friction loss @ 14 psi x 300’ = 42 psi Total engine pressure = 202 psi

Congratulations to our February Math Wizard, Phil Ambrose. USAR/Hazmat drill on March 18 at 800 Air Way.. March 2004 15

GLENDALE INCIDENTS February 2004 CODE DESCRIPTION #INCIDENTS CODE DESCRIPTION #INCIDENTS ABD Abdominal Pain 25 HOUSE House Fire 1 ALARM Fire Alarm 94 HYD Flowing/Gushing/Sheared Hydrant 0 ALARMF Fire Alarm - Full Assignment 2 ILLEG Illegal Burning 6 ALERGY Allergic Reaction 1 INVL Assist the Invalid 7 ALOC Altered Level of Consciousness 33 LOCK Person Locked In-Locked Out 5 ANIMAL Animal Rescue / Assist 2 MALF Malfunction 2 APPL Appliance Fire 1 MED Misc. Medical 111 APT Apartment House Fire 2 MEDALR Medical Alarm 3 ARC Arcing Wires 1 NOTBR Person Not Breathing 25 ASLT Assault Victim 9 OBGYN Obstetrics/Gynecological 5 BACK Back Pain 12 OD Overdose 13 BEES Bee Investigation 0 ODOR Misc. Odor Investigation 1 BIO Biohazard Investigation 0 OUT Miscellaneous Outside Fire 0 BITE Animal/Human/Stings 1 PD Transfer to Police Department 0 BOMB Explosives/Bomb Threat/Scare 0 POLE Transformer/Street Light Fire 0 BREATH Shortness of Breath 121 PSYCH Psychiatric 9 BRUSH Brush Fire 1 PUBLIC Public Assist 2 BURN Burn Injury 0 REFRIG Abandoned Refrigerator 2 CARBON Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1 REFUSE Refuse Fire 6 CHEMO Chemical Outside 8 RESCUE Rescue 0 CHEST Chest Pains - Heart Attack 85 RESET Fire Alarm Reset 1 CHOKE Person Choking 5 RESFWY TC-Rescue on the Freeway 10 CONFIN Confined Space Rescue 0 ROOF1 One Story Roof Check 3 CROWD Investigate Overcrowding 2 ROOF2 Roof Check 2 Stories & Above 1 DAMAGE Damage Investigation 3 SEIZ Person in Seizure 39 DIAB Diabetic Problem 22 SICK Person Sick 24 DOWN Person Down 28 SMOKEI Smoke in a Structure 4 DROWN Drowning/Diving Incident 0 SMOKEO Smoke in the Area 4 ELECF Electrical Fire 4 STAB Person Stabbed 1 ELEV Elevator Rescue 5 STR Structure Fire 2 EMS EMS Call - No Details 3 STROKE CVA - Neurologic 20 EMSFWY EMS on the Freeway 0 TC Traffic Collision 74 ENG Misc. Response for 1 Engine 2 TCFUEL Injury TC with Fuel Spill 0 ENGRA Misc. Response for Eng. + RA 0 TCFWY Traffic Collision - Freeway 19 ENGTRK Misc. Response Engine + Truck 0 TCPED Traffic Collision - Pedestrian 10 EVENT Special Event 0 TCRES Traffic Collision - Rescue 5 FALL1 Fall Major 2 TCSTR Vehicle into Structure 4 FALL2 Fall Minor 88 THREAT Bio-Chemical Threat 0 FLOOD Major Flooded Condition 4 TOXIC Ingestion-Poisoning-Inhalation 8 FLOW Sprinkler System Activated 0 TR1 Major Trauma 0 FNO Fire Now Out 5 TR2 Minor Trauma 44 FUEL Fuel Spill 2 UNCON Person Unconsc./Unresponsive 52 FULL Misc. Response-Full Assignment 0 UNKF Unknown Type Fire 0 GARAGE Garage Fire 0 UNKMED Unknown Medical 12 GASI Odor of Natural Gas Inside 0 USAR Collapse/Extrication/Rescue 0 GASO Odor of Natural Gas Outside 4 VAULT Electrical Vault Fire 0 GIB G.I. Bleed 10 VEG Vegetation Fire 1 GMAIN Broken Gas Main 0 VEH Vehicle Fire 6 GSW Gunshot Wound 2 VEHFWY Vehicle Fire on the Freeway 2 HANG Person Hanging 0 VEHSTR Vehicle Fire in a Structure 0 HAZARD Investigate Hazardous Condition 5 WATER Minor Flooding 15 HAZMAT Hazardous Materials Response 0 WIRES Wires Down 2 HEART Heart Problem 32 WMAIN Broken Water Main 1 16 Glendale Fire and Rescue News

GFD BIRTHDAYS: April GFD Family News 1 Patrick Hemmens Derek and Samantha Tamburro are happy 2 Mike Ellis to announce the birth of their new baby girl, Robert Garibay Kaci Paige. At birth on March 3 she weighed 7 9 Richard Foster lb. 5 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. 11 John McGaffin 13 Scott Deruso Steven Keys 15 Robert Bishop Spencer and Andrea Armstrong are pleased 17 Mike Bell to announce the birth of their third child, Alec, Jason Bess on March 5. He weighed 9 lb. 3 oz. 22 Ed Foster 23 Tom Propst 24 Lorena Michalek Steve Parrish 26 Cordell Harges 29 Stephen Dobbs Jeffrey Ragusa and Katie Leblanc were married on March 20. Katie works for CHW Hospitals and CALENDAR will be relocating from Phoenix to the Pasadena March office on April 1. 28 Company Officer Command Training 31 Multi-Company Drill 31 Household Hazardous Waste Collection April RIDDLE: 1 VMP Brochure Mailing What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time Strategic Planning Element (EOC) and space, the beginning of every end and the end 6 General Staff Meeting of every place? 7,14,10,21,28 Household Hazardous Waste Collection 8 GFFA Meeting 11 EASTER HOLIDAY Glendale Fire Department: 12,13,16 USAR Continuing Education 14, 15 EMS Captains Meeting We Help People 19 Safety and Training Committee Meeting 20 GFRA/GFC Meeting 20-22 EMS Paramedics Meeting 21 City Disaster Coordinators Meeting Please submit articles, photos, etc. for May the March issue of “Glendale Fire and 8 FIRE SERVICE DAY Rescue News” to Chief Gray by April 26. Glendale Fire Department • http://fire.ci.glendale.ca.us