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Glendale City Council 2nd Quarter- 2013 Dave Weaver, Mayor Laura Friedman A Note From the Fire Chief Ara Najarian Frank Quintero Community First Zareh Sinanyan

City Manager On June 22, we held our annual retiree luncheon at Fire Station 21; we had over 65 retirees in attend- Scott Ochoa ance for this year’s luncheon. It was nice for many

of our retirees to get together here at the GFD and Assistant City Manager share a few stories of the past and catch up on what Yasmin Beers is currently going on here in the department. Thank you to Captain Lynch, Engineer Frazier and Truck & Engine 21 A/B who took the lead in preparing a great smoke tri-tip lunch this year. Please refer to the following link to view a short year in review video that was played at this year’s luncheon 2013 GFD Retiree Luncheon Video (https://docs.google.com/file/ d/0B7mlearBxefNeVo3TGxNSHBWeEE/edit?pli=1).

This past week the City Council approved our FY 13/14 budget. Over the

past five years the GFD, just like many other organizations, have become accus- tomed to doing more with less. The coming year will be no different, as an Harold Scoggins organization we will have to continue to prioritize our resource deployment and Fire Chief use them where we can have the most impact for the community. This has become more challenging with our emergency incident call load increasing, Robert Doyle training schedules, prevention responsibilities and many projects and programs Deputy Chief that our personnel manage. We are tasked with many responsibilities and it can become overwhelming very fast if we lose focus on our mission. Our mission, Thomas Marchant “to protect life and property by providing the highest level of service to the com- Battalion Chief – A Platoon munity” provides the clarity that we need to prioritize our days when the load seems too heavy. As our profession sees drastic changes as it relates to our staff- Ron Gulli ing and our workload distribution, the decisions that were routine in the past have Battalion Chief – B Platoon become critical today. I am confident that as long as we continue to make decisions based on our mission, we will be successful in the future just as we have Vince Rifino been in the past. Battalion Chief – C Platoon As EMS and the Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) gets closer and closer Thomas Propst to an intersection, the fire service is still trying to figure out how that new rela- Training & Safety Chief tionship will affect our call load. As we watch our EMS calls continue to sky- rocket, we also have to ask ourselves if it is time to look at other ways to stabilize Greg Fish our responses by providing different levels of service. Here locally, we have an EMS Battalion Chief aging population and that generally means that we will be called out more often than we were in the past. This becomes problematic when we are called out to basic life support calls that occupy our limited advanced life support resources. Today, we see this happening more and more, this may be due to the evolution of EMS in the fire service over the past 40 year. The public is 1 2nd Quarter- 2013 completely aware that firefighter paramedics are highly trained, calm and focused individuals, and there is a comfort level when the 911 call is made and our personnel show up. Locally, we will start the conversation on what that intersection looks like and possible solutions to the ever increasing EMS response call load. Our goal will be to come up with solutions to stabilize and/or reduce our EMS call load, stay tuned…

This past quarter has been filled with many types of significant emergencies. We kicked off the brush fire season early this year when we launched three strike teams to Ventura in early May. During that same time period, we battled a 75 acre brush fire here locally. The weathers lack of precipitation has really created a significant issue for the region and the state this year. Our rainfall totals in the area have been about 8” this season, but only 2” since December; to keep it in perspective our normal rain fall range is about 15” annually. The message is small fires may spread at a faster rate than normal due to the conditions and our actions should be adjusted accordingly. The fire weather experts are compar- ing conditions to the 2008 fire season. Many of you may remember that season when dry lightning strikes started many small and large fires throughout the state. Let’s focus on preparing our local dis- tricts with our vegetation management programs and public education. outreach

We have also had several notable incidents like the Brand structure fire and the over side rescue off of the 2 freeway and in Chevy Chase Canyon. These types of events remind us that our threats are many and we have to continue to make sure our personnel are prepared for the variety of incidents that we may face. This all starts with a commitment to training! We have to treat each day as if we would be faced with the most significant event we would face in our career and prepare ourselves and our personnel by putting in the work before the alarm goes off. We have to remember that nothing replaces training!

On June 30, 2013 the fire service suffered the loss of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots while they were battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. This is the worst loss the fire service has suffered since 9/11 and the most tragic wildland incident since 1933. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots, their families and the Prescott Fire Department. May they all rest in peace.

- Harold Scoggins Fire Chief

“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” - Joseph Campbell

2 2nd Quarter- 2013 Message From the Deputy Fire Chief The hastened arrival of improve fire ground operations and multi‑agen- fire season has put us all on cy coordination for the annual wild land fire notice on what lies ahead. I problem.

cannot recall a year where The status of major wildland fires and the we have had so many large large amounts of apparatus committed to them fires this early in the season. As has already are tracked through the Operations Coordination been demonstrated, we will surely be sharing Center (South Ops), which is located in River- resources throughout the State in the coming side, California. This is done much in the same months. fashion as our own resources are managed through Verdugo. During such a high activity It is amazing to observe how far we have period, representatives from Region I will aug- come as a profession during my tenure in terms ment South Ops to assist and be in place should of working seamlessly together. It was not all large fire activity emerge in our region. that long ago that we could not even talk to our neighboring fire departments – that would be Mutual Aid hard for a layperson to understand if they ob- served the interoperability that existed on the The possibility of fire and disasters that ex- recent fire we hosted in Chevy Chase and Glen- ceed the capacity of the local fire fighting forces oaks Canyon’s a few weeks ago. Although there must always be considered. For this reason, is more work to do, we are light years ahead of most fire departments traditionally have rendered where we began. assistance to other departments in times of need. Mutual Aid plans establish procedures so that The tragic 1970 wildland fire season in each party will know what is expected of the oth- Southern California shared a similar WX pattern er in that time of need. as this season; it burned 500,000 acres, claimed over 700 homes, and 16 lives were lost in a 13- Mutual Aid agreements also should include day period. As a result, the FIRESCOPE project provisions for standard operating procedures, was developed. inter-departmental communications and com-

mand responsibility for the participating departments. It must be realized that the parties plan to The United States Congress chartered the render assistance only to the extent that can be FIRESCOPE project in 1972 and directed the done without reducing the local protection. Forest Service to assist Southern California fire agencies in its development. The original acro- The Glendale Fire Department has numerous nym stood for Firefighting Resources of South- assistance agreements, initial action zone agree- ern California Organized for Potential Emergen- ments, memorandum of understanding, automat- cies. It's purpose was to deal with major prob- ic aid agreements, and verbal agreements to ei- lems that related to mutual aid, incident manage- ther provide or receive fire or medical resources ment, communications and multi‑agency coordi- from other agencies. nation that surfaced during the 1970 fire season.

When speaking about Mutual Aid, the most In 1986 a new acronym for FIRESCOPE was vexing part of the relationship is to give up re- approved, Firefighting Resources of California sources to others during extreme fire weather Organized for Potential Emergencies. conditions. The Area C Coordinator has to make that call and it is no easy task. The Forest Service was directed to assist the Southern California fire agencies in a program to

3 2nd Quarter- 2013 The dispatch policy for Area C states that we more agencies in the form of a letter of will dispatch up to 10 engine companies, in the intent. It is often used to modify or add form of Strike Teams to major brush fire inci- certain amendments to existing dents when requests are received through the E. Verbal Agreements major Mutual Aid agreements. Two additional An agreement entered into to satisfy an Strike Teams can be launched with the approval immediate need with the provision that of the Area C Coordinator along with a variety negotiations will begin to find an of single resource specialties. equitable reciprocal. F. Automatic Aid Agreements Additionally, Verdugo has the authority to Automatic Aid Agreements specify that dispatch a number of assignments outside the certain resources are dispatched from one City for the purpose of Mutual Aid and Automat- city to a predesignated area of another ic Aid. city. Normally, these Agreements have a reciprocal that is mutually beneficial to TYPES OF AGREEMENTS both agencies. G. Non‑Agreement Mutual Aid The following is a breakdown and explanation of There are times of need within any the current various forms of agreements that our municipality when unforeseen incidents Department is party to: occur and immediate assistance is neces- A. California Master Mutual Aid Agreement: sary to mitigate or prevent the loss of life The Master Mutual Aid Agreement pro- and property. When these incidents vides that all of its signatories will provide occur, jurisdictional boundaries and the or receive fire or rescue aid as needed. lack of a specific agreement do not pre This interchange of resources is on a local, vent agencies from providing assistance regional, State, and inter‑State basis. All to one another for the overall benefit of jurisdictions in the County of Los Angeles the "citizen." are signatories to the Master Mutual Aid Agreement which states that no fire depart- HAND CREWS ment shall be required to unreasonably de- Many fire agencies employ hand crews in plete its own resources when providing their fire suppression operations. Within the mutual aid. State of California we may encounter crews from B. Mutual Assistance Agreement the CAL Fire, National Park Service (NPS), various County Fire Departments, and the US Forest A Mutual Assistance Agreement is a blan- Service.

ket Agreement that provides an undeter- mined amount of assistance from one Hand crews have significant differences in agency to another when they have an inci- their capabilities. The capabilities range from dent that exceeds their capability. Forest Service Hot Shots which are the most ca- C. Initial Action Zone (I.A.Z.) / Mutual pable and used for the most difficult assignments Threat Zone (MTZ) to the conservation corps crews made up of A pre-designated area where both agencies youths with no significant training. The CCC will simultaneously dispatch a full assign- crews are primarily used for camp duty. Crews ment into the same area. are typed according to ICS criteria based on size and training. Type 1 crews are capable of hot D. Memorandums of Understanding line fire assignments, and Type 2 crews are nor- A Memorandum of Understanding is an mally used for line improvement and overhaul. agreement that is reached between two or

4 2nd Quarter- 2013 Differences in the size of crews also exist in Types of Crews the system. The most common types of crews in *Paid Crew: Type I, FSA’s hired and trained by California outside the County are CAL Fire and LA County Fire Department. Normally 8 to 10 U.S. Forest Service, which normally consist of persons per crew, located at Camps 2, 8, 9. Paid 17 and 21 respectively. CAL Fire crews are con- crews are used as "Fly‑Crews" and may respond sidered to be Type 1. However, they are inmates by helicopter to fires within the County. These and are not as effective as Hot Shots which are crews wear yellow nomex and red helmets. highly motivated and trained USFS employees. A Strike Team of crews will consist of two *Inmate Crews: Type I, All adults, over the age crews and a Strike Team Leader. In our Depart- of 18 years. Normally 12 to 14 persons per ment we are most apt to come in contact with crew. Note; Camp 13, located in Malibu is an all hand crews from the Los Angeles County Fire -female Camp. These crews wear orange Department. The County staffs their crews with nomex. 12 to 14 personnel with the exception of their fly *Probationary Crews: Type 2, All male inmates, crews, which have 8. under the age of 18 years. Normally 12 to 14 members per crew. These crews wear a mix of The Los Angeles County Fire Department orange and yellow nomex with blue helmets. currently operates nine Camps. These Camps can Use of Hand Crews provide about 28 hand crews on a daily basis. Of the various County Camps, three are made up Hand crews operate much like a professional of paid personnel from the County Fire Depart- sports team. They are a group of trained person- ment and inmates from the State and County nel, in top physical condition, who develop a court system staff the remainder. The paid per- pride and "espirt de corps" in the work that they sonnel are known as "FSA's", or Fire Suppres- do, much like a professional firefighter. Each sion Aides. Inmate crews will be staffed by juve- crew receives a certain level of training and live nile males, adult male or female inmates. fire work before they are assigned to a wildland

fire. Each Camp is under the supervision of a Los Angeles County Fire Captain. This officer's title Using an anchor point, hand crews can be as- is "Superintendent" and the officer's radio call signed to both the hot and cold flank of a water- sign is "Superintendent 2" (if assigned to Camp shed fire. Working with or without the support 2.) of an engine company, a fresh hand crew can be

expected to complete about 10 chains of fire line Within each Camp there are a number of indi- per hour. (660 feet per hour) Hand crews carry vidual crews. Each Crew is under the supervision various types of hand tools and are "tooled up" of a County firefighter who holds the rank of a in various ways, depending upon the type of wa- Firefighter Specialist. This member is known as tershed they are dealing with. a "Foreman".

In addition to direct attack on a fire, hand Los Angeles County Fire Department Hand crews are also used to construct secondary hand Crews are identified in the following manner. If lines and to conduct back firing operations in Camp 15 has five crews, they will be numbered conjunction with the overall fire attack plan. in the following manner. "Crew 15‑1, 15‑2, 15‑3 etc. The radio call sign for Crew 15‑1 is, When supporting the direct attack operations "Crew 15 1". of a hand crew on the fire line with a helicopter, water drops should be made with due caution for crews working on the ground. Rotor wash can

5 2nd Quarter- 2013 cause unexpected spots across the line as well as kick up smaller rocks.

In the cold trail stages of a wildland fire, the hand crews are used to improve scratch lines or control lines that Engine Company personnel have created during their direct attack on the fire. Working with Engine Company personnel, hand crews can also be deployed to sweep through the burn area to pick out smokes and hot spots within the burn to prevent a rekindle of the fire; this operation is also known as “gridding.”

Ordering Hand Crews The Incident Commander should make a request for hand crews through the Verdugo.

When requesting crews, the request should be for a group of not less than two hand crews. A "Crew Strike Team" consists of two hand crews, a Superintendent and a Chief Officer as an Agency Rep.

The County will normally dispatch a Superintendent and possibly a Battalion Chief to the Com- mand Post. In the event that the Hand Crew reaches the fire prior to the Superintendent, it is not necessary to wait before putting the Crew to work on the fire.

In the event the fire has been knocked down and there is a question as to just how many crews will be needed for the cold trail, let the assignment continue until the arrival of the of the Superintendent who can advise the Incident Commander on the number of crews necessary.

In some cases, a hand crew may be passing a fire from another work location and arrive prior to the "dispatched" crew. In this case the Foreman is instructed to report to the Incident Commander, but they should not normally be used unless there is active fire line or exposures present. In these cases the County would rather have the "dispatched" crews handle the cold trail operations.

If the Incident Commander has a "knockdown" prior to the arrival of hand crews, a plan should be developed to get the burned area wet down along the edge of the actual burn area. Upon the arrival of the crews they can then be deployed to construct an excellent scratch line around the edge of the fire. Normally, working from the bottom to the top of a fire, the crew will throw the burned material into the edge of the burned area, where you have previously wet down. When the crews reach the top of the fire they then can be spread out across the burn area and make a down hill sweep of the area picking up any hot spots or smokes as they progress down the hillside.

To support the operation of a crew, hose lines should be left in place until they have completed their grid in the event the water is needed on a hot spot. Normally inmate crewmembers do not operate noz- zles but they will assist in moving or pulling out hose lines after a fire.

This Season It is my estimation that this fire season will provide ample opportunity to work with our neighboring departments. I highly encourage all personnel to come to work prepared to respond on an initial attack fire every day until enough precipitation declares the season over.

6 2nd Quarter- 2013 To qualify what I mean by “prepared” I will break it down into three levels of organization:

Personal Organization – Each Firefighter has total mastery over their equipment, knowledge (based on position), and physical condition. The most prepared will completely inventory their personal kits (line pack, gear bag, PPE, and essential personal accessories such as food and hygiene items). They will have practiced and maintained the perishable skills that are normally reserved for wild land firefighting such as use and operation of their GPS, programmable radios, IRPG, and CICCS documenta- tion if it applies. They will eliminate those types of distractions in order to focus on the emergency at hand.

Unit Organization – This is normally the company level. Each company should be working as a syn- ergetic team to add value to the either the strike team or incident that they respond to. This level of preparation is focused on the apparatus, equipment, and collective experience of the personnel assigned to it. The prepared company will add value to the strike team or incident. Each member assigned will be prepared to respond for a minimum of seven days – they will have their personal situations in order which will be demonstrated by being on the morning strike team roster.

Incident Organization – The strike team or single resource adds value to the incident. They show up prepared to go to work and to accept less than perfect situations. They will add value with a team atti- tude to win and to remain safe. These ethos seem like common sense and common practice; for the most part they are. However, this is shaping up to be a long and challenging season which will require an underlying team sentiment of “best practices” and team synergy. I encourage each and every member of your company to contribute to the team’s success regardless of how new the member. If you see, say it! Even if you are the junior guy on the rig, if you think there is a safety issue or even a missed opportunity, say it out loud. Reality is only reality if it is shared. If you have something to add, say it! If you keep your observations and ideas to yourself, you convert from team member to passenger and there are no passengers allowed. All the best, stay safe, Robert Doyle, Deputy Chief

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Photo submitted by Captain StuStefani Photos by Rick McClure

Photo by George Gemind Photos by Rick Canter by Rick Canter Photos

Photos by Jerry Jacobs

8 Operations 2nd Quarter- 2013 Junior Fire Picnic Photo submitted by Captain StuStefani

Fire Service Day Photos by Jerry Jacobs Photos by Rick Canter by Rick Canter Photos

Bill Jensen’s Monument Unveiling by Artist M. Kalish

Photo By Artin Yaghoubian

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Training & Safety

Some outstanding training took place at JoAnn’s House of Fabrics in early April. All the crews that participated came away with some valuable lessons learned. Anytime we have the opportunity to practice our skills on a “real” building, it is some of the best training we can get. Some of the younger guys found out that ventilating those old buildings with true size lumber is hard work with the heavy material put together with real nails.

Here are some after pictures of the fun some crews had on the roof.

Some of the future buildings that we may have the opportunity to drill on are:

827 S. Glendale Summer of 2013 Big 5 and Sit and Sleep on Central Late 2013 1311 Grand Central Terminal Late 2013 3901 San Fernando Early 2014 311 Kempton Still negotiating, could be anytime 315 S. Brand & 124 W. Colorado Still negotiating, could be anytime 206 E. Chevy Chase Still negotiating 500 N. Central Still negotiating

-Captain Niall Foley Training Captain

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Training & Safety Sidewalk CPR Training

The Training and Safety section has been very busy over the last several months organizing department and mandated training, conducting promotion- al exams and overseeing the hiring processes for Fire Cadet.

Department members received quarterly training highlighting the 8th SOG, Strip Mall Fires. The training also included working with ground ladders and review of the Lyfe Pulley used for aerial ladder operations.

The annual RT130 wild land training was held and updated all members with wild land firefighting information including shelter tent deployment. An- nual HazMat First Responder Operational (FRO) training was held as well as platoon multi company drills.

Training has also been busy with hiring Fire Ca- dets and conducting an Engineers exam. Approxi- mately 150 applicants tested for Fire Cadet and following the written exam and oral interviews, 54 successfully passed all portions of the exam and have been placed on the eligibility list. Our goal is to hire up to 12 recruits in the near future.

Most recently Training has conducted an Engi- neers exam and a list was established with four members. Congratulations to all that passed and 2013 QUEST Rally good luck.

Thanks to all who have assisted with our department training and associated needs. Your dedication and commitment to Training is appreciated.

- Chief Thomas Propst

Total Incidents: April thru June 2013 Outside Subtotal In Glen- Glendale Category By Cate- dale (Mutual gory Aid)

Fire 376 61 437 Medical 3,554 159 3,713 Service 161 7 168 Other 3 0 3 Total 4,094 227 4,321

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Emergency Medical Services EMT Training in May covered soft tissue injuries Chief Scoggins, Chief Osby from LA County Fire; and bleeding control. The training introduced the Dr. Koenig, LA County EMS Medical Director and Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) that has been Cathy Chidester, Director LA County EMS , with distributed to all apparatus as part of their trauma representatives from other Fire Departments and inventory. Tourniquets were added to the County Hospitals were in attendance. Sixty three people EMS Equipment inventory in June. from the Community participated in the training conducted in the afternoon by GFD. Glendale Adventist Eight new Ambulance Operators completed a Medical Center personnel conducted the CPR train- week long Academy and training internship from ing in the morning. Thanks to Chief Scoggins, Battal- May 13 through June 17. Please welcome Dusty ion Chief Fish, Doug Nickles, Brandy Villanueva, Arroyo, Shane Baker, Anthony Carrillo, Daniel Erica Gharibian, Greg Anderson, AO Greg Blikian, May, Scott Stanick, Joshua Sumner, and Jeremy AO Scot Hebert, AO Jordan Rojas, AO Javier Villalovos as they start as Ambulance Operators. Vazquez, and AO Tyler Zeller for participating and

making this event a success. Seven thousand people participated in the training at eighty different sites AO Vanessa Acosta left to be a Firefighter for throughout the County this year. the City of San Gabriel. AO Jacob Proctor and AO Dustin Moreno left to be Firefighters for the City of Gregory E Anderson Riverside during the last couple of months. AO Yi EMT Coordinator will be going to the City of Brea as a Firefighter at the beginning of July. We wish them the best. Congratulations to three of the newest GFD para-

medics. FF’s Bishop, Stockton and Pettit have all On May 5, three Ambulance Operators partici- completed their training and are currently serving the pated in the Verdugo Mountains 10K Trail Run. AO citizens of Glendale as firefighter paramedics. We Blikian, AO Giovanini, and AO Ha completed the currently have five members finishing their intern- Sunday morning event. ship. FF’s Rivera, Hine, Claridge, Franco and AO Barrett are expected to complete their training in On June 4 Glendale Fire participated in the July. We have six firefighters left on our current par- Countywide Sidewalk CPR training. The kick off amedic list waiting to attend the training in the future. press conference for the County was held at the Glendale Galleria in front of Macy’s. We are still in search of a nurse educator. We have interviewed many candidates, and hope to fill this crucial spot in the near future. If you know a qualified MICN who may be interested, please let us know. We would love to speak with them.

I receive a lot of feedback from the field, thank you! Feedback from all of you is extremely valuable so that the EMS section may continuously improve our operations. We try and address all of the input which we receive from the field. Please send all comments to my attention via email or a phone call Stay safe, Captain Jeff Ragusa

2nd Quarter- 2013 Fire Prevention bureau Retirement Luncheon

On May, 16, Dave Stimson coordinated a de- tailed tour of the high rise building at 400 N Brand for 25 students from the Antelope Valley College Fire Academy (instructor is retired GFD Battalion Chief Bill Bailey). The tour was primarily led by the building’s Chief Operating Engineer Tim Spafford with input from FPB staff along the way. The tour consisted of the major fire protection components and hazards of a high-rise building, including the fire control room, fire alarm system, firefighter communication system, public-announcement system, combined fire sprinkler / standpipe system, fire pump, onsite water supply, smokeproof exit enclosures, passive and active smoke GFD Trivia management system, mechanical and electrical rooms, elevator machine rooms, emergency generator room and the rooftop emergency helipad. FPB staff present were Greg Ahern, Jovan Diaz, Art Yaghoubian, Ge- vorg Nazaryan, Gabe Reza and Dave Stimson.

Scanlon Lenia by Photo Special thanks to Art Yaghoubian for the pictures.

Can you guess who these three people are ? E-mail your answers to Captain Foley!

A warm welcome to Theresa Schultz, Verdugo’s newest Fire Communications Operator.

13 2nd Quarter- 2013 Correspondence from the Community

Dear Chief Scoggins, Just wanted to say thank you for the Fire Ser- vice Day activities. My son had an awesome time as did my husband and I. It is so generous of you, the department, and the city to hold such an event each year free to the public. We look forward to future Fire Service Days.

Hi, Thanks to you and your staff again for a won- I just wanted to say Thank You for the derful day. presentation last Wednesday. It was very in- -Christina formative and you provided a lot of valuable information to those of us in attendance. On behalf of Chevy Chase Neighborhood Watch, I Hi, want to thank you for all you do to keep our I just want to thank you and everyone else homes and canyon safe. I would like to have the who did such a good job of quickly putting out opportunity to contact you in the future for addi- the fires today in the Chevy Chase and Glenoaks tional training sessions. Also, if you find the Canyons (where we live). As we walked out of need to address the residents of the canyon on a the canyon tonight to get our cars, we passed by special topic or have future training suggestions, a number of firefighters and said thank you, but that was clearly just a fraction of the people in- please don't hesitate to contact me. volved today. I hope you'll pass on to as many others as you can how much their hard work Regards, protecting us and our homes is appreciated. Rafik Soukasians Chevy Chase Canyon NW Coordinator Jim Constant Hollister Terrace

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Hi Jeff, I just wanted to let you know about the outstanding treatment my wife and I had at the corral for hazardous/ dangerous waste.

I have to admit that I was apprehensive as to the treatment that might have awaited us. Happily, it was just like visiting an old friend.

Javier Garciga was very helpful and in- formative and traded out our filled [Sharps] receptacles for new ones all ready for busi- ness. The whole process only took a few minutes and we were both taken not only by the cleanliness of the facility, but by the pro- fessionalism of your facilitators. I can’t say enough fine things about he caliber of staff at the EMC.

Thanks again, Bill Dougherty

Hello, I just want to thank ALL the firefighters who worked so diligently on the Canyon fire this past Friday, May 3rd. I have lived in Glenoaks Canyon for over 40 years, so I have seen a few Congratulations to the GFD Hoop Heroes brush fires. I appreciate the massive Basketball team for bringing home the victory and quick response time all the combin- again! ing agenies provided. The job of knock- ing it down was amazing!

Please extend our appreciation to all the different fire departments who participated in fighting the fire and providing the follow up services. You are ALL greatly appreciated!

Sincerely, Mr. & Mrs. John Klaric

Photo by Rick Canter

15 2nd Quarter- 2013 Kenzie Dawson arrived on May CALENDAR 17 at 0804 weighing in at 7lbs 6oz. Karissa and baby are both COMMAND STAFF MEETINGS: healthy. Congratulations to the - 2ND & 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY Dawson’s! -Chris Jernegan MONTH GFFA MEETINGS: Congratulations to Rafik & Lernik Aghajani on the birth of their second daughter, Nellie, at - 2ND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH 1:16 on June 25 Nellie weighed 7 lb., 6 oz. and CPR TRAINING: was 21.25 inches long. Mom and baby are doing fine. - Lenia Scanlon

- 2ND & 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

GFD Family News Chuck and Cassie Inglis are the proud parents of twins. Faith Inglis, 6lb 14oz 20” was born at 09:18 and Hudson Inglis, 6lb 5oz 19” came into the world at 09:19 on May 26, both babies are healthy. Good luck Chuck! - Jeremy Fraizer

Jason and Allison Broussard are the proud new parents of a baby girl, Aubrey Cadence, born May 6 at 0251 hrs. 7 lbs 2 oz. Mama, Daddy and Baby are all well. - Captain Stavros

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