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| [EDIS] california highway patrol - Amber Alert Posted: 07 Feb 2009 01:04 AM PST Update: **AMBER ALERT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** SUSPECT AND VICTIMS WERE LOCATED IN IXTAPA, MEXICO. LASO REQUESTED THE AMBER ALERT CANCELLATION. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2009 *CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA *A CHILD ABDUCTION OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 6 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY...CALIFORNIA. *THE CHILDRENS NAMES ARE GABRIEL RUELAS...A 10 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE...AND EVAN RUELAS...A 6 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE. *THE SUSPECT IS LISA VIGIL RUELAS...A 38 YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE...5 FT 4 INCHES AND 140 POUNDS WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES. *THE SUSPECT IS DRIVING A 2005 SILVER SATURN MINIVAN...CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 5 ES EN J 9 3 1. Instruction: *TO REPORT POSSIBLE SIGHTINGS...CALL 9 1 1. Area: No area description provided by: KSGX@nwws.oes.ca.gov Affected Counties or parts of: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange
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| Current National Wildland fire Situation Friday report Posted: 06 Feb 2009 02:03 PM PST National Preparedness Level: 1 (On a scale from 1 to 5) Edited for California Current National Situation: Initial attack was light with 477 new fires this week. Wildland fires continue to start and be contained in the southern and eastern states. National Interagency Coordination CenterIncident Management Situation Report National Preparedness Level 1 National Fire Activity (Weekly Total) Initial attack activity: Light (477 new fires) New large fires: 13 (*) Large fires contained: 9 Uncontained large fires: 4 Area Command Teams committed: 0 NIMOs committed: 0 Type 1 IMTs committed: 0 Type 2 IMTs committed: 1 Fire Use Teams committed: 0 ** Uncontained large fires do not include WFU or confine/contain incidents. ** Link to Geographic Area daily reports. Southern California Area (PL 1) New fires: 1 New large fires: 1 Uncontained large fires: 1 Fort, San Bernardino Unit, Cal Fire. Six miles northeast of Independence, CA. Chaparral. Wind driven fire with rapid rates of spread.
Current Large Fires Fire locations are based on data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center and are subject to change.
Large Incident - A wildfire of 100 acres or more occuring in timber, or a wildfire of 500 acres or more occuring in grass/sage. Weather Outlook: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAL FIRE - live fire structure training burn Posted: 06 Feb 2009 01:08 PM PST  Six Humboldt County Fire departments plan controlled burn Why: According to FFD information, the training burn will give firefighters the opportunity to experience live fire behavior and fire suppression tactics while operating in a controllable environment. When: Saturday - Six Fire departments will conduct a live fire structure burn for training purposes, An additional training may be conducted Sunday, if needed, FFD announced. Who: Fortuna Fire Department announced it will conduct the training burn with CalFire and the Rio Dell, Ferndale, Loleta and Scotia fire departments. Location: Fowler Lane adjacent to the U.S. Highway 101 intersection. It will start at 8 a.m. and conclude in midafternoon. Google map - Link Highway 101 Caution: The burn will be taking place near U.S. Highway 101, FFD officials urge any drivers in the area to be cautions and maintain a moderate speed to avoid congestion. Fortuna's Fire Department is operated totally by volunteers. Their five Fire Companies, including one in Campton Heights and one in Hydesville, answer calls any time of day or night, through rain, sleet or fog, holidays and weekends. The Fire District covers an area of approximately 26 square miles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mistaken LODD report and injury update - SFFD Posted: 06 Feb 2009 12:08 PM PST From the San Francisco Fire Department February 6, 2009 Two of the Six San Francisco Firefighters that were injured in an early morning fire in the Portola District yesterday remain in the hospital this morning. Lieutenant James App, an 8 year veteran of the Department, suffered 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns as a roof collapsed shortly after crews arrived on the scene. "Lt. App is in good spirits and is receiving excellent care from the staff at the Bothin Burn Center at St. Francis Hospital", said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. Lt. App is expected to be released from the hospital within a few days. Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Posey, an 11 year veteran of the Department, suffered life-threatening injuries to his respiratory system. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit at San Francisco General Hospital. "The Department is grateful to the Doctors, Nurses and staff at SFGH for the excellent care that is being provided to Chris", said Hayes-White. "We are so moved by the outpouring of support that we are receiving from the public for our injured members. This kind of response means so much to their immediate families and to our Fire Department family", said the Chief. "Chris and Jim are very dedicated Firefighters and they are loved and respected by the members of this Department. We ask that you continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. This is a difficult time for all of us." More Info - San Francisco Firefighter Fights for Life Following Roof Collapse A San Francisco firefighter was fighting for his life after he was overcome while battling a suspicious blaze early Thursday in a vacant home in the city's Portola neighborhood, authorities said. Six firefighters were injured when a chunk of the roof collapsed at 627 Felton St. just after 12:30 a.m., authorities said. The most badly injured was a firefighter paramedic, who was in "very, very serious condition" at San Francisco General Hospital after inhaling superheated gases when the roof to the two-story home gave way, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said. The injured firefighter paramedic, identified as Chris Posey, and the other firefighters, including a battalion chief, were trapped in the hallway and a front bedroom by the collapse and had to be pulled out by a rescue unit, authorities said. Others injuredBesides Posey, two firefighters were admitted to San Francisco General, both suffering from second-degree burns, one to the neck and one to the face. Two other firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and one was treated for a twisted knee. The names of the other injured firefighters were not released. Pat Gardner, deputy chief of operations who was in immediate charge of the fire, said the collapse acted "like a fan blowing 2,000-degree heated gases in on you." Posey has more than 18 years' experience with the city, seven as a paramedic and 11 as a firefighter paramedic, officials said. He was wearing protective equipment, including a breathing mask, while fighting the three-alarm blaze, but it may have been knocked off before the roof fell in, authorities said. Guided by strobeRescuers who charged into the house found him with the help of a strobe light attached to his breathing apparatus. The fire had apparently been burning for a while inside the wood-frame building before the Fire Department was notified, Fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said. Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the building and decided to go through the front door, just as they normally would, said Lt. Ken Smith, a Fire Department spokesman. "It's a typical fire for us. We have these fires just about every day in San Francisco," Smith said. But firefighters then noticed that the roof was "possibly going to cave in," and a warning went out over the radio, Smith said. Within moments, the roof collapsed. The fire was controlled by 1:45 a.m. Public's prayers soughtNearly 10 hours later, a somber Hayes-White and other department leaders stood in the street in front of the burned-out home and asked for the public's prayers for the injured firefighters. "What occurred here was very unusual," the chief said. "It's a reminder how dangerous this profession is." Authorities said the house had been vacant since a tenant moved out about two weeks ago. Fire Department officials did not immediately know what started the fire. Hayes-White said the circumstances surrounding the blaze were suspicious, however, because the house was vacant. The former tenant, Gerald Gropp, lived in the home for 14 years. He said he had moved out after settling a legal dispute with the home's new owners, who bought the house in July 2007 and had sought to evict him. Electricity was offGropp said the electricity had been turned off when he left. The home is owned by NALA Enterprise LLC, which consists of real estate agent Nancy Jen and her daughter, Laura Jen. Nancy Jen said she had no idea how the fire could have started. "I don't know anything about it," she said. "It's a typical fire for us. We have these fires just about every day in San Francisco." " Lt. Ken Smith Fire Department spokesman Source: The SF Chron - Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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