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  1. Posted

    15 hours ago, pump305 said:

    County has purchased 11 quints from Rosenbauer and canceled the 11 engines from KME.  This is from my inside resorce on the Truck committee.

    Do you happen to know why they cancelled the KME's? And do they plan on replacing those orders with Rosenbauer engines?

     

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    Are we talking about San Francisco FD? If so, I saw there were SFFD staff at Ferrara in Louisianna doing final inspections on some new rigs. There was an Engine, Tiller, and a Mobile Air Unit on a Mack Terrapro chassis in the pictures I saw.

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    All,
    The Los Angeles County Firefighter, a 21-year fire service veteran and the father of two teen boys, who died Thursday is Firefighter Jonathan Flagler. Firefighter Flagler became trapped while operating interior, and was overcome by fire conditions.

    A preliminary investigation suggests that the fire was contained to the attic of the building, where Firefighter Flagler was overcome. His fellow Firefighters were able to remove him from the building and attempted to treat him before he was transferred to the hospital. He later died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. 

    Flagler had been a firefighter for 21 years, beginning his career with the Vernon Fire Department, before moving to LA County Fire (as LA County contracted with Vernon) in October 2020. FF Flagler leaves behind a wife and two teenage sons.

    HERE ARE VIDEOS OF AND RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7pWOIZQJik (Raw Video)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtQ7Ga9bb_M (Media w/scene video)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ0FHaf9un8 (Raw Video/House Photos)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7vhWJUF_4M (Media w/dwelling and procession)

    Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.

    More to follow.

    Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.

    BillyG
    The Secret List 1/6/2021-1636 Hours
    www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com 

     

     

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  7. Posted

    On 12/24/2021 at 3:12 PM, Fyrchaser said:

    SC1 is the Swiftwater Coordinator

    LOL that makes sense. Is this a 24/7 position (I assume just during predicted weather events thought), and what type of person staffs it? (Captain, Chief, etc?)

  14. Posted

    Looks like the bid hasn't been awarded quite yet, and has been through a lot of amendments and changes so far.. Also at the link below are the detailed specifications for the new tillers.

    https://bit.ly/3jtaIOZ

    As for KME's future, I haven't heard anything concrete about future plans other then the press release. Such a large and diverse line of products that KME manufactures simply can't be absorbed by other operations easily or quickly I would think. And that press release was kind of vague about KME's future, at least to me. Time should tell what happens, but KME losing such a large contract such as LACoFD would definitely hurt the bottom line for REV Group.