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A Canadian company has developed an elevated sprinkler for wildland fires. I saw a prototype in a museum!

Bulldozer used to clear abandon cars on Sunset Blvd. https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/fire-and-rescue/bulldozer-used-to-clear-abandoned-cars-along-sunset-boulevard/vi-BB1r7Hc0?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=2d74c6a65944463a8851eb30f3a00e9f&ei=15

An article I read today in Forbes - I Googled it - stated one inch of rain in LA causes 3.8 billion gallons of runoff to the Pacific Ocean. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2015/04/15/why-does-california-let-billions-of-gallons-of-fresh-water-flow-straight-into-the-ocean/

I am vacationing in San Diego and watching the local news. One NBC affiliate was on the Pacific Coast Highway showing beach front homes on fire. ABC's Matt Gutman - a resident of the Pacific Palisades - is stating the fire is approaching Sunset Blvd. a dense urban area.

Engine 11 Truck 2 firehouse is 525 Howard Ave.

Just taking in a fire from my old job. jk

San Diego put Engine 80 in service at Engine 4's station. Eng. 4 averaged 25 runs per day. Eng. 80 is on duty from 8am to 8pm. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-of-san-diegos-busiest-fire-stations-receives-extra-set-of-wheels/ar-AA1muJOJ

Shift manning is 6 firefighters and 2 officers. Two engines with Officer and 2 firefighters and a 2 firefighter truck,

CT-TF-1 deployed to Vermont - Swiftwater component

In reply to RCL, NFPA 1901 requires a minimum of 115 ft of ground ladders for aerial apparatus, 85 ft for a quint.