On Thursday, August 30, the Los Angeles County Fire County Fire Department remembered two fallen firefighters – Fire Captain Ted Hall and Fire Fighter Specialist (FFS) Arnie Quinones – on the nine-year anniversary of the Station Fire that swept over Camp 16 on Mt. Gleason in 2009. They were proud, cherished family men, and courageous firefighters who gave their lives bravely battling an intense fire that was fueled by strong, erratic winds and prolonged drought.
Los Angeles County Fire Department officially promoted Antonio S. Ramirez to the position of Assistant Fire Chief along with Dennis B. Breshears, Eleni Pappas, and Thomas J. Sullivan on Thursday, August 16, 2018. In his new role, he will oversee Division IX, which includes the cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, El Monte, Rosemead, and South El Monte.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) hosted the 13th Annual Explorer Program Awards Banquet on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel. The banquet recognizes the accomplishments of Explorers aspiring to become firefighters.
On Thursday, August 31, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby welcomed Ofunato City Mayor Kimiaki Toda from the Iwate Prefecture, along with other officials from Japan, to Department headquarters.
Los Angeles County Fire Department Division I and the City of Palos Verdes hosted the 2018 Fire Expo and Police Open House on Saturday, August 18 at the Palos Verdes Estates City Center.
Los Angeles County Fire Department officially promoted Dennis B. Breshears to the position of Assistant Fire Chief along with Eleni Pappas, Antonio S. Ramirez, and Thomas J. Sullivan on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Breshears will oversee the Training Services Division in his new assignment.
On Wednesday, August 22, the Los Angeles County Fire Department held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Los Angeles County Paramedic Training Institute Class 246.
The Los Angeles County Surf Lifesaving Association (LACoSLA) competed against over 30 teams and 400 professional lifeguards at the United States Lifesaving Association National Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, from August 9-11, 2018, and brought home bragging rights as the best and the fastest lifeguarding pros around.
On August 16, 2018, Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) officially promoted Dennis B. Breshears, Eleni Pappas, Antonio S. Ramirez, and Thomas J. Sullivan to the position of Assistant Fire Chief. The promotion of Pappas will go down in LACoFD history, as she is now the first female ever to achieve this rank in the Department.
On Monday, August 13, 2018, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby presented at the Los Angeles Area Fire Chiefs Association’s 2018 Battalion Chiefs Academy.
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