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Wildfire Mitigation Project Public Meeting Sept. 20

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FEMA News:
 
Los Alamos County Fire Department in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting public input on a proposed Wildfire Mitigation Project in Los Alamos County, New Mexico.
 
 
The County will host a public meeting Sept. 20, to provide details about the project and to solicit input from the public. The public meeting is 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Fire Department Administration Building in the Training Room, at 999 Central Ave. in Los Alamos.
 
The proposed Wildfire Mitigation Project would include vegetation
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Scenes From Los Alamos Fire Department’s 9/11 Memorial Climb … May We Never Forget

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Firefighters from the Los Alamos Fire Department and members of the community gather Saturday at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area for the Fourth Annual 9/11 Memorial Climb. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

A bolt from the World Trade Center was passed from person to person Saturday morning during the Los Alamos Fire Department Honor Guard’s Fourth Annual 9/11 Memorial Climb at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Department Honor Guard members from left, David Palmer, Cmdr. Rick Acedo and David Apodaca prior to Saturday’s Read More

Longview Properties Red-Tagged As Unsafe

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A wood beam over a walkway outside a Longview Drive property in White Rock shows obvious signs of deterioration and was red-tagged Tuesday for unsafe conditions. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Two of the buildings at the Longview complex in White Rock that were taped off and red-tagged Tuesday by Los Alamos County and Fire Department officials. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

 

Los Alamos County Chief Building Official Michael Arellano and Fire Marshall Jeffrey Wetteland red-tagged Read More

LAFD Wildland Fire Division Chief Garcia Retires

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​LAFD Wildland Fire Division Chief Ramon Garcia is retiring Sept. 21 after 23 years of service. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

As Los Alamos Fire Department Wildland Fire Division Chief Ramon Garcia gets ready to retire Sept. 21, it’s clear that he will never stop pushing prevention and mitigation and thinking of how to keep the community safe.

It’s hard to believe that after 23 years, 20 of them firefighting with LAFD, Garcia will be able to have that quiet cup of coffee in the morning, bike to the gym and Read More

Prescribed Burns Planned On Santa Fe National Forest

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) announced plans to take advantage of favorable fall conditions to conduct prescribed burns on approximately 4,000 acres. 
 
If conditions are favorable, ignitions could begin as early as Sept. 21 on approximately 1,500 acres in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed east of Santa Fe, 2,300 acres in Mesitas 8 miles southwest of Abiquiu, and another 110 acres on Borrego Mesa 6 miles southeast of Truchas. Fire managers consider forecasted weather,
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LAFD Honor Guard Gears Up For 9/11 Memorial Climb

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Los Alamos Fire Department Honor Guard members during last year’s September 11th Memorial Climb at Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy photo

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com
 

Los Alamos Fire Department Honor Guard is gearing up for the Fourth Annual Sepember 11th Memorial Climb scheduled  9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Pajarito Ski Hill.

“Because we are a mountain town and not a big city, we don’t have a high-rise building. We use Pajarito Mountain to climb the 2,200 steps, the equivalent of the 110 flights of stairs climbed by firefighters Read More

Critical Incident Stress Management Training Held In White Rock

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Los Alamos National Laboratory employees as well as Los Alamos Fire Department staff and community members attend a seminar on Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Wednesday at the White Rock Fire Station on N.M. 4. The class was organized by LAFD Chaplain Jennifer Bartram and LANL Occupational Medicine Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Maines. The speaker was Anne Balboni, Psy. D., State Coordinator/Clinical Director of Rhode Island Stress Management Team, Inc. CISM is a comprehensive, multicomponent crisis intervention system which includes pre-crisis preparation, stress management, Read More

SFNF Crews Continue To Monitor, Manage Ojitos Fire

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) continue to monitor the lightning-caused Ojitos Fire on the Coyote Ranger District, taking advantage of favorable windows to use low-intensity fire on the ground to achieve multiple resource benefits.
 
Since July 7 when lightning struck a tree in the 90,000-acre Rio Chama block that has been cleared under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for forest restoration, fire crews have added fire to the ground on both sides of Forest Road (FR) 468 and on the west side of the fire
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LAPD Conducts Taser Training

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Los Alamos Police Department Det. Joey Robinson, far left, assists Detention Center staff Tuesday during taser training. In order to be certified to use a taser, officers must first experience its effects. The trainee is guided to the ground as he falls. Trainees describe being shot as feeling ‘like you are being microwaved’ or ‘having a full-body Charlie Horse’. Command staff and fellow officers cheered the four trainees on at the training session Tuesday, having been through the not so pleasant experience themselves. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

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LAFD: Can We Find You?

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By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com 

If you have ever driven the streets of Los Alamos in the dark when it is raining or snowing, desperately searching for a house number, you will understand why Los Alamos Fire Department is calling on property owners to maintain visible numbers on their houses.

LAFD Emergency Medical Services Division Chief Ben Stone explains that not being able to find a house number adds additional stress to an already stressful situation, especially when someone is critically ill or injured.

“Imagine yourself calling 911 for a family member Read More