Fire

LAFD Conducts Ladder Truck Training

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Los Alamos firefighters recently conducted training at Fire Station 3, 129 N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Fire Department Training Division provides for and maintains the department’s preparedness and recently conducted training at Fire Station 3 in White Rock.

LAFD training includes:

  • incident management;
  • fire suppression and investigations;
  • wildland and urban interface firefighting;
  • emergency medical services;
  • hazardous materials response;
  • high angle and confined space rescue;
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Police And Firefighters Rescue Person From Cliff’s Edge

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LAPD/LAFD News:

In the early morning hours in August the members of the Los Alamos Police Department were dispatched for a missing person on the south side of Los Alamos.

Police began an aggressive search for a lost adult who was last seen at around 1 a.m. that day.

In this instance the missing person happened to have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia (a pair of organic brain diseases that often affect cognitive ability, in the forms of language, thinking and memory). This disease process will often cause the affected to wonder and become lost. When this occurs it scares the family and is Read More

Los Alamos Cops & Firefighters Dive Against Cancer

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A youngster sends Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone into the drink Friday during Relay for Life at Ashley Pond Park. The Los Alamos Police and Fire Deparments were taking dunks to raise funds to fight cancer. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
 
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone hits bottom for a worthy cause. Photo by Kateri Morris
 
Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider is on his way down. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
 
Former Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy tries to take down Fire Chief Troy Hughes Friday at the dunking tank. Photo by Kateri Morris
One way or another,
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Hazy Los Alamos Sky From Western Fires

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Hazy skies. Courtesy photo

LAFD News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department explains that the smoky haze occurring in the sky over Los Alamos is coming from fires burning in the western states.

“We’re getting into the Fall pattern and the jet stream is pulling all the smoke from fires in Washington, Idaho, California, Oregon and Colorado right through Los Alamos,” Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider said. Read More

LAFD Ceremony Honors Promoted; Retiring Firefighters

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Los Alamos County Fire Chief Troy Hughes welcomes family, friends and community members and delivers opening remarks at Friday’s promotional and retirement ceremony at fire station 3 in White Rock. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Fire Chief Troy Hughes recognizes newly promoted firefighters, from left, Joe DeFranco, Ray Gandara and Larry Roybal. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider addresses the audience. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Larry Roybal’s son pins a promotional badge on his dad’s
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WIPP Hosts Fire Protection & Response Workshop

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Representatives from DOE headquarters and other agencies meet in Carlsbad for a fire protection and emergency response workshop. Courtesy photo
 
WIPP News:
 
Fire protection experts from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), and Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) gathered for a workshop this week in Carlsbad.
 
The purpose of the workshop was to identify and discuss applicable
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‘Art, Wind And Fire’ Event At PEEC Tuesday

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Artwork by Rumi Vesselinova shows the landscape after the Las Conchas Fire. Courtesy/PEEC
 

PEEC News:

PEEC offers the unique opportunity to explore fire through both art and science.

The Las Conchas Fire in 2011 burned more than 150,000 acres in the areas around Los Alamos. During the fire and over the next four years, photographer Rumi Vesselinova has sought to capture how this event altered the visual landscape of the region.

Join the artist as she presents these images 7-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 at the Nature Center.

Immediately after the artist reception, Terry Foxx will discuss Read More

Take A Tour Of A Fire Lookout July And August

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The site where Dead Man’s Peak Lookout Tower now stands has been used to spot fires since at least 1913. Courtesy photo
 
SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a fire lookout―alone in the middle of the forest, watching for telltale wisps of smoke and alerting firefighters to potentially dangerous situations?  
 
The next-best thing might be to sign up for a guided tour of one of the four lookouts still in service on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF).
As part of the Santa Fe National Forest’s Centennial year, the public has a rare opportunity
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PEEC Summer Family Evenings: Meet Wildland Firefighters July 22

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Wildland firefighter at work. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

What does it take to be a wildland fireighter? What equipment do they use? What can kids do to prevent wildfires from starting?

Individuals and families can find the answer to these and other fire-related questions at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Local wildland firefighters will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate how to use firefighting equipment and let families see their fire engine.

Summer Family Evenings have always been a popular program at PEEC, and now, with the Del Norte Credit Union’s support, Read More

Red Canyon Fire Consumes 17,843 Acres

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USFS News:
 
MAGDALENA ― The Red Canyon fire on the Magdalena Ranger District remains at 17,843 acres. 
 
The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 2 miles southeast of Grassy Lookout and 27 miles southwest of Magdalena. Resource Specialists are gathering information on heritage sites and range improvements in the current management area and fire crews are implementing fire protection preparations on those identified sites. 
 
In addition, one Wildland Fire Module is monitoring fire behavior and gathering data on fire effects. The
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