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New Ladder Truck Delivered to LAFD

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A brand new ladder truck was delivered this morning to the Los Alamos Fire Department at Fire Station 3 in White Rock. This is the first major fire apparatus to be replaced in the department’s DOE/LAFD vehicle replacement plan. DOE paid for the truck, which cost $858,566 and has a 105-foot ladder and 1,500 gallon per minute pump, holds 300 gallons of water, and is used in high rise and technical fires and to enable crews to reach rooftops to open areas for ventilation. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com  

From left, Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, Chief Read More

Letter to the Editor: Police and Firefighter Appreciation Dinner Means So Much

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By DET. DANIEL ROBERTS
Los Alamos Police Department

Los Alamos is a great community. To be able to serve as a police officer or firefighter in Los Alamos, for me, is very rewarding. 

This past Saturday, my wife and I attended the annual appreciation dinner held in honor of the Los Alamos Police and Fire Departments. This event is hosted by members of the community every year as a way to show support and appreciation toward public servants.

The event, as always, was very well organized and had great food. There were treats and presents given to family members to show the Christmas Spirit. There Read More

Iowa Radio Station Reports Identity of Los Alamos Plane Crash Victims

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Staff Report:
 
KLGA-Algona Radio in Iowa has reported that a north-central Iowa man died in Sunday’s plane crash near the Los Alamos County Airport.
 
According to the report, family members confirmed that 52-year-old Kevin Burrs of Corwith, Iowa was a passenger in the small plane.

Burrs and the pilot, Mike Fjetland of Harmony, Minn., left the Algona Airport in Iowa last week on a vacation.

Fjetland also died in the crash, according to news reports.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are on scene today looking for evidence.

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NTSB Collecting Evidence at Scene of Los Alamos Plane Crash

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Los Alamos Firefighters at crash site Dec. 8. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Staff Report:

The Public Information Officer for the National Transportation Safety Board responded to a request for information this morning from the Los Alamos Daily Post about the single engine plane, which crashed early Sunday near the Los Alamos County Airport.

“(An) Investigator is at the scene looking for perishable evidence such as cellphones and GPS devices and collecting facts and evidence,” Eric Weiss said. “There will be no finding of probable cause during this early phase Read More

Eyewitness Recalls Moments Before Los Alamos Plane Crash

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Scene of this morning’s plane crash in Los Alamos Canyon. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Firefighters survey this morning’s plane crash site. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

UPDATE: The County just released a statement saying The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) has completed its investigation at the site of the single engine plane crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. today on Canyon Rim Trail just south of the Los Alamos Airport. The OMI findings have not yet been released.

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Driving east past the

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Breaking News: Plane Crashes South of Los Alamos Canyon

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Los Alamos County Firefighters examine the remains of a small plane that crashed in lower Los Alamos Canyon this morning. The identification and number of victims is unknown at this time. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Fire units staged along Canyon Rim Trail this morning above the crash site across from Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Breaking News:

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
A plane crashed this morning in Los Alamos Canyon south of Los Alamos County Airport. Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider spoke with the Los Alamos Daily Post a
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ALERT: Accident – Traffic at Standstill on Truck Route

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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT:

A 3-vehicle accident on the truck route has brought traffic to a standstill at 6:20 p.m. today. 

Los Alamos Fire Department EMS has transpoted four patients to Los Alamos Medical Center.

Los Alamos police have shut down the truck route – motorists should seek alternate routes to allow emergency responders to attend to their work at the scene.

Deputy Chief Justin Grider urges motorists to drive with extreme caution.

“The roads are very slick … please drive carefully and if you don’t absolutely need to be out on the roads tonight then please stay Read More

Fire Managers Stop Ignitions on Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn

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Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

Fire managers from the Santa Fe National Forest Fire stopped ignitions for today at 1 p.m. on the Santa Fe Watershed pile prescribed burn.

Thirty-five acres of slash piles were completed with prescribed fire. There will be no additional burning in the area for the rest of the week. Residual smoke will be visible for a few days. 

Through the night and tomorrow, fire managers will monitor today’s burning activities. Tonight, flames / fire will be visible from the burn area, which is located one mile east of Hyde Park Estates. This is expected, please don’t be alarmed.  Read More

Prescribed Burn Planned for Santa Fe Watershed

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USFS News:

SANTA FE─Beginning Dec. 2 through Jan. 31, fire managers on the Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest will look for suitable conditions to conduct a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed. 

Through hand ignition firefighters will incrementally burn 115 acres of slash piles located two to six miles east/northeast of Santa Fe, in an effort to reduce hazardous fuels.  

The start date and duration of the burn is subject to change depending on favorable burning conditions. Check nmfireinfo.com or follow the Santa Fe National Forest  on Twitter (SantafeNF) Read More