LODD: Memorial Service Sept. 12 For Fallen LA Co. FFs
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| LA Co. Fire Capt. Tedmond "Ted" Hall |
Los Angeles County Firefighters and the California fire service are united in sorrow at the loss of two brother firefighters in the line of duty.
Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, 47, and Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 35, died when their vehicle fell off an embankment during a furious backfiring effort to save dozens of others.
Brother Hall was a 26-year veteran of the LA Co. Fire Department, and was the Superintendent for Fire Camp 16, which was overrun in the deadly blaze yesterday. Brother Quinones was the camp foreman, and had eight years in the fire service.
Please bookmark this page for updated information on our fallen brothers as it becomes available.
The thoughts and prayers of the California fire family are with the families of brothers Hall and Quinones and with all of our Los Angeles County brothers and sisters.
Memorial Services
Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 and LA County Fire have announced plans to honor their fallen colleagues with a full fire service memorial.
DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2009
TIME: 10:00am (Honor Guard and apparatus staging no later than 7:00am -- see below for details)
LOCATION: Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Way, Los Angeles. Free parking will be provided. (Click HERE for directions and parking info)
UNIFORM: Class A or station uniform
Memorial Updates/Coverage
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| LA Co. Fire Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones |
ABC7.COM will be providing a live webcast of the memorial service HERE.
California Professional Firefighters will be tracking events, and provide live updates on the service via our Facebook and Twitter pages:
LA County Fire Contact Info:
firefightermemorial@fire.lacounty.gov
Phone: 323-890-4280
Fax: 323-890-4169
www.fire.lacounty.gov
Apparatus Staging
Agencies are invited to bring apparatus to participate. In order to insure the smooth operation of the event, all agencies planning to send apparatus are asked to RSVP to Los Angeles County Fire with the number of vehicles they plan to send.
APPARATUS STAGING LOCATION: Apparatus staging will be at the Frank Hotchkins Training Center, 1700 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, CA. (CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS) Any and all apparatus MUST report to staging to be checked in and placed -- do not report directly to Dodger Stadium.
APPARATUS STAGING TIME: The staging area opens at 5:00am, and all vehicles must be checked in by 7:00am. Apparatus will not be allowed to leave the staging area after 0830 hours. We urge you to arrive at staging by 7:00am to be assured of plenty of time to be deployed to the stadium.
LA County Memorial Logistics Page -- www.lacofdmemorial.com.
Honor Guards
HONOR GUARD STAGING: On Saturday, September 12, all honor guard members must arrive by 0700. Late arrivals will not be able to participate. All Department Color Guard must utilize the Interstate 5, Stadium Way entrance to Dodger Stadium. Parking for Department Color Guard members will be in Lot G. The mandatory briefing at 0700 will be conducted in Lot G, under the "Autograph Alley" sign.
HONOR GUARD ATTIRE/FLAGS: Honor guard personnel shall wear their class “A” dress uniforms for the memorial. Please bring City/County, Department, and Union Flags only. Additional California and U.S. flags will not be needed.
Messages and Memorial Funds
Donations are being accepted in their memory at:
Los Angeles County Firefighters Benefit Fund
3460 Fletcher Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731
Condolence cards to the family and to Local 1014 may be sent in care of:
Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014
3460 Fletcher Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731
In Memoriam -- LA County Firefighter William "Richard" Carr
As the fire service gathers to honor its fallen brothers, Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014 also mourns the loss of another of its members to job-related cancer.
Engineer William "Richard" Carr died this week at the age of 49 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. CLICK HERE for more about Brother Carr.
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Firefighters at Station IC begin day with remembrance of fallen brothers -- LA Times Now
LODD: Fallen FFs Remembered For Commitment And Caring
Firefighters Fall in 'Selfless' Effort to Save Others -- Los Angeles Times
CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASE
CLICK HERE TO READ STATEMENT FROM GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER