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City Council approves LAFD redeployment 12-2

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Los Angeles Fire Department Deployment Plan Approved

The following information was released by Los Angeles Fire Department Administration following a meeting of the Los Angeles City Council on May 18, 2011.

The LAFD Deployment Plan was approved today by a 12 to 2 vote [of the City Council] with two amending motions.

The first amending motion speaks to restoring funding to the department to re-open resources. Should labor make contract concessions, those funds will return directly to the Fire Department. Specifically 6.9 million dollars in anticipated concessions from labor negotiations will be placed in the unappropriated balance account.

The Department will use the same data analysis system that was used to create the deployment plan to determine what neighborhood services will be restored.

The second amending motion was designed to maintain the position authorities without the funding. 318 position authorities remain unfunded.

This means that any savings that are found within the budget will be used to restore neighborhood resources. Those resources will be determined by the Fire Chief.

July 5th [2011] remains the implementation date for the LAFD Deployment Plan. The MCP [Modified Coverage Plan] will remain in place until that date.

Special Duty sworn furloughs were approved.

"After several hours of debate, I’m pleased that the LAFD Deployment Plan proposed by Chief Peaks was approved by the Los Angeles City Council," said Councilmember Tony Cárdenas.

"I applaud his leadership and vision in the development of a Plan that will save the City more than $50 million a year while enhancing public safety for all of Los Angeles." said Councilmember Tony Cárdenas.

Los Angeles Fire Department Deployment Plan Approved

Mike "FossilMedic" Ward

Posted by on May 19, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Funding & Staffing, News, Urban Commander • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City protest proposed deployment changes

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More than a hundred Local 112 members show up at hearing.

Firefighters’ Union Protests Budget Cuts: MyFoxLA.com

Bob Decastro  KTTV Fox 11

…more than 100 members of the firefighters' union marched to City Hall to protest $54 million in budget cuts.

Dozens of members of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City packed city council chambers, wearing matching white T-shirts and applauding as council members expressed concern over the new fire department plan.

 

the city maven estimates 150 firefighters.

LAFD Firefighters March to City Hall, Protest Deployment Plan

Article includes extensive quote from Pat McOsker, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City / IAFF Local 112:

UFLAC Launches Facebook and Twitter Accounts.

In order to increase the level of communications between the Executive Board and the membership, UFLAC has launched both a Twitter account and a Facebook page.

The Twitter page is found http://www.twitter.com/uflac , and Facebook page is found at The United Firefighter of Los Angeles City, IAFF Local 112.

Please add UFLAC to your list of accounts and encourage other members to do the same. We will be adding links to these features directly from our website; http://www.uflac.org , in the near future.

– Adam VanGerpen.  Editor, The Los Angeles Firefighter

Mike "FossilMedic" Ward

Earlier on Firegeezer: LAFD restructure protest planned today

Posted by on May 13, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Funding & Staffing, labor, News, Twitter, Urban Commander, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

LAFD restructure protest planned today

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From IAFF Local 112

Bul 28 – 11 FINAL "public comment" on LAFD budget

Massive UFLAC turnout needed ***May 11 UPDATED VERSION***

The City Council has scheduled what will probably be the final opportunity for "public comment" on the 2011/12 Fire Department budget for this Friday, May 13 at the meeting to be held at 10:00 in the Council chamber.

UFLAC and its members have been working aggressively to educate Councilmembers and the public about the dangers of resource closures in the Fire Department.

Update: At the Budget and Finance Committee's meeting of May 10, no specific action was taken to alter the Chief's hard closure plan. After considerable debate and testimony, the members decided to move the whole question of the Fire Department's funding and deployment to the full Council.

The addition of 9 civilian PSD positions, a separate $1.4 million management request, was forwarded as well. Members of the committee also raised the possibility of furloughs of sworn personnel.

It is imperative that we give ourselves the best possible chances of success by a very large turnout of LAFD members, their families, and our supporters in the community on Friday, the 13th.

Councilmembers will hear loudly and clearly, from those most impacted, that cutting the Fire Department in the manner proposed by the Chiefs and the Mayor is both irresponsible and dangerous.

NOW is the time for ALL of us to show up and do our part. Don't let the "other guy" carry you on this one.

Members are requested to arrive at the James A. Perry Labor Center no later than 8:00* AM. Food, refreshments, parking, and transportation will be provided (please car-pool if possible). *please note the earlier time

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ronkayela posted Fire Chief Millage's testimony to city council

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Related articles:

LAFD Proposed Deployment Plan FY2011-2012

May 11: Mars Melnicoff, LA Weekly, "Fire and Police Unions Will Protest Fire Chief's Plan: Will Budget Decisions Run on Fear or Facts?"

May 11: Lindsay William-Ross laist "Scare Tactics or Harsh Reality? Proposed LAFD Budget Cuts Sparking Ire"

May 11: Frank Stoltze KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) Los Angeles Fire Department faces permanent cuts in service

May 12: Daily News (editorial) New LAFD deployment plan should be given every chance to succeed

Mike "FossilMedic" Ward

Posted by on May 13, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing, News, Urban Commander, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Firefighter’s Badge Goes On To Museum

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IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO THAT THE costly “Sayre Fire” in Los Angeles County swept through Oakridge, an established mobile home village where nearly 500 homes were completely destroyed.

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Now on the anniversary of the tragic event, there are some commemorations of the brave battle of the residents to rebuild their homesteads and recover from their losses.  One of the poignant stories is told in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times that tells:

For years, the Dibble sisters kept their grandfather’s badge safely tucked away in a jewelry box. A Los Angeles firefighter, he was killed in the line of duty in 1935. His silver badge, a photo and stories passed down by relatives were the only mementos left of him.

A year ago when the devastating Sayre fire ripped through the Oakridge Mobile Home Park, Cher and Pamela Dibble lost their home and their cherished keepsakes.

“We were left to dig through nothing but ashes with our two hands,” said Cher Dibble. But as they sifted through the remains of their home, the badge was the only item they recognized. It was melted and burnt, but “you could see where it said Los Angeles fireman,” she said.

In a solemn ceremony this past Saturday, Los Angeles Fire Chief Millage Peaks accepted their grandfather, George Damron’s disfigured badge which will be placed on display in the department’s museum, and in turn presented the sisters with a new tribute badge.

“We honor our badge because we know how hard we work to get it and how hard we work to keep it,” said Capt. Steve Ruda. “And the fact that these were the grandchildren of a firefighter meant they are part of our family. We have an obligation to take care of them.”

Damron was a generous man who went by the name “Tex” and was 43 when he was killed fighting a chemical blaze in a commercial building in Boyle Heights in 1935. His badge was passed along through the generations, and though the Dibble sisters had never met their grandfather, they kept his badge as a memory of his sacrifice, they said.

Read the entire article from the Los Angeles Times HERE.

KTTV Ch. 5 has this nice summary of the restoration of the Oakridge community one year later:

You can review the Sayre fire’s destruction of Oakridge on Firegeezer video reports HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Posted by on November 17, 2009 • Filed under: current events, Fire Rescue Topics, Line of Duty, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , ,