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Tuesday April 24th, 2012
RED RAIN #2
Monday April 23rd, 2012
ARSON STORY
THESE ARE TWO NEWS REPORTS ABOUT A “WILD MAN” VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SETTING FIRES.
Want more? -Read my serial arson novel RED FLAG WARNING.
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Officials: Firefighter May Have Set Up To 143 Fires
Volunteer Arrested In Connection With Blazes That Charred Land, Injured Livestock
WOODLAND, Calif. — A volunteer firefighter accused of setting a string of fires in Yolo County last month may be responsible for as many as 143 blazes over several years, authorities said.
Robert Eric Eason, 37, of Guinda was arrested and charged with 12 felony counts of arson and a dozen counts of using an incendiary time-delay device.
Eason has been been a volunteer the Capay Fire Protection District since 1988, and investigators are looking at evidence connected to fires dating back to 1988 to determine if Eason will face additional charges.
“It’s just sickening to us,” said Tina Rose of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “It’s a disgrace. We don’t want that reflecting upon all the good firefighters. “Investigators said Eason is suspected in a 1,000-acre wildland fire during high winds in Sept. 22 near Zamora that threatened numerous structures and killed a number of sheep on ranches in the area.
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Volunteer firefighter portrayed as ‘wild man arsonist’
WOODLAND – The final arguments in the case against volunteer Esparto firefighter Robert Eason, who was arrested for starting fires between 2005-2006 in the Capay Valley, were heard today. Yolo County Prosecutor Garrett Hamilton said Eason was caught in a triangle of evidence. A GPS device tracked Eason driving by every spot a roadside fire he is accused of starting occurred. Hamilton noted that in the 64 days Eason was tracked there wasn’t a fire he didn’t drive by.
Mosquito coils, which were allegedly used to create the time delayed incendiary devices, were found at his home despite the fact Eason said he didn’t own any. Match books, fishing line and mosquito coils were also found in his car. Hamilton also said that no ignition sources were found at the fire scene, which suggested mosquito coils were used.
“Robert Eason had a darker side, that darker side is Eason as a wild man arsonist,” Hamilton said.
Eason’s defense attorney Rodney Beede said other evidence wasn’t taken into consideration. He said experts at some of the fires reported finding a firecracker, iron and ash but did not do further tests to pinpoint what the cause.
With GPS trackers, investigators following Eason and people positioned at places of potential fires, Beede said no one saw Eason start fires.
Beede said the prosecution was using circumstantial evidence to prove Eason guilty. “I thought in America they had to prove guilt, not we had to prove innocence,” Beede said.
Jury members have began final deliberations.
Sunday April 22nd, 2012
FIREFIGHTER’S WORDS -588- PERSONAL THOUGHTS
I have been a FF for 25 yrs. Was off 1 yr, Got tired & lost interest for a yr & found that I missed being with the guys. More than I ever figured I would. Hearing the sirens late at night. 2 nights in a row. Did make me wake up. Stopped by the station to chat with the Chief. Next thing I knew he asked me to come back just when I was going to ask to get back on!!! After getting back, 3 months later, I was made Lt. The Chief made the request, I love being a FF & will always be one in my heart.
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I just back from a bad wreck. It was a three car accident. Two cars and a gasoline tanker. Roads were wet and next thing you know, a bad ending. One patient went to the hospital, second, which was the truck driver refused transport. The ones in the three car did not make it out alive. Very sad story but that’s the name of the game in this line of work…
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The life of a firefighter is one that few can truly equal and is a brotherhood few can experience as trust in one another is the thing that will keep you alive to fight again another day. I was always proud of was the fact of being able to help those that feel they may have lost hope and being able to give it back to them. As many firefighters know, We do suffer our losses and those losses will sometimes take a piece of us with them but when we conquer what seems impossible and are able to give some of the loss back to the family it makes up what losses we may have.
Saturday April 21st, 2012
RED RAIN
Tuesday April 17th, 2012
THE (EX) GOVERNATOR ATTENDS A FIRE BRIEFING
Saturday April 14th, 2012
OBESE VICTIM + EMERGENCY = FORK LIFT (MORE FROM ENGLAND!!)
Firefighters are using forklift trucks in England to rescue obese people after crews injured their backs trying to move them. Numerous firemen have injured their backs and muscles while trying to move overweight people in the past two years, a report found.
Now crews in Rotherham, one of Britain’s fattest towns, are using forklift trucks and hydraulic platforms to rescue fat people from fires and falls and to help the ambulance service move obese patients to hospital.
“As with any emergency situation, the risk for injury to staff is minimized but the rescue of people in these circumstances tends to be problematic due to the limited space in traditional houses, especially hallways and stairs,” a spokesperson reported
Thursday April 12th, 2012
25 firemen sent to rescue one seagull from 3ft deep pond
It must have looked like a major catastrophe unfolding as 25 firefighters in England descended on the scene.
But this was no terrorist atrocity or terrible car crash – the five teams of emergency crews had been scrambled to rescue a stranded seagull from a three foot deep pond.
And matters became even more farcical when the emergency crews were rendered utterly powerless to act because health and safety rules prevented them from ‘risking their lives’ by venturing into the waist-deep waters. Instead they watched helplessly as someone from a nearby wildlife center pulled on his waders, paddled out to the stricken Herring Gull, and freed its foot from a plastic bag. He took just 10 minutes to bring the gull to the bank while a specialist fire brigade water rescue unit was still on its way
The decision to stop the teams going in was slammed by the rescue organisation but a spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said: “It was a standard response to an animal being in trouble, and the firefighters were on hand in case a member of public had tried to rescue the bird or the water rescue team had got into trouble. At any incident, we need to make sure we have enough staff on hand in case something goes wrong and to ensure that our firefighters are safe.”
DON’T YOU JUST LOVE ENGLAND?
Wednesday April 11th, 2012
FIREFIGHTER’S WORDS -586- FIRE EXPLORER REPORTS IN
I am a fire explorer, which is a organization for underage kids who would like to be firefighters. I have been with the fire department for close to three years now and just love helping people. I am not allowed into a burning building although I can get as far as the door and help drag hose in and out of the building. I am the gopher for everyone from EMT’s to the firefighters. I help with getting supplies from trucks to medical personal as they try to save someone’s life. I have been on several calls. I am also trained in CPR and HAZMAT. We handle hazardous material and things like oil spills….we aren’t just there to direct traffic. As firefighters we do everything from pumping out basements to fighting a burning building.
Sunday April 8th, 2012
FIREFIGHTER’S WORDS -586- I HAD TO TELL THIS STORY
I had a call Friday. When I arrived, I noticed the patient was a friend of mine, a fellow firefighter from a nearby fire department and my partner in emt class. We got him to the hospital were he was put in the ICU. I hoped he would recover, but my medical knowledge told me what was to come.
I got the call today that he had died. Its always hard to know that one of your patients did not make it but it’s really hard to deal with it when it’s one of your own.
I just needed to tell this story.
