Fires

Firefighters hold moment of silence

fftribute9409.jpgAt the morning shift change at the Hansen Dam command post, more than 1,000 firefighters paused to remember Capt. Tedmund Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, the County Fire veterans who died fighting the Station Fire. A public memorial will be held at Dodger Stadium the morning of Sept. 12. Authorities have deemed the fire an act of arson and are investigating the deaths as homicides. Containment has reached 42% with more than 148,000 acres burned. LAT, KTLA

Here's the command post briefing where the deaths were announced, shot by LA Observed last Sunday:



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