Retired Battalion Chief for a SoCal metro. PSC1/FBAN. Two hundred years of tradition enhanced by progress. Student of fire. More or less in line. Nov 2008.
San Diego, CA
Joined November 2008
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I realize I’m in a tiny minority here, but I consider Nvidia selling sensitive AI tech to a Chinese front org after Trump approved the sale despite warnings from US intelligence and Congress about security concerns to be a much bigger story than the Dana White foolish distraction.
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There is more good news today. I had seen this a day or two ago but now it's confirmed by a notice sent out to Nat'l Weather Service offices directing them to resume timely 2x/day balloon releases. NWS has been on a hiring spree after the ill-advised DOGE cuts. (H/T Alan Gerard).
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Always Remember - 1966 ANF - Loop Fire. Today we will honor and pay tribute.
60 years ago today - Fallen but never forgotten:
John Figlo, Mike White, Ken Barnhill, Raymond Chee,
Carl Shilcutt, Fred Danner,
Joel Hill, Steve White, John Verdugo, Dan Moore,
Bill Waller, Jim Mooreland
We will forever owe the survivors a heavy debt of gratitude as they continue to pass these hard lessons learned to countless generations of firefighters.
May the ‘66 El Cariso Hotshots forever Rest In Peace
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I look forward to the day where first responders don't have to hold a pancake breakfast in order to be able to buy life saving medical equipment.
And now 70 years. Wish I gotten to know cousin Bill.
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the death of William Pierce Boteler
#inmemoriam
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During a major wildfire, Watch Duty reporters monitor 20+ radio frequencies at once.
Today we announced that @Googleorg will embed engineers with us to build AI for radio transcription & signal intelligence, helping reporters move faster when seconds count.
More: watch-duty.visitlink.me/pbOq…
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Some potential help to prescribed burners in CA with @lenyaqd kymkemp.com/2026/02/09/assem…
Benny is a great guy!
City honors 100-year-old firefighter who broke color barrier at San Diego Fire-Rescue Department sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Here's our interview with Tim Chavez and Denny O'Neil talking about the LA Fires, one year later, and 7 months after we all toured the fire areas and Santa Monica Mountains on e-bikes, making 'Danger in Plain Sight'.
We talked about the need for the entire community to be involved in reducing wildfire hazards, the fact that the cavalry is NOT coming, the difficulty/impossibility of enforcing regulations around defensible space, and a few of the places we think technology can help.
the-lookout.org/2026/01/05/a…
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The Angeles National Forest is hiring firefighters!
Vacancy announcement 📣 opens tomorrow 1/5/2026
For positions on the Angeles National Forest- Apply to Arcadia, San Fernando, Glendora, Acton & Lancaster Duty Locations
fs.usda.gov/r05/angeles/fire…
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By law, a memorial plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 is required to be installed.
That plaque has already been approved and cast in bronze. And yet, it remains uninstalled, sitting in a basement.
Those officers were Americans in uniform.
They stood between democracy and chaos.
They did not ask who we voted for.
They did not retreat.
They did their jobs.
If we truly claim to “back the blue,” how do we justify ignoring their sacrifice?
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Holman was the first Black San Diego firefighter to serve in a station other than Fire Station 19 in the historically Black Southcrest neighborhood. on.nbc7.com/Gz1bSU6
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I as well saw on the Cedar and Witch Fires thrown into the mix as a Division Supervisor directing Strike Teams of Engines, Crews saw small things like wood fences, recycling cans, lawn furniture, potted plants burn down homes. Zone zero is vital!
My job during the Cedar Fire was to walk through every home burned down to determine roof type. After Witch, I did similar work. Saw case after case of small things like wood fences or trash cans burning down homes. Zone 0 is vital.
San Diego just fast-tracked new fire-safety rules for homes. Here’s what homeowners should know. trib.al/SULNbWc
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Darrell Issa made a beeline to a nearby stairwell when I saw him today and his aide tried to shut a stairwell door on us.
He’s considering the highly unusual move of running for a House seat in Texas, even though he represents a district in CA. He does not want to talk about it.
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Foul means offensive, out of line. A fowl is a bird, especially the larger domestic birds used as food: chickens, ducks, turkeys.
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After close call, residents in Talmadge and surrounding neighborhoods unite to fend off future wildfires trib.al/mdsUNhI
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