Each year when November comes around I think of two significant events for me on the LAFD. My appointment to the Department on November 7, 1959, and the Bel Air Fire on November 6, 1961.
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LAFD History – Helicopters in LAFD Service
After a rash of large brush fires fought by the LAFD in the late 1950’s, the administration approached the United States Forest Service and asked if one of their pilots
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