LAFD CERT Fire Patrol for July 4th Holiday week
July 6th, 2019 concluded the largest LAFD CERT Community Fire Patrol in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program. LAFD CERT Call Out Team Members from across Los Angeles teamed up to actively patrol areas of the City prone to increased Wild Fire Potential. Additionally, CERT Teams were directly connected to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Dispatch Center (Metropolitan Fire Communications Center) resulting in Teams being dispatched to active incidents to provide Firefighter Rehab and Hydration.
These dedicated members of the Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program volunteered over 200 hours of their time during this 4 Day Deployment in LAFD West Bureau, LAFD Valley Bureau, LAFD Central Bureau, and LAFD South Bureau. LAFD CERT Teams were dispatched by the Los Angeles Fire Department to a total of (4) Incidents ranging from the Recent Brush Fire in Bell Canyon to a Confined Space Trench Rescue […]
June 2019 – LAFD CERT Spotlight – Jeff Hole
The Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program is proud to introduce Jeff Hole as June’s LAFD CERT Spotlight. Jeff Hole is an accomplished photographer/graphic artist with over 30 years of experience. He formed his company Visual Concepts, in 1986 in Burbank, California. Jeff’s exceptional work in both photography and graphic design, led Visual Concepts into the 21st Century as an innovative and modern company. As a young child, Jeff’s father moved their family from Ohio to California when he became employed by Hughes Aircraft in the aerospace industry. In 1984, Jeff received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara as well as an AA Degree in Graphic Design from Moorpark College.
Outside of the graphic design world, Jeff is a consummate community volunteer. He is a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Call Out Team […]
May 2019 – LAFD CERT Spotlight-Chin Thammasaengsri
The Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program is proud to announce Chin Thammasaengsri as this month’s
LAFD CERT Spotlight.
Chin is a Los Angeles native who lives in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Battalion 18 area of Los Angeles (encompassing #CD10 and parts of #CD8) within LAFD South Bureau. Growing up in Los Angeles Chin attended local schools nearby, eventually attending California State University at Los Angeles.
The Spotlight is nothing new for Chin, with close to 27 Years of experience with the CBS Television Network. During this same period, he launched his creative career in TV and has created a large body of scripted & unscripted work that landed him at well-known series such as Star Trek, Stargate, and Millennium along with an equally large catalog of original work. Chin established his Westlake Signal Group which produces content for film & television including award winning documentaries & local TV news fare like his Newswire […]
LAFD Fire Service Day 2019
A True Success!
Saturday May 11th, was not your typical Saturday. No this Saturday was something special. Just over 40 Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program clearly demonstrated their commitment to Community and the LAFD once again. The Los Angeles Fire Department’s annual #FireServiceDay is an “Open House” for the 106 Fire Stations serving Los Angeles. Residents have the opportunity to meet their local Firefighters and see live demonstrations….However, this Year’s Theme, “#BeDisasterReady” highlighted the Excellent Team Work between Professional Firefighters and our Professional Volunteers.
From Sherman Oaks to San Pedro, LAFD Cert Members were in full force. CERT facilitated hands on demonstrations in some of the basic life saving skills you learn when attending Cert Training such as bandaging and shutting down a Home Natural Gas Meter.
The Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Unit, especially the Unit Commander Captain Weireter, […]
April 2019 – LAFD CERT Spotlight-Carolyn Burleson
The Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program is proud to introduce this month’s Spotlight LAFD Central CERT Bureau Coordinator, Dr. Carolyn O Burleson.
Dr. Carolyn O Burleson hails from the East Coast where she was employed as an English Teacher in the Philadelphia School District and Director of their Intercultural Learning Project. She moved to Los Angeles in 1987 and worked with Los Angeles Unified School District as a Language Development Specialist, Digital High School Technology Coordinator and Advisor with the LAUSD Intern Program. She retired in 2005 after 40 years as an Educator teaching students and training teachers.
Carolyn’s move to LosAngeles was immediately met with a frightening welcome, as she experienced first hand the awesome force and devastating aftermath of 1987’s Whittier Narrows Earthquake that struck just a little after 7:30 in […]
March 2019-LAFD CERT Spotlight-Janet Gibson
The Los Angeles Fire Department CERT Program is proud to introduce LAFD CERT Spotlight Janet Gibson. Janet is no stranger to helping those in need. Janet and her husband Tony, are investment adviser representatives and have assisted others understanding how to handle and understand personal finances for the past 25 years. Janet’s advisement specialty, Behavioral Finance.
Janet has proven to successfully excel her client’s abilities in coaching them in creating the right habits and mindset, to empower them financially. Janet believes that what really makes her profession so rewarding is witnessing the accomplishments of her clients reaching their goals. Janet has always enjoyed the outdoors and tends to not limit herself, such as when she backpacked throughout the Sierras. Mt. Ranier has been checked off her list and if that wasn’t enough, made an attempt on rock climbing Mt. Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas. Janet has always enjoyed […]