As the daughter of an LAFD fire captain injured in the line of duty, thirteen-year-old Lillie Vehling knows the importance of strong family ties. She has made it her business to provide the cords. Paracords, that is. [tabs slidertype="images" auto="yes" autospeed="3000"] [imagetab width="800" … [Read more...] about Lillie Vehling: The Ties that Bond
Supporter
Marathon Team Supporter: La Cabana Restaurant
Randy Araiza, a LAFD Firefighter with Metropolitan Fire Communications is serving up a little kindness as an honored L.A. Fire marathon team supporter. As part owner of the family-run La Cabana Restaurant in Santa Paula, California, he made a generous donation to support his LAFD colleague, Miguel Rodriguez, and his wife Irene who are running the charity relay at the 2017 … [Read more...] about Marathon Team Supporter: La Cabana Restaurant
Wrench Wars
It would be a major understatement to say Johnathan Theodore loves cars. Well before he shared his talent on MAVTV’s Wrench Wars, Johnathan grew up in a world of auto shops and fabrication specialists. So what made him pursue a career in firefighting? And what made him ply his favorite pastime to help the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund? The answer: a broader sense … [Read more...] about Wrench Wars
LAFD Firefighters Thank Don and Barbara Rickles
LAFD Chief Gene Bednarchik and Captain John Jacobsen, both board members for the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund, were honored to present a special plaque to longtime supporters Don and Barbara Rickles at LAFD Fire Station 71. With the crew from 71s on hand to show their appreciation for Don and Barbara’s decades of kindness, Chief Bednarchik and Captain Jacobsen … [Read more...] about LAFD Firefighters Thank Don and Barbara Rickles
LAFD Firefighters Thank Don and Barbara Rickles
[one_half] [/one_half][one_half_last] [/one_half_last] LAFD Battalion Chief Gene Bednarchik and Captain John Jacobsen, both board members for the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund, were honored to present a special plaque to longtime supporters Don and Barbara Rickles at LAFD Fire Station 71. With the crew from 71s on hand to show their appreciation for Don … [Read more...] about LAFD Firefighters Thank Don and Barbara Rickles