I just wanted to give a shout out to the Los Feliz Fire Department. They've been working really hard on this fire and have saved the Observatory, the zoo animals, and the Greek Theatre. They have also been instrumental in putting out the fire and stopping it from torching the city.
In addition to their fireman skills, they are also really nice guys. Their fire station is right around the block and I often pass by, usually with Rufus, and they always smile and say, "Hi" and often "How are you?" and many times at least one of them pets Rufus, and not just a little pat on the head either. They also drive by in their shiny red engines on Lyman and always smile and/or wave. They spend a lot of time outside, and often can be seen washing their fire trucks. They are polite and congenial, and a bright spot in the neighborhood. Their uniforms, whether they are their casual cotton navy attire or bright, reflective yellow jumpsuits, are always clean and presentable.
The fire station is also my polling location and have visited there many a time to cast my ballot. Again, the firemen are always nice, talkative, welcoming. They are happy to lend their quasi-home for democracy.
They even allow and smile for photos...I know from experience.
These are guys that take their role in the community very seriously and live up to the idyllic expectation of firemen (i.e. helping a sweet-faced six year old get their cat out of the tree), so I would like to salute them and hope that you all will do the same.
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Good job, firefolks!
the fireman are friendly to the point of almost being movie characters -- always smiling, always well-wishing, always jogging around the block in unifrom. i really am amazed at how the zoo animals and zoo keepers just stuck it out amidst burning acres all around them.
what was also kind of fun about the fire, (even though it's an awful tragedy and nothing is fun about it) was how it became a local event and brought everyone out of their homes to hang out and watch something together. it was so nice to have everyone outside, sharing a common experience. it's just sad that it takes power-outs or criminal brush fires to bring us together. i wish there was one day a month that was just designated outdoor community evening where there was no tv programming and everyone just hung around outside playing hop skotch with their nieghbors and eating and singing and talking.
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