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Off duty Firefighter shot in Textile City Friday, February the 15th 2019 LSFD Public Relations: Chloe MacKenzie Firefighter Anna Degtyarev seen in her uniform while out on patrol with a Fire Department ambulance. TEXTILE CITY - At approximately 4:00, on the morning of Tuesday, February the 12th 2019, the Los Santos Police Department were notified of a concern for welfare for a member of the Los Santos Fire Department. On arrival at the Mirror Park Rail-yard off Little Bighorn Avenue on the Downtown/La Mesa border, after a search in which Officers discovered her motorcycle, Firefighter Anna Degtyarev, aged 29, who had been off duty at the time, was found with one Gun Shot Wound to the head. It appeared as if she'd been knocked off her motorcycle before being shot. She had been wearing her helmet which likely saved her life. LSPD officers rendered immediate aid, until members of the Los Santos Fire Department with Rescue Intermediate 1 arrived at the scene. An AED was utilised amongst other life-saving methods before Firefighters stabilised Degtyarev and transported her at 4:20 to an area hospital's Intensive Care Unit for immediate surgery where she was put under a medically induced coma. No offenders were located or arrested at the scene. The situation around, leading up to and cause of the incident, which occurred only two weeks after the fatal shooting of respected Fire Captain, Jack Wolfsbane, is still under thorough investigation by the Los Santos Police Department. It's unknown at this time if the shooting is linked to the shootings in Chamberlain Hills in the past several weeks in which Fire Department members have come under-fire on several occasions. Firefighter Degtyarev, of Fire Station 7, known for her work towards expanding the Fire Department's Maritime & Water Rescue capabilities, has since awakened from her coma and has begun on the road to recovery, spending time with friends and colleagues outside of her work. All of us here at the Los Santos Fire Department wish her the best with her recovery, we look forward to seeing her back to her normal self soon and hope that the ones responsible are found, held accountable and brought to justice. If anyone has any more information, please contact the Los Santos Police Department's Detective's Bureau, or by calling the department on the non-emergency number. For more information regarding the incident and investigations, please contact the LSPD's Media Relations & Community Affairs Division (MRCAD) who have provided us with some information in regards to this incident. Dispatched LSFD Units: RI1
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Firefighters and police shot at in Grove St Thursday, 29th November 2018 LSFD Public Relations: Chloe MacKenzie LSPD and LSFD swarm the area moments after the shooting broke out. DAVIS - On Sunday the 4th of November 2018, the Los Santos Fire Department was notified of a shooting in Grove St at 22:30. Reports were two persons had been shot, and police were already on scene. On arrival firefighters discovered two male patients with minor gun shot wounds, and began treatment. How-ever during treatment, gunfire burst out across the street forcing Firefighters to shield their patients and move them into cover to protect them during the shootout. One officer was hit, while multiple LSPD units arrived to provide backup. The attackers fled and the area was contained by officers before the Fire Department left cover and began to treat their patients. Other emergency medical vehicles arrived to assist with the operation, while the male police officer was treated for minor gun shot wounds. All three were swiftly moved to waiting ambulances and transported to area hospitals in stable condition. Ambulances leaving the scene to transport patients to a nearby hospital while LSPD units follow. The LSFD left the scene at 23:12 and handed the incident over to LSPD to conduct their investigation. For more information regarding the incident, contact the Los Santos Police Department's Media Relations and Community Affairs Division (MRCAD). You can visit there website by clicking here. Dispatched LSFD Units: CM1, RB1, RB2, RB3, S1 Interested in joining the Los Santos Fire Department? Apply to be a firefighter/EMT today at lsfd.sa.gov/recruitment
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Two homes damaged and garage destroyed by fire in Rancho Friday, 30th November 2018 LSFD Public Relations: Chloe MacKenzie An aerial shot shows fire apparatus and firefighters tackling the fully involved garage with deck guns and hoses. RANCHO - At 00:19 on Friday the 9th November 2018, the Los Santos Fire Department were notified of a structure fire involving a garage with exposure to two homes at 2332 Jamestown St in Rancho, and dispatched a 1st alarm structure fire assignment to the scene. On arrival Chief 1 reported a garage fully involved in flame with spread to one of the homes north of the garage while a home south of the garage was exposed to the rapidly spreading flames. Engine 1 geared up in Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and entered one of the homes to search for any occupants while Engine 2 got to work attacking the fire and preventing spread to the second home. Inside the home, Engine 1 began to perform a search while shouting out for any occupants to evacuate. They began to knock out the windows to ventilate the structure of smoke, feeling around for any bodies and attacking any flames they came across while working in almost zero visibility. How-ever during the search Chief 1 ordered Engine 1 to evacuate as the roof became fully involved in flame, presenting a risk of collapse. Crews quickly made their way out and went into DEFENSIVE mode. Helmet cam footage showing flames spreading from the garage to the home as Engine 1 prepared to enter. The flames were doused in water by hoses and a deluge-gun from the deck of Engine 1. After 27 minutes of aggressive firefighting, at 00:46 the Fire Department declared a knock-down and crews moved into perform a secondary search. Engine 1 went back in to the property to search for anyone caught up in the fire. Luckily no one was found in the property and no injuries were declared during the incident. By 01:08 the Fire Department concluded all fire and rescue resources and began to clear away from the scene. The cause of the fire is still to be determined and the cost of damage is yet to be tabulated. For more information, contact the Los Santos Fire Department's public relations desk by sending an email to [email protected]. Dispatched LSFD Units: C1, E1, E2, RB1, WT1 Interested in joining the Los Santos Fire Department? Apply to be a firefighter/emergency medical technician/paramedic today at lsfd.sa.gov/recruitment
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Four dead after car plunges into the Alamo Sea Friday, 30th November 2018 LSFD Public Relations: Chloe MacKenzie Fire apparatus and police vehicles wait on shore while dive teams carry out their search. ALAMO SEA - At 23:03 on Thursday the 8th November 2018, the Los Santos Fire Department (LSFD) were notified by the Los Santos Police Department (LSPD) of a car that had come off the road and gone into the Alamo Sea while being pursued by law enforcement. A water rescue assignment was dispatched to the incident. On arrival firefighters and emergency medical technicians liased with the LSPD to establish that a green Karin Kuruma carrying four occupants had collided with the water at high speed and immediately sunk with the occupants trapped inside. Due to the amount of time the car had been underwater, crews weren't hopeful that there would be any survivors. A police helicopter marked the location by hovering over the water while specialist nighttime Diver teams from Rescue One made their way into the water in scuba diving gear, supported with rescue lines from crews waiting on shore. Helmet cam from the dive team showing a police helicopter marking the spot. Dive team firefighters Chloe MacKenzie and Connor McMahon made their way to the vehicle which by that time had sunken to the seabed. The dive team breached the vehicle by smashing the driver side window, and brought the occupants out by hand. The green Karin Kuruma as spotted by the helmet cam of Engineer Chloe MacKenzie, while Firefighter Connor McMahon tried to open the driver's side door. All four persons (age/gender unknown) were declared deceased at the scene by the Los Santos Fire Department, confirming that the incident was no longer a water rescue but a recovery mission. The Fire Department handed the deceased over to the Los Santos County Department of Coroner and the incident was given to the Los Santos Police Department to carry out investigations. All fire and rescue resources concluded operations and cleared from the incident as of 23:46. Drive team Firefighter Connor McMahon rests after the challenging recovery mission. For more information regarding the incident, contact the Los Santos Police Department's Media Relations and Community Affairs Division (MRCAD). You can visit there website by clicking here. Dispatched LSFD Units: E1, R1, RB1, RB2 Interested in joining the Los Santos Fire Department? Apply to be a firefighter/emergency medical technician/paramedic today at lsfd.sa.gov/recruitment
