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La Brea Fire - Los Padres Forest. Near Bates Cyn.La Brea Fire - LPFL.A. County Dozers on the La Brea Fire.L.A. and Ventura Co. Dozers on the La Brea Fire.La Brea Fire on Sierra Madre Ridge.La Brea Fire on Sierra Madre Ridge. Flashback of the Zaca Fire.
Click on the photo album above to see some pictures from the La Brea Fire on the Los Padres.

DC-10 making a drop on the Station Fire up on Santa Clara Divide.  The tanker circled around after his first drop and then made this drop.
L.A. County Fire Heavy Equipment. Line up at Station FIre ICP for tribute to fallen Supt. Ted Hall.L.A. County Fire Heavy Equipment. Line up at Station FIre ICP for tribute to fallen Supt. Ted Hall.
L.A. County Fire Heavy Equipment lined up near Station Fire Incident Command Post for tribute to fallen Los Angeles Co. Fire Capt. Ted Hall. 
This is the afternoon of the second day of the fire. L.A. Co. Dozers 3 and 4 on the Lukens fuel break above the Crest Station. Looking east from the TeePee above LaCananda.Second afternoon of the fire looking into the canyon behind the Crest Station from Lukens fuel break at the TeePee site.Fourth day of the Station Fire looking from Lukens fuel break down into Grizzly flats. Fire begins to get active.Fire activity grows in the grizzly flat area below Lukens fuel break on Lukens Mtn Area.Fire in the Grizzly Flat area as it gets really active and starts its run down into Big Tujunga Canyon on Aug. 29th.A view of the header from the 14 fwy in Santa Clarita the afternoon of Aug. 29th.LA Co. Dozers 3 and 4 working on Santa Clara Divide east of Indian Cyn on Aug. 30.LA Co. Dozer 3 working the line on Santa Clara Divide on Aug. 30th east of Indian Cyn Truck Trail.LA Co. Dozer 4 holding the line on Santa Clara Divide on Aug. 30th.Station Fire as it comes over the hill into Acton on Aug. 30th.Dozers working on Santa Clara Divide on Aug. 31Notice the sign that says street legal only!!A view of the header from Magic Mtn looking east torwards Mill Creek on Aug. 31.Large safety zone east of Magic Mtn.LA Co. and Contract Dozers working a line west of Magic Mtn on Sept. 3.LA Co and Contract Dozers walking back up the dozerline from Gravel Plant to Magic Mtn. on Sept. 2Walking up the line to Magic Mtn on Sept. 2. LA Co Dozers 3 and 4 along with the Bennett, Huckabe and Ag Contract Dozers.AG Contract Dozer coming down the line on Santa Clara Divide west of Magic Mtn.Contract Dozer and Operator/Owner Mike Huckabe after a long day.Bennett Contract Dozer working the line on Santa Clara Divide west of Magic Mtn.
Pictures from the Station Fire. Click on the Album to view!
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CA Southern Dozer Group Board of Directors met on Wednesday Jan. 27th to discuss the upcoming annual Dozer Group Meeting for the Southern Group.  Kern County will not host the meeting this year, buy did commit to hosting next years meeting.  We are checking with Vandenburg to see if they would like to host this year.  If Vandenburg passes, then Ventura Co & L.A. Co will co-host this years meeting.  We are planning to hold the Southern Meeting on Wednesday April 7, 2010.  We will let you know as soon as possible when we know the place and time.  Hopefully early the first week of Feb. 2010.
San Bernardino County Fire's Dozer 1 cutting indirect line on the Sheep Fire in Lone Pine Canyon early October, the fire was eventually stopped less than 1 mile from the Town of Wrightwood.
Los Angeles County Fire is hiring Transportation Truck Drivers for the Heavy Equipment Unit.  Filing dates are January 19th till needs are met.  If your interested, please click on the link to check out the Job Bulletin.     Transportation Truck Driver Bulletin
Northern CA Dozer Operators Group Annual Meeting
will be on March 24, 2010 at the Redbluff Fair Grounds
John Thomas (JT) is retiring after 32 years of dedicated service with the U.S. Forest Service on the Angeles National Forest.  Click on the link below for all the info on when and where!
JT Retirement Flyer (word doc)
or
JT Retirement Info (web page)