They going to get a thank you, or....
"Los Angeles County firefighters Tedmund Hall and Arnaldo Quinones were killed Aug. 30 while seeking an escape route for their inmate fire crew after flames overran their camp on Mount Gleason."
Isn't that slave labor? No out-of-work Americans need a job?
"Calif. crews try to hold fire’s eastern edge" by Associated Press | September 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES - With the massive wildfire burning north of Los Angeles more than half contained, crews were working yesterday to keep the fire’s eastern flank from crossing a rural mountain highway, a US Forest Service spokeswoman said....
Authorities yesterday were trying to determine who set the deadly fire.
Related: Seeking a Scapegoat For the California Fires
At least a dozen investigators were working to analyze clues found at a burnt hillside near Angeles Crest Highway, where the fire started. But officials, who say the fire was arson, were hesitant to release their findings to the media....
Gee, I wonder why: Feds Started the California Fires
The weather forecast called for cooler temperatures and slightly higher humidity, which could help firefighters further surround the blaze. Because of the reduced heat, about 400 firefighters assigned to protect structures were dismissed Saturday. About 4,800 firefighters remained.
Los Angeles County firefighters Tedmund Hall and Arnaldo Quinones were killed Aug. 30 while seeking an escape route for their inmate fire crew after flames overran their camp on Mount Gleason. The two were killed when their truck plunged 800 feet off a steep mountain road.
Sheriff’s detectives opened a homicide investigation after the fire was ruled arson earlier this week, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.--more--"
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