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To: chic_hearne who wrote (113352)	5/30/2000 1:11:00 PM
From: Kenith Lee	Respond to of 1572946

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To: chic_hearne who wrote (113352)	5/30/2000 1:12:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1572946

All, Some stories of heroism in Los Alamos. >>Los Alamos has suffered a great tragedy. It could have been much worse but >>for the courage and determination of the many firefighters who battled >>smoke and blaze for days on end. I would like to relay a few of the >>stories of the past week so that people can better understand what we have >>gone through and the dedication of our people to save our Laboratory and >>our community. >> >>- On Sunday night a fire broke out in Los Alamos canyon, the canyon >>that separates the Laboratory from the town. High winds were directing the >>fire straight toward the hospital and the town. The canyon is too rugged >>for ground equipment, and since it was almost dark it was too late to call >>in air attacks. Fire fighters expected the town to be engulfed within an >>hour. A pilot of a four engine heavy bomber heard the situation and >>decided to try one last time. By dead reckoning, he flew his plane down >>the canyon, in the dark, guessing about where the walls were and hoping >>that he could keep the wingtips clear of them. He dropped his fire >>retardant and pulled up just in time. The fire was quenched and the town >>was saved. >> >>- On Thursday night the fire roared out of the canyon across the road >>from TA-55, the plutonium facility. The fire department lined up a row of >>engines in front of the facility to defend it. They vowed that the fire >>would not pass their line. The flames across the road were over 80 feet >>tall and hot enough to begin to melt signposts nearby. At one point the >>winds pushed the flames over the top of the fire fighters so that they were >>in a tunnel of bright orange flame. Still, they did not retreat. They >>defeated the advance of the fire. It did not reach TA-55. >> >>- On Wednesday night a battalion commander was directing the saving >>of a house in the Western area. His attention was distracted by the next >>house, his own, which was in flames. He stayed with his crew and saved his >>neighbor's house, at the expense of his own. >> >>- Also on Wednesday night: The fire became so intense in the housing >>area that national fire units had to withdraw. The Los Alamos Fire >>Department stayed. They fought courageously, not giving up a single inch >>until the conditions were absolutely untenable. The neighborhoods are >>littered with burned hoses and small equipment that was abandoned only when >>firefighters ran to the next line of defense. Some crews remained on >>station for 36 hours straight. For every home lost, they saved three. >> >>- On Thursday night the fire came up out of the canyon behind the >>Emergency Operations Center. Flames were 80-100 feet tall. The Laboratory >>personnel in the center sealed themselves in and continued to direct >>operations while the fire raged over them. >> >>These people are but a few of the heroes that knew the danger, but would >>not accept defeat. They demonstrated the resolve of town and Laboratory to >>persevere under conditions that appeared impossible. This is Los >>Alamos. Scumbria