Officers arrested a man for arson on Sunday afternoon after firefighters caught him actively lighting fires in Irwindale, according to the city’s police department.
Irwindale Police said crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were in the area for a small brush fire near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway around 12:30 p.m. when they saw the arsonist in action.
Police officers responded to the area and detained the suspect, who the department identified as 29-year-old Ruben Montes of Baldwin Park.
Details are limited and initial reports did not state where Montes was booked, but police confirmed that he was ultimately arrested for arson.
“We thank our partners at LACOFD for their quick actions and teamwork to help bring this dangerous situation under control,” said Irwindale Police in an X post.
Officials did not immediately say whether the suspect started the small brush fire that LACOFD responded to, or if there are any ties to the other fires currently burning in Southern California.
Although the department’s report did not include further information about the status of the small brush fire, the attached photos show LACOFD personnel mopping up what seems to be an extinguished area.
Good insight on using fire hydrant systems and using seawater to fight fires.
Info from Zeke about fire updates, the cleanup and the business of, all the bureaucracy behind rebuilding and mental health issues. At about 36:00 mark, interesting to see the toxic waste dump of the fire the burned-down Paradise near Beale AFB.
January 13, 2025, 12:08 AM
bendable
" no one could have prepared or predicted for a fire season of this magnitude"
L.A. Really really needs to vet their public speakers much better.
They just admitted that after 200 fires in thirty years, They have no comprehension of the ignition, air and fuel combination.
Municipalities don't have the ability to learn.
4,000,000 people witnessed all of these fires for thirty years , and less than one percent of them took precautionary measures.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
January 13, 2025, 08:11 AM
Sig2340
From the YT channel Santa Monica Close Up, a street by street level tour of the Pacific Palisades.
I think the best solution is lot by lot, big front end loaders scoop up debris, dumping into waiting trucks. Just plow off everything down to the dirt. No salvage. No sorting. One lot after another.
Haul it away. Sort out the metal for recycling. Landfill the rest.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
January 13, 2025, 08:26 AM
Expert308
quote:
Originally posted by bendable: 4,000,000 people witnessed all of these fires for thirty years , and less than one percent of them took precautionary measures.
"It's all right, Uncle Gavin will take care of us!"
January 13, 2025, 08:30 AM
tsmccull
Regarding haul away - You could incentivize it. Allow the government to haul everything away down to bare dirt and your lot will be ready for reconstruction in a month. Decide to sort through all of the debris, take as long as you need, but the homeowner will be responsible for cleanup, sorting, dumping permits and government inspections prior to starting rebuilding. Some may choose the former plan.
January 13, 2025, 09:11 AM
229DAK
quote:
Allow the government to haul everything away down to bare dirt and your lot will be ready for reconstruction in a month.
Might not be a bad idea if all you've got is 2 years to retain your basis.
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
January 13, 2025, 09:13 AM
oddball
This is the LAFD.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
January 13, 2025, 09:20 AM
229DAK
^^^^^ Look at the body language in a lot of the guys in that class.
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
January 13, 2025, 10:06 AM
Prefontaine
quote:
Originally posted by oddball: This is the LAFD.
Wow. I don’t care what they look like, what their gender identity is, nor what their race is. I would think it pertinent to have the most qualified firefighters, period, and fuck the rest of that. Ironic this hiring situation, which interestingly coincides with that state, which coincides with Hollywood practices, Disney, etc.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
January 13, 2025, 10:56 AM
corsair
quote:
Originally posted by tsmccull: Regarding haul away - You could incentivize it. Allow the government to haul everything away down to bare dirt and your lot will be ready for reconstruction in a month. Decide to sort through all of the debris, take as long as you need, but the homeowner will be responsible for cleanup, sorting, dumping permits and government inspections prior to starting rebuilding. Some may choose the former plan.
If only it was that easy. The claims and permitting process is what's going to slow the recovery process.
Originally posted by tsmccull: Regarding haul away - You could incentivize it. Allow the government to haul everything away down to bare dirt and your lot will be ready for reconstruction in a month. Decide to sort through all of the debris, take as long as you need, but the homeowner will be responsible for cleanup, sorting, dumping permits and government inspections prior to starting rebuilding. Some may choose the former plan.
Exactly to my point.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
January 13, 2025, 11:42 AM
chellim1
quote:
I-Team discovers massive government waste in Camp Fire cleanup, deadliest wildfire in CA history
The video makes the point that private contractors do the job cheaper than government. Duh! It's the same problem with education and health care. When are we going to learn?
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
I-Team discovers massive government waste in Camp Fire cleanup, deadliest wildfire in CA history
The video makes the point that private contractors do the job cheaper than government. Duh! It's the same problem with education and health care. When are we going to learn?
It's when .gov gets involved via inspecting and permitting that gums-up the entire process. Pay by the weight or, pay by the job....hmmmm, wonder which one is more ripe for fraud and excess
Fitness celeb Jillian Michaels rails about the problems post fire clean-up
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January 13, 2025, 01:30 PM
oddball
^^^^^^^^^ Right click or control-click (on Apple) on the video itself and click "copy embed code"
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
January 13, 2025, 01:42 PM
corsair
Thanks oddball!
January 13, 2025, 01:42 PM
sigmonkey
GAY ELAY FD: "We are women without balls but we identify as men and can do anything a man can do!"
Rainblow Pire Flug*: "Hold my Cosmo..."
*sans water
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
January 13, 2025, 02:21 PM
konata88
Yea, unfortunately that includes being promoted well beyond your actual competency and fucking up royally. As demonstrated.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book
