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The Station Fire and the two firefighters that were killed battling it are being commemorated by the Los Angeles County Fire Department on its 9th anniversary Thursday.
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On Aug. 30, 2009, Capt. Tedmund “Ted” Hall, 47, from San Bernardino, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, 35, from Palmdale, were killed when their emergency response vehicle plunged 800 feet off a cliff as they tried to set backfires to slow the blaze in the Mount Gleason area, just south of Acton.
On August 30, 2009 Fire Captain Tedmund “Ted “ Hall and Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones made the ultimate sacrifice when they tragically lost their lives during the Station Fire. Today we commemorate their legacy and heroism.#NeverForgotten pic.twitter.com/goDHODkgcc
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) August 30, 2018
On the fourth day of the Station Fire, Hall and Quinones were defending Camp 16 — the location where a number of different firefighting crews were stationed in the event that the fire approached that particular area.
Related: Two L.A. County Firefighters Killed In The Station Fire Six Years Ago
As Hall and Quinones performed their fire patrol operations, the vehicle they were in fell off a mountain road, ultimately killing the two firefighters.
The interchange between the 14 Freeway and the Angeles Forest Highway in the Antelope Valley was dedicated to Hall and Quinones in 2012.
The stretch of road is named the “Los Angeles County Fire Captain Ted Hall and Engineer Arnie Quinones Memorial Interchange” to honor the heroic actions that took their lives.
The Station Fire is still one of the largest fires in county history, scorching 160,577 acres and destroying more than 50 homes.
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