On August 30, 2009, two Los Angeles County firefighters were killed while battling the Station Fire, a blaze that would go on to burn for more than three weeks and become the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history. Sparked on August 26 and burning for more than three weeks, the Station Fire consumed over 160,000 acres and claimed the ...

Two firefighters who were killed 13 years ago Tuesday while fighting the Station Fire will never be forgotten by the men and women who fought alongside them. Capt. Tedmund “Ted” Hall, 47, of San Bernardino, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, 35, of Palmdale, were killed on Aug. 30, 2009 when trying to escape the Station Fire after it quickly ...

On Aug. 26, 2009, the wildfire which came to be known as the Station Fire was ignited, starting a blaze that would burn for three weeks and claim the lives of two firefighters in the process. Capt. Tedmund “Ted” Hall, 47, of San Bernardino, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arnie” Quinones, 35, of Palmdale, were killed on Aug. 30, 2009 when ...