UCLA LEGEND RECEIVES HONORARY TITLE WOODEN NAMED NEWEST FIRE CHIEF.Byline: DANA BARTHOLOMEW Staff Writer SHERMAN OAKS -- Legendary UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX basketball coach John Wooden launched another winning drive Saturday for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . As the newest fire chief. The 85-year-old Hall of Fame coach and basketball star was named honorary fire chief at the Benefit for Our Bravest, a street festival tribute for firefighters across the city. ``I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". , all set,'' said Wooden, beaming under a Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. helmet and brush jacket bearing his name. The sixth annual benefit at Valley Inn Restaurant not only honored the greatest college coach in history, a staunch supporter of firefighters, but also the men and women who risk their lives each day to save their fellow citizens. Men such as Henry Gasbarri, a Reseda Station 73 firefighter who was given $5,000 while he recovers from a near-death traffic accident he suffered on his way to work. Men such as Mission Hills Station 75 Firefighter York Truin, honored on the cover of Los Angeles Family magazine this month before he ships off to Iraq with the California Air Force National Guard. Or men such as the late Los Angeles Capt. Lane Kemper, whose family won the benefit of a Harley Davidson auctioned in his honor. ``These men and women put their lives on the line every single day for us,'' Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. said. The benefit drew more than 1,000 parents and their children for tasty eats, live music, go-cart rides and fire trucks and police cars old and new. Among them was 3-year-old Michael Alexander Sion, who donned his own helmet for his first vintage fire-engine ride. ``There one over there,'' he said, pointing. ``A fireman!'' ``This is so great. It's the perfect thing for our firefighters,'' said his mother, Christina Sion, 45, of Sherman Oaks. It also drew breathless women to beefy beefy, beefyness 1. in dog conformation, used to describe overdevelopment of musculature in the hindquarters. 2. in cattle, used to designate the desirable physical conformation of a beef animal, but an undesirable character in dairy cattle. firefighters and rescue dogs calenders. ``Gotta get a calender CALENDER. An almanac. Julius Caesar ordained that the Roman year should consist of 365 days, except every fourth year, which should contain 366, the additional day to be reckoned by counting the twenty-fourth day of February (which was the 6th of the calends of March) twice. , you bet,'' said Pat Moss of Northridge. ``Lots of cuties -- there are some cute dogs, too.'' Ann Kinzle, who suffers from congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. , said firefighters from Station 73 have saved her life five times. ``This is one town you can count on the Fire Department and cops to be there,'' said Kinzle, 79, a Los Angeles police reserve officer from Reseda. In a booth selling tri-tip, Fire Station 75 boasted its ``mother of all barbecues.'' Meanwhile, in a booth selling ice cream were the proud men and women from Pacoima Fire Station 98. ``Our specialty is physical rescue, accidents,'' said Firefighter Brian Lowe, who counted four freeways that surround his station. ``The Jaws of Life Jaws of Life A trademark used for a pneumatic tool consisting of a pincerlike metal device that is inserted into the body of a severely damaged vehicle and opened to provide access to people trapped inside. Noun 1. -- that's what we're known for.'' Wooden, winner of 10 NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships at UCLA and an author of books on success, was praised as the newest honorary firefighter. ``We needed a teacher and mentor,'' Los Angeles Fire Chief William Bamattre said. ``With his values and what he's taught us, he really is an icon in this city.'' dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3730 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Jake Humphries, 4, of Santa Monica, walks up to one of the many firetrucks at the Benefit for Our Bravest in Sherman Oaks. Saturday's event included rides, carnival games, auctions, food and more. (2) Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden tries on his custom fire helmet Saturday after being honored at the Benefit for Our Bravest in Sherman Oaks, a street festival tribute for firefighters across the city. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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