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Carson council and sheriff's station honor deputies who rescued 100-year-old woman during Altadena wildfire response
Summary
Carson officials recognized two Carson station deputies, Deputy Quinn Alconis and Deputy Nicholas Martinez, who helped find and rescue a 100-year-old woman inside a senior living facility during an Altadena fire; the council praised the deputies and discussed public-safety activity and homelessness outreach.
The City Council recognized two deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Carson Station on Feb. 4 for a rescue during the Jan. 2025 Altadena wildfire response.
Captain Norman of the Carson Station introduced Deputy Quinn Alconis and Deputy Nicholas Martinez and described their actions after they were deployed to Altadena. "We got there and they tell us to go to an address to evacuate," Deputy Martinez recounted. The deputies encountered a senior living facility and conducted a search; on the third floor they found a 100-year-old woman who had been trying to find a way out and escorted her to safety.
Mayor Lula Davis Holmes, council members and the captain praised the deputies' actions. "You went…
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