francis alba:  

class of 67, studied fire science at three colleges made la's list #125 out of 2500 hundred applicants, #75 for la county, then #25 for long beach and finally #2 for the city of torrance, was told i had all high scores in the high 90's and that i would be called in 2 weeks to be fitted for uniforms and sent off to the fire academy, i was on a cloud, after 3 years of classes, special program at the city of willows up north starting fires in old buildings and watching trainees fight the fires, i did everything i could do to become a fireman. after the 2 wks. i was never called, got the run around, no answers as to why they never called. anyway, became a carpenter/ cabinet maker/framer/room additions/patios, etc etc. made a good living, m...Expand for more