Injured Firefighter’s Condition Improves
Glendale firefighter William Jensen, who was severely burned in the Calabasas-Malibu brush fire Oct. 22, has improved enough to breath without a ventilator, a hospital official said Monday.
Jensen, 52, remained in critical condition and was scheduled today to undergo his fourth round of extensive surgery since being overtaken by flames near Corral Canyon.
Doctors were encouraged by Jensen’s ability to speak with his family and hospital staff after the ventilator was removed Sunday, said Larry Weinberg, a spokesman for the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital.
Jensen was the most seriously injured of four firefighters from the Glendale and Los Angeles city departments who were hospitalized at the burn center.
Los Angeles City firefighter Surgey “Guy” Tomlinson was sent home Oct. 24, and Glendale firefighter Scott French left the hospital Sunday. Los Angeles City firefighter Ross Torstenbo was scheduled to be sent home today.
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