(1) Jay McGraw, Executive Producer of the hit TV show “The Doctors” speaks after receiving the Santa Monica Red Cross 2009 Spirit Award during the 3rd Annual Red Tie Affair at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel on Saturday, March 28, 2009. (2) McGraw with his cast and crew pose for a portrait after receiving 2009 Spirit Award. (3) McGraw holds his Spirit Award. (4) Santa Monica City Councilman Bobby Shriver (left) and Carlos Crocker (right) present Russ Kino, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of Emergency Services of Saint John's Health Center, with the Rick Crocker Spirit of Volunteerism Award. The award was named for Santa Monica Red Cross volunteer and Santa Monica Police Officer, Ricardo A Crocker who was killed in Al-Anbar province, Iraq, on May 25, 2005, while on active duty as aUnited States Marine Corps Reservist. (5,6) Santa Monica Firefighters carry Lisa Masterson, OB/GYN and Co-Host of 'The Doctor' after wining the Firehouse tour and Lunch for four during the live auction. (7) World Champion Big Board Surfer, Garrett “GMac” MacNamara, 41, who hails from Hawaii, and Warren Metcalfe, 24, an internationally ranked professional surfer and model, auction of a "9:Fish" Barracuda model surfboard with a private surfing lesson during the live auction. (8,9) Dr Robert M. Rey, MD, who stars in the reality show 'Dr. 90210' on the E! Entertainment Channel, and his wife Hayley pet SMPD Officer Roberto Villegas' K-9 Partner, Nero, a 6 year-old Belgian Malinois, after wining the K-9 Ride along during the live auction.

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Santa Monica Firefighters walk down a candle -lit hallway at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel during World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) 'Earth Hour 2009,' on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities were invited to turn out their lights for one hour (Earth Hour) on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. to show their support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more than 50 million people, including several Fairmont hotels around the globe, participated. In 2009, Earth Hour aims to reach out to 1 billion people in 1,000 cities.

(top) Santa Monica's Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman (left) and Fire Chief Jim Hone go head-to-head during the Thirteenth Annual "SuperBowl-A-Thon" at AMF Bay Shore Lanes on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Chief Hone won the chiefs challenge with a score of 140 to a close 135, but the SMPD beat the SMFD with an overall score of 691 to 594. (center) In a  tradition dating back to the 1917 Opening Day Ceremonies of the Santa Monica Bowling Alleys on the Pier, Santa Monica Fire Chief Hone (right) receives the first place trophy while Santa Monica Police Chief Jackman gets a bottle of Ketchup. (above) Santa Monica Kiwanis President Patty Loggins returns her shoes during the Bowl-A-Thon, her score was 122. Nearly 500 bowlers on teams representing various businesses, social service agencies and local government participated in the SuperBowl-A-Thon bringing together the private and public sector in an effort to eradicate homelessness in Santa Monica and transform the community. It benefits the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition’s efforts to strengthen services to homeless and at-risk, men, women and families through education, advocacy and service coordination.

(1) Santa Monica Police Officers and Firefighters salute as the hearse arrives at St. Monica's Church during a memorial service for Councilman and former Santa Monica Mayor Herbert Katz, 78, on Monday, Jan 12, 2009. (2) Civic leaders bow their heads in a moment of silence for the memory of Councilman Herb Katz (3) Monsignor Torgerson gives a blessing during the memorial service. (4,5) Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels (left) and Monsignor Torgerson precede over the memorial service at St. Monica's Church (5) The SMPD salutes as the bagpipe plays. (6) Pallbearers carry the casket out of St. Monica's Church (7) The SMPD salutes as procession passes by (8) The procession drives down Main Street passing Santa Monica City Hall on its way to Woodlawn cemetery  (9) Pallbearers carry the casket at Woodlawn cemetery (10) Officers fire-off a 21 gun salute at Woodlawn cemetery during Santa Monica Councilmen Herb Katz funeral on Monday, Jan 12, 2009. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his memory to either the John Wayne Cancer Institute at 2200 Santa Monica Blvd., or the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles.

(1) Santa Claus arives at the Douglas Park in a red convertible during the annual Santa Monica Firefighters and Police "Candy Cane Drive" on Saturday, December 13, 2008. (2) Bennett kelly, 6, tells Santa that he wants a Wii for Christmas during the Candy Cane Drive at Douglas Park. (3) Julia Lunsford, 9, and her brother Derrick, 5, visit with Santa at Reed Park. (4) Children tell Santa what they want for Christmas at Douglas Park. (5) Santa trades in his reindeers for a motorcycle . Santa visited children at Douglas Park, Reed Park, Third Street Promenade, Virginia Ave Park, Marine Park and Clover park during his annual candy cane drive on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The Candy Cane Drives was sponsored by the Santa Monica Firefighters' & Police Officers' Association.

Santa Monica Firefighter, Johnny Maccini, buys rice to cook dinner for his fellow firefighters in station 2 on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Albertsons Grocery store. Maccini will prepare a classic fire department recipe, Caribbean Pork Cutlets with black beansand rice accompanied with a tomato and onion salad and tortillas. Each day a different firefighter must grocery shop and prepare lunch and dinner for the station's firefighters. The chef of the day collects $15..00 in the morning from his fellow firefighters to purchase the groceries for the two meals. While some firefighter/chefs are better cooks than others, Maccini says, "I haven't received any complains about my cooking...yet!"

Captain Scott Ziegert escorts the eight 2008 Santa Monica Fire Department Graduates on Saturday, October 26, 2008, at the Fire Academy. The graduates demonstrate their life-saving skills during the graduation exercise.

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(1) Santa Monica Firefighter Matt Norris (left) and Jason Wells, collect donations for children and adults with MDA on the corner of Cloverfield Ave. and I-10 on Friday, September 26, 2008. (2) Santa Monica Firefighter Matt Norris, collects donations for the muscle-wasting disease. (3)  Engineer Jim Enges, 52, volunteers his time after a 24 hour shift. (4) Nick Angel, 27, collects donations on Friday.  The money supports the local MDA clinic and support groups, assists with the purchase of durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, leg braces, and communication devices, and funds the MDA Summer Camps.