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While San Jose residents and leaders alike are fretting over recent police and fire staffing cuts to fill budget holes, a new IBM analysis requested by Mayor Chuck Reed suggests the city’s public safety departments are overstaffed and inefficient.
Reed has scheduled a discussion of the report Wednesday at the City Council agenda-setting committee he leads. He wants the committee to have the city manager and auditor look it over and use the analysis to develop budget recommendations for the council. [click to continue…]
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San Jose firefighters put out a two-alarm kitchen fire that broke out at a Thai restaurant Friday morning.
Capt. Anthony Melendrez said the fire was reported at 8:07 at the Tee Nee Thai Restaurant at 1423 The Alameda; the blaze was controlled at 8:54 a.m.
Two people who live above the restaurant were displaced. Melendrez said family members of the restaurant live upstairs. The fire broke out in the kitchen of the restaurant, he said, but the cause is under investigation. [click to continue…]
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A car slammed into a tree in South Los Angeles today, critically injuring six women in a crash that authorities said may have been alcohol-related, authorities said.
The crash at 1454 W. Florence Ave. near the intersection with Halldale Avenue was reported at 2:47 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Matt Spence said. [click to continue…]
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Oakland firefighter returns to Bay Area as new Division Chief of Menlo Park Fire Protection District
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District has named Manny Navarro as its new Division Chief in charge of Operations. Navarro comes to the Fire District with over 40 years of extensive public safety experience.
He started his career in 1972 as an Oakland firefighter and left the Department in 1994 as the Assistant Fire Chief. During his time with the Department, he managed numerous significant emergencies including rescue operations during the 1999 Loma Prieta earthquake and Highway 880 freeway collapse, Oakland Hills fire storm in 1991, and multiple high rise fires in downtown Oakland. [click to continue…]
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A Redding woman’s hair was singed Tuesday night as she escaped from her burning house in the 800 block of Lakeview Drive.
Heavy flames were visible through a window of the house when Redding firefighters arrived at 6:47 p.m., and they immediately called a second alarm for more help. [click to continue…]
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A fire in west Modesto on Tuesday morning destroyed a duplex and displaced eight people, including six children.
Rosa Soto was in the front yard of the residence in the 1300 block of Figaro Avenue about 7:45 a.m. when she heard her father, who lives next door, yell “Fire!” He ran toward the rear of the duplex where the flames began enveloping a carport. [click to continue…]
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