May 2008

Family Videotapes Narrow Escape From Summmit Fire

May 29, 2008

Now that the Summit Fire is fully contained, one family has come forward with their incredible story of survival and escape from the wrath of it’s fury. You can hear the shear panic in their voice as they think it is too late to get away and they won’t make it. The conditions they encountered [...]

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Summit fire 100 percent contained

May 29, 2008

The Summit fire is finally contained. Now it’s time to extinguish it. After days of playing defense, firefighters are left hunting for hot spots in a blaze that roared to life early Thursday morning and within five hours had done more than half its damage. Now, even the smallest hidden root can smolder for days, [...]

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Firefighters Battle Fourth Suspicious Fire in Orcutt

May 29, 2008

ORCUTT — Investigators are looking for possible arsonists who may be behind four separate fires in Orcutt. The most recent fire broke out in brush, Thursday afternoon on Orcutt Road. Firefighters say the fire burned a small area, about ten feet by ten feet, but it’s located near homes. Investigators say there about three other [...]

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National Firefighting News Video Player

May 29, 2008

West Coast 911 is always working on improving the firefighting news experience for west coast firefighters!

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Fire Tears through Commercial Structure in Pomona

May 29, 2008

Pomona, Calif. — Fire has ripped through a commercial building in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona. Los Angeles County fire officials say the blaze was reported at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the vacant 100-by-150 foot building. Fire Captain Mike Brown says flames burned through the roof, but the fire has not spread beyond the [...]

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Fire Breaks out at Wilmington Church

May 29, 2008

Wilmington — A fire broke out Wednesday night inside a church in Wilmington, authorities said. The fire at the Harbor Christian Church, at 1551 N. Wilmington Blvd., was reported around 10:51 p.m., Cecil Manresa of the Los Angeles City Fire Department said. Arriving firefighters discovered heavy smoke showing from the two-story church with flames burning [...]

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Austin fireman who stopped for burger on way to call fired

May 28, 2008

AUSTIN — A firefighter who stopped to pick up a hamburger before rushing to help a woman in respiratory distress has been fired. Firefighter Michael Pooler’s decision to stop at the Burger House next to his fire station before jumping onto a fire truck delayed the emergency response by two minutes, said Acting Fire Chief [...]

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Air ambulances address issue of obese patients

May 28, 2008

Bigger backboards, sturdier gurneys, ambulances with a wider entrance — the growing girth of the American public translates to a bigger patient for medical service providers. Now, Airlift Northwest is the latest such agency to announce new policies to deal with obese patients. “There’s been a real increase in the size and girth of some [...]

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Fontana council backs concept of separate fire protection district

May 28, 2008

FONTANA – Eight San Bernardino County fire stations that serve Fontana would become part of a separate agency under a plan approved in concept Tuesday night by the Fontana City Council. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors must sign off on the terms of the proposed Fontana fire protection district before the arrangement can [...]

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LAFD Opens Air Operations at Van Nuys Airport

May 28, 2008

The men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department warmly welcome you to join civic and community leaders, including Fire Chief Douglas Barry, at the public dedication and grand opening of the City’s newest municipal aviation facility. Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM LAFD Air Operations, Air Support & Helicopter Maintenance [...]

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