January 2009

Off-Duty Yuba City Firefighter Rescues Kids from Fire

January 15, 2009

An off-duty firefighter rescued two small children from a burning house in Yuba City Tuesday morning. Yuba City Fire Capt. Eric Hankins was driving past the residence at 2434 Butte House Road around 10 a.m. when he saw smoke coming out of the gable vents near the eaves of the house. He called dispatch and [...]

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Fuel Tanker Explodes in San Bernardino

January 15, 2009

At 0845 on the morning of January 14, 2008, the San Bernardino Fire Department received multiple calls for a fire at a gas station involving a fuel tanker. SBFD dispatchers responded a full structure fire assignment to the incident, which was located at 2601 N. Del Rosa Drive – a gas station for the Merit [...]

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Rialto fights reimbursement to firefighter

January 15, 2009

RIALTO – The city has appealed an arbitrator’s ruling that it owes a fire captain back pay, after the Fire Department’s former chief retaliated against him for union activity.The arbitrator ruled last year that Nash Briones, secretary/treasurer for Rialto Local 3688, was not allowed to work as acting battalion chief, according to the Washington, D.C.-based [...]

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Santa Clara County firefighters hospitalized after CO exposure

January 14, 2009

Initially, the call to Santa Clara County dispatch seemed routine enough — a man was in need of medical attention at the Cupertino City Center Apartments on Stevens Creek Boulevard. When county firefighters and the American Medical Response ambulance crew arrived, they found the man lying unconscious in the locker room of the complex’s pool [...]

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Blaze destroys two Madera County businesses

January 14, 2009

Two businesses were destroyed and a Mexican restaurant was damaged in an early morning fire Monday at a strip mall south of Madera. The fire reported about 3:30 a.m. destroyed the Thrift Shop Thrift Center and the Parkwood Launderia at Saunders Road and Madera Avenue. About 20 firefighters with Cal Fire controlled the fire by [...]

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USFA 2008 Firefighter Fatality Statistics

January 12, 2009

EMMITSBURG, MD. – The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announced today there were 114 on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008. During this period, there were firefighters lost from 34 states and one from the Virgin Islands. North Carolina experienced the highest number of fatalities (11), [...]

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Big Bear Lake Firefighter Seeks Sponsorship to Fight Cancer

January 12, 2009

Hello! I will be participating in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb on March 8th. Please support me with a donation. Our efforts will help make a big difference in the fight against blood cancers. Thank you for your generosity! What is the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb? The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb is a timed race up the stairs [...]

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LAFD Greater Alarm Fire in Van Nuys Airport Area

January 12, 2009

Firefighters arriving on scene found a 1 story commercial building, furniture showroom, with heavy smoke and fire showing from the front of the building. As Firefighters made an ambitious effort to deploy 2-1/2 and 1-3/4 inch handlines, their roof top counterparts were vigorously attempting to ventilate the structure. As the roof team watched flames erupt [...]

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Modesto Firefighters discover body in RV fire

January 12, 2009

Firefighters responding to a call of a recreational vehicle on fire early Sunday morning found a man’s body inside.  Firefighters were called to the 1500 block of Owens Drive in southeast Modesto about 4:30 a.m., Battalion Chief Hugo Patino said in a news release. They found a Class C Tioga Arrow RV fully engulfed in [...]

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Maritime Learning for Firefighters…

January 12, 2009

Firefighters who need to know how to respond to emergencies on boats or in ports may be checking out California Maritime Academy’s new course catalog. The CMA courses, designed for professionals or returning students, use the school’s Golden Bear training ship, plus other specialized equipment and machinery, said spokesman Doug Webster. “These courses are designed [...]

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