March 2009

San Lorenzo house fire caused by marijuana growing operation

March 24, 2009

SAN LORENZO — A residential fire Friday on Via Sonata was caused by the homeowner overloading his electrical outlets while conducting a marijuana growing operation in his home, according to authorities. Alameda County fire officials responded at 10:48 p.m. with three fire engines, one fire truck and a heavy-rescue unit to the blaze at a [...]

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S.J. grocer gives $200,000 to help Stockton Fire buy rescue vehicle

March 24, 2009

STOCKTON – When Fire Chief Ron Hittle asked a private donor to help pay for a new heavy rescue vehicle that the Fire Department could no longer afford on its own, he came well-equipped. “They had some graphics, pictures of a couple of fire engines and this rescue vehicle with a Food 4 Less logo [...]

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Oklahoma firefighters mourn Chief caught in elevator fire

March 24, 2009

HYDRO — Fire, heavy smoke and poor ventilation inside a grain elevator were too much for firefighters who lost their chief and suffered smoke inhalation injuries today in Hydro. Hydro Fire Chief Nolan Schmidt died and four firefighters including two of Schmidt’s brothers were injured, authorities said. The injured men were identified as Hydro Assistant [...]

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Two-Alarm Fire Strikes San Jose Business

March 23, 2009

On Saturday, March 21, 2009, just before 5:00 a.m., units of the San Jose Fire Department were dispatched to 345 Northlake Drive for reports of smoke from the roof of a 100′ x 300′ single-story, multiple-occupancy, commercial structure. First due Truck and Engine Company 14 (C-Shift) arrived to find heavy smoke issuing from the roof [...]

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Cop performs forcible entry; Saves Man From House Fire

March 23, 2009

A Burbank police officer who was on duty at the Pasadena Marathon kicked down a door and pulled a man out of a burning house Sunday, authorities said. The house fire in the 1700 block of East Del Mar Boulevard, near Pasadena City College, started just before 7 a.m. starting gun for the 5k race [...]

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Ventura area Fire Departments fight Santa Paula home blaze; 10 people displaced

March 21, 2009

Seven women and three children were displaced Tuesday after a fire damaged the home they shared in the 200 block of South Eighth Street in Santa Paula, officials said. No one was injured in the 4:22 p.m. blaze, but the two-story Victorian-style house suffered major fire damage and likely will have to be torn down, [...]

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Colusa area Firefighters train to extract people in tight spots

March 21, 2009

The area’s firefighters were not capable of difficult industrial site rescues. But on Sunday, two dozen firefighters from Colusa area fire departments and municipal public works completed the training to become certified in confined-space rescue. “Government regulations are strict,” said Williams Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert, who organized the event on behalf of the Colusa County [...]

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Orange County Firefighters find 2 bodies at manufacturing plant explosion

March 20, 2009

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – A failing electric water heater exploded at a plastics manufacturing plant, killing two people and injuring two others, officials said Friday. Isidro Echeverria, 34, of Oceanside, and Jose Jimenez, 51, of Garden Grove, died in the blast late Thursday at Solus Industrial Innovations in Rancho Santa Margarita, the Orange County [...]

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LAFD responds to fire with ‘pack rat’ conditions

March 20, 2009

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5:36 PM, 6 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team and Animal Services, under the direction of Battalion Chief John Vidovich, responded to a Structure Fire at 2130 N. Echo Park Av. in the Silver Lake area. [...]

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Denver Firefighters reach pact with City on cuts

March 20, 2009

The union representing Denver firefighters has reached a tentative agreement with Mayor John Hickenlooper’s administration on pay and benefits cuts that are expected to save the city $1.5 million. The package, which must be ratified by union members in a vote next week, amounts to a 2 percent reduction. The city agreed to study whether [...]

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