June 2009

Victorville man found dead after Yermo fire

June 30, 2009

YERMO • San Bernardino County Fire officials found the remains of a Victorville man after they extinguished a blaze that broke out at a home in Yermo, officials said. Firefighters arrived at a home in the 200 block of E. Yermo Road around 9:49 p.m. on Saturday, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner officials. After [...]

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Sacramento Firefighters Offer New Deal to City

June 30, 2009

SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento Fire Department union says it is going back to city leaders with another proposal to ensure firehouses stay open and firefighters remain on the job. The proposal also happens to save the city $10 million, according to union spokesman Chris Harvey. Firefighters are offering a 5 percent pay cut for [...]

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Blaze consumes house, 48 acres in Palermo

June 29, 2009

PALERMO — Flames sparked by a lawnmower, fueled by Monday’s triple-digit temperatures and strong south winds, destroyed a home and scorched almost 50 acres in the Palermo area. It was the fourth consecutive Monday that a mower has triggered a fire. It was the largest of four fires that firefighters were called to Monday in [...]

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San Jose fire crews rescue man trapped in ventilation system

June 29, 2009

After the scorching weekend, Raul Bendaras started work Monday morning on the air conditioning system at a Santa Clara County building on North First Street. But the county refrigeration mechanic fell 20 feet down a chute and spent more than two hours trapped, first calling out for help and then falling in and out of [...]

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Firefighters knock down blaze in Costa Mesa garage

June 29, 2009

Costa Mesa arson Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire that raged through a single family home on Saturday. The firefighters arrived at the home on Colgate Street at approximately 6:40 p.m. Their efforts were frustrated by intense smoke and heat, and by the detonation of small rounds of ammunition that [...]

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Fairview Fire Contained, Fire Destroyed Roughly 120 Acres

June 29, 2009

KERNVILLE, Calif. — According to the Kern River Ranger District, the Faireview fires have been contained. Firefighters responded to a wildland fire, above the town of Kernville along Mountain 99, this weekend. The fire, located a few miles north of Fairview, on the west side of the Kern River is presently held to 120 acres.

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White firefighters were victims of discrimination, Supreme Court rules

June 29, 2009

Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, holding that employers should not rely on “raw racial statistics” to set aside a fair test. The 5-4 decision clarifies the federal job-discrimination laws for employers, both private and public, [...]

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Seven People Injured in Fire at L.A. Apartment Building

June 29, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Seven people were injured in a fire at a four-unit apartment building near downtown Los Angeles Monday. The fire at 2800 E. Manitou Ave. was reported about 3:15 a.m. The two-story fourplex was soon fully involved in flames that spread to its attic. More than 100 firefighters knocked the blaze down in [...]

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Firefighters face off in Combat Challenge

June 29, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–It’s one thing for a track runner to bolt when the gun fires. Imagine how hard it is to jump up from a crouch and race up six flights of stairs while dressed in full firefighting gear and lugging a 42-pound pack of hose. That’s just the very first task in what is [...]

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Early Friday morning fire guts Chico antique mall

June 27, 2009

CHICO — Countless treasures were lost early Friday morning in a fire that raced through a large part of the Eighth and Main Antique Center downtown. The two-story building at 745 Main St. held the antiques of 45 separate vendors who had each set up shop in the vast building. The fire was reported by [...]

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