June 2009

San Bernardino apartment fire causes $13,000 in damage

June 23, 2009

A fire in a seventh-floor apartment in San Bernardino caused an estimated $13,000 damage Tuesday, a fire official said. The blaze, reported about 11:50 a.m. at the eight-story Meadowbrook Towers apartment complex in the 100 block of West Second Street, was confined to the kitchen of one apartment, said San Bernardino fire Battalion Chief Eric [...]

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Bullhead City Firefighters Face High Temperatures and Wind During Garage Fire

June 23, 2009

On Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 1400, the Bullhead City Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3388 South Ridge Ave. Division Chief Kinsey was first to arrive on scene, reporting heavy smoke and flames from a three car garage with residential exposures to the east and west. Highs winds from the [...]

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Illegal Burn Sparks Attic Fire in Bullhead City

June 23, 2009

On Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 1300, the Bullhead City Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 942 Turney Drive. Arriving engines observed light smoke from the eves indicating a possible attic fire. Firefighters aggressively made entrance to the garage and an attic crawl space. Light smoke was found but no active [...]

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SBCo FD hopes to fund station with stimulus money

June 23, 2009

SAN BERNARDINO • The San Bernardino County Fire Department is applying for stimulus funds to pay for the construction of a fire station in Amboy that will reduce emergency response time on Interstate 40. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen to apply for [...]

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Sac City firefighter talks break down; 68 lose their jobs next week

June 23, 2009

The city of Sacramento has cut off talks with the fire union – and as many as 68 firefighters will lose their jobs next week as a result. Mayor Kevin Johnson said the city was “moving forward under the premise that we’re done” negotiating with the fire union after a proposal from the firefighters to [...]

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Sacramento City Firefighters May Take 5% Pay Cut

June 23, 2009

SACRAMENTO – The local firefighters’ union and city officials are publicizing a new one-year labor agreement for firefighters. The deal between the Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 and the city would consist of a 5 percent salary cut for firefighters during the 2009/2010 fiscal year. The other key component of the deal is that city [...]

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Long Beach Firefighters Perform Ferris Wheel Rescue

June 23, 2009

On Monday, June 22, 2009 at 9:34 P.M. Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) units Truck 1, Truck 7 and Battalion Chief 1 responded to a report of two people stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel at 65 S PINE AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802. Truck 1 arrived on scene and determined that a [...]

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San Bernardino County Firefighters rescue elderly man, dogs from burning Hesperia home

June 23, 2009

HESPERIA • San Bernardino County firefighters pulled a disabled elderly man and his three dogs from his burning Hesperia home on Father’s Day night, officials said. The man, who uses a wheelchair, was able to get into a hallway of his home, and that’s where rescuers were able to find the man, according to Megan [...]

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Body Found in Anaheim Commercial Fire

June 22, 2009

Anaheim (myFOXla.com) – A body was found burned inside a charred car in a three-alarm fire at a commercial structure in Anaheim Monday night and police were investigating the possibility of foul play. When firefighters arrived at 1081 N. Shepard Street, near La Palma Avenue, and broke through a roll-up door in the warehouse-like structure [...]

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