December 2009

Dead man found in apartment fire

December 31, 2009

Police officers and firefighters today are investigating a blaze that killed a 67-year-old man in his Martinez apartment. The fire on the 1100 block of Warren Street, a few blocks southeast of downtown Martinez, was reported at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. After firefighters kept the flames from spreading beyond a detached studio apartment, they found a [...]

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No one home as fire guts Trinity Road house

December 31, 2009

A house fire ripped through a hillside home on Trinity Road overlooking Sonoma Valley early Thursday, destroying a significant portion of the structure. The blaze was brought under control before 9 a.m. No one was home at the residence when neighbors first reported the blaze at 7:38 a.m. and the cause is unknown. The names [...]

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Crews of firefighting Super Tankers chosen as ‘Person’ of the Year

December 31, 2009

VICTORVILLE • They take to the ash and smoke-filled skies with their tanks bulging with 12,000 gallons of retardant. Undoubtedly they help save homes and forests from being ravaged — and help protect the lives of both firefighters and residents on the ground. They’re the crews of 10 Tanker Air Carrier’s two firefighting jets based [...]

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House burned for firefighters’ training day

December 31, 2009

OROVILLE — A small, single-story ranch house built in the 1930s on Old Olive Highway near Kelly Ridge burned Wednesday — again and again. Several fires at the house were deliberately started by Cal Fire-Butte County officials during a day of training exercises for Oroville, Kelly Ridge, Thermalito and Palermo companies and Kelly Ridge Volunteer [...]

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Fire reported at downtown S.D. Marriott

December 31, 2009

SAN DIEGO – Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a restaurant at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported about 3:45 p.m. at the hotel adjacent to the convention center on West Harbor Drive near Front Street in downtown San Diego, said Lee Swanson, a spokesman for the San [...]

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West Orange: Firefighters deliver toys, joy to CHOC patients

December 30, 2009

Seven Orange City firefighters delivered toys and joy to CHOC Children’s patients on Dec. 15. For more than 40 years, the Fire Department has taken gifts to the hospital during the holiday season. Typically, Santa Claus climbs a firetruck ladder and waives to children gathered inside the hospital’s playrooms. After that, he goes room to [...]

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Fire damages Montessori school

December 30, 2009

A fire destroyed several classrooms at the St. Helena Montessori School Tuesday night. At about 10:30 p.m. firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the school, which is located at 1343 Spring St. The fire caused heavy damage to a single-story modular building that served as classrooms for more than 30 primary students. By the [...]

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San Bernardino City firefighters rescue stranded teen from mountain

December 30, 2009

San Bernardino City firefighters rescued a 15-year-old boy from the mountains tonight after the boy fell during a hike and slid down a steep hillside. The teen and four friends left Newberry Park about 3 p.m. and hiked into the San Bernardino National Forest. They were about 45 minutes into their hike when the teen [...]

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Firefighters put out structure fire

December 30, 2009

DELHI — Cal Fire firefighters responded to a structure fire Sunday night on the 9000 block of Driftwood in Delhi. Three engines and a water tender were dispatched to the blaze, county officials said. Firefighters took quick action, and most of the fire was contained in the attic and roof of the house. There were [...]

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Firefighters uses Jaws of Life, send man to hospital

December 30, 2009

REDLANDS – Firefighters used the jaws of Life to pull a driver from his car after he crashed into a telephone pole Tuesday. At about 4 p.m., a 23-year-old Redlands man crashed into a pole after glancing off of a GMC pickup truck, said Redlands police officer Eric Pendery. Firefighters had to use the Jaw [...]

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