December 2009

Palm Springs fire blamed on fireplace flue

December 24, 2009

No injuries were reported in a structure fire that displaced a Palm Springs family this evening. The fire was reported about 7 p.m. at 395 Dominguez Rd., according to Palm Springs firefighters.

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Silicon Valley charities scramble to meet rising need

December 24, 2009

Sacred Heart Community Service in San Jose opened its doors at 8 a.m. Wednesday to give out free Christmas toys — a book, a stuffed animal and two small gifts for each child. Families started lining up for them at 10 the night before. It’s been that way throughout Silicon Valley and the Bay Area [...]

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Lefty O’Doul’s seeking 9,000 toys for children

December 24, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — Lefty O’Doul’s restaurant in San Francisco’s Union Square is gearing up for its annual last-minute toy drive, and this year’s goal is to collect 9,000 toys for kids who might otherwise go without on Christmas. Restaurant co-owner Nick Bovis is preparing for a 22-hour day on Thursday that he anticipates will be [...]

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Winds Hamper Firefighting Efforts

December 23, 2009

LAS VEGAS — Heavy winds were no help to firefighters Wednesday morning as crews rushed to three separate incidents before sunrise. The largest fire could be seen from across the Las Vegas valley just before the morning rush hour. At least 75 firefighters struggled to contain a fire burning through the Rainwalk Apartment complex near [...]

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Costa Mesa firefighters to deliver toys and items on Christmas Eve

December 23, 2009

COSTA MESA Needy children and residents in a local motel and women’s shelter will receive a visit from Costa Mesa firefighters with loads of basic need items and toys on Christmas Eve. Based on letters written to Santa, five families, including 50 kids in a motel, will receive the items donated by firefighters, local business [...]

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Motorhome goes up in flames in Greenbrae

December 23, 2009

A fire in a Greenbrae mobile home park gutted one motorhome but was stopped before it could spread to other vehicles just a few feet away, a fire official said. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. at Marin Park at 2140 Redwood Highway, a site on the east side of Highway 101 that [...]

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Firefighters extinguish non-injury apartment fire in Pasadena

December 23, 2009

Firefighters doused an early morning blaze Tuesday at an apartment unit in the 900 block of North Los Robles Avenue. No one was injured in the 2:23 a.m. fire at the one-story apartment, reported Battalion Chief Brett Gibson of the Pasadena Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found smoke coming from the unit, and a team entered [...]

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Stranded Children Hoisted to Safety by Firefighters

December 22, 2009

NORTHRIDGE — Firefighters rescued two children who became stranded in a rugged area of the Santa Susana foothills near Northridge Monday afternoon. Both were fine. Twelve-year-old Savanna Tossi was carrying a mobile phone and called authorities around 2:53 Monday afternoon. She told them her friend, 8-year-old girl Angela Calame, had fallen and become stranded in [...]

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2-Alarm Fire Erupts in Downtown Victorian

December 22, 2009

SACRAMENTO,CA- The Sacramento Fire Department is searching for the cause of a blaze that damaged a multi-story Victorian apartment. Just before 9:30 p.m. Monday authorities began to get 911 calls reporting a house fire at 11th and F Streets in Downtown Sacramento. Two dogs were trapped inside and firefighters searched the home in thick smoke [...]

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Retiring county fire Chief Freeman to stay another year

December 22, 2009

Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief P. Michael Freeman is staying on another year. Freeman, a Whittier resident, was set to retire in March. He decided to stay longer because he wanted to guide the massive Fire Department through the budget crisis, said Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich. “This is an early Christmas gift [...]

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