January 2010

Fresno Firefighters Battle Blaze in Rain

January 22, 2010

Fresno firefighters had to battle flames and heavy rain Thursday afternoon when a blaze broke out at an apartment complex on Thomas Avenue east of Fresno Street in the central part of the city. More than two-dozen firefighters rushed to the scene and quickly got the fire under control. The blaze was confined to one [...]

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City Of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department Retains Its I.S.O. Class One Rating

January 21, 2010

A recent inspection and survey by the Insurance Services Offices, Inc. (ISO) has resulted in Las Vegas Fire & Rescue maintaining its ISO Class One rating. The city’s fire department was the first entity in the state of Nevada to attain a Class One rating and has maintained it since 1990. ISO came in and [...]

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L.A. County Fire Department ditches plan to house inmate firefighters in Malibu

January 21, 2010

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has scrapped a plan to use a fire station in Malibu as a temporary location to house inmate firefighters displaced by the massive Station fire. Faced with opposition from residents, Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman informed the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in a letter [...]

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Hemet inferno destroys several businesses, spares historic theater

January 21, 2010

A blaze destroyed several downtown Hemet businesses Wednesday, but firefighters were able to save one of the city’s oldest landmarks. Flames that erupted at 4:20 p.m. at the corner of Florida Avenue and Carmalita Street tore through at least three businesses, possibly four, and came within inches of the downtown Historic Hemet Theatre. The cause [...]

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Fresno Firefighters Head to Haiti

January 20, 2010

Captain Brian Price of the Fresno Fire Department says, “One of the unique things about firefighters, we may not be the best at anything, but we’re pretty good at just about anything.” A good quality among men headed to utter devastation in Haiti. “We’re not going with any set agendas, like we have to be [...]

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Firefighters battle blaze at Larkfield home

January 20, 2010

A house fire late Tuesday north of Santa Rosa drew firefighters from three Sonoma County departments to battle the blaze. The fire at 5320 Old Redwood Highway near Airport Boulevard in Larkfield was reported at 8:22 p.m. Crews from Windsor, Rincon Valley and Santa Rosa responded, according to Capt. Dean Crothers of the Windsor Fire [...]

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Blood drive benefits Modesto firefighters burned on New Year’s Day

January 19, 2010

OAKDALE — The Delta Blood Bank held a blood drive at the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District’s station No. 1 for two Modesto firefighters recuperating from burns suffered while fighting a fire. Among the donors Monday was Capt. Dan Snyder, 43, of the Lathrop Manteca Fire Department. He said he was donating because “all of [...]

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Firefighters Staff Swift Water Rescue Team

January 19, 2010

Riverside County firefighters plan to staff a swift water rescue team by Tuesday. The water rescue truck was parked at the Palm Desert station Monday. Firefighters filled it with necessary equipment for minor and major rescues. Dry suits, goggles, fins, head gear with lights, and other tools were stuffed into backpacks and into bins on [...]

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Firefighters Prepare For Possible Flooding

January 19, 2010

Firefighters were preparing for the worst Monday. The Thousand Palms Fire station had a truck loaded with hundreds of pre-filled sandbags in case of an emergency flood or mudslide. “This is one of the central areas we can work from, bring in loads of sand, build some more sandbags using inmate crews from Cal Fire, [...]

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100 firefighters to help with possible floods

January 18, 2010

Fire Deputy Chief Mike Metro has urged people living near areas of high flood risk not to take any evacuation orders lightly. “If we do during this week go to evacuations, we are begging you to leave when you’re ordered,” Metro said. “These debris flows can be deadly and if you stay, you may be [...]

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