February 2010

Pasadena fire destroys one home, damages others

February 28, 2010

PASADENA – A fire destroyed a house and damaged another house and an apartment building late Saturday, authorities said. The blaze was first reported about 7 p.m. at a vacant two-story house in the 300 block of South Oakland Avenue, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. The home was undergoing renovations. The initial firefighters [...]

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Crew escapes serious injury in firetruck accident

February 28, 2010

ST. HELENA, Calif.—Three firefighters escaped serious injury when a Napa County firetruck rolled down a steep embankment around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Fire officials say three California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters on a Napa County firetruck were responding to a report of a fallen tree when the fire engine they were riding on [...]

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Two transients in Redlands stab each other

February 27, 2010

Two Redlands transients stabbed each other during an argument Friday, police said. Redlands firefighters were called to California Street near the 10 Freeway about 4 p.m. after people reported seeing an injured man. When they arrived, firefighters found a 48-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. Police also responded and found a 60-year-old man in [...]

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Firefighters Use Helicopter To Hoist Injured Hiker

February 27, 2010

Firefighters Saturday used a helicopter to hoist an injured woman in Franklin Canyon Park to safety, a fire department spokesman said. The incident began about 10 a.m. between Mulholland Drive and the Franklin Canyon reservoir. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Shawn Lenske said rescuers hiked in about three-quarters of a mile to find the woman, [...]

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Sacramento medical supply building catches fire

February 27, 2010

SACRAMENTO, CA — A two-alarm fire broke out early Friday morning at a medical supply building that appeared to be shut down for awhile. Firefighters headed to the building at 37th Avenue and Stockton Boulevard just before 3 a.m. Damage was confined to one room, according to Sacramento fire crews. Firefighters said they found some [...]

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South San Jose gas leak capped, residents allowed back into homes

February 27, 2010

A residential neighborhood in South San Jose was evacuated for about 90 minutes this morning after construction crews ruptured a gas line, according to a fire captain. Construction crews working at a townhouse complex on Golden Creek Terrace, located near Coyote Creek Park west of Highway 101, ruptured a half-inch gas line around 10 a.m., [...]

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Fire at Storage Facility in Indio

February 26, 2010

An early morning fire at an Indio self storage complex caused about $80,000 worth of damage to 18 units, fire officials said. The fire broke out at about 6:15 a.m. at Adobe Self Storage near the corner of Date Avenue and Calhoun Street in Indio. KPSP Local 2 has learned training rounds from World War [...]

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Firefighters keep sign fire from spreading

February 26, 2010

BELL GARDENS – A neon sign caught fire at a Mexican restaurant in Bell Gardens and firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading, a dispatcher said today. The fire was in the 7300 block of Eastern Avenue, between Florence Avenue and Clara Street, was reported at 10:51 p.m. Thursday and extinguished by 11 p.m, said Los [...]

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Del Rosa Hotshots Alumni and the Wildland Firefighter Foundationfund-raiser April 17

February 25, 2010

The Del Rosa Hotshots Alumni and the Wildland Firefighter Foundation are hosting a Texas Holdem Poker Tournament When: Saturday April 17 Location: Mentone Moose Lodge 2139 Mentone Blvd. Mentone Ca 92359 Since 1999, the Foundation has also provided emergency support services to the families of seriously injured and firefighters killed in the line of duty. [...]

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Charred body found in burning I.E. field

February 25, 2010

REDLANDS, Calif. (KABC) — Firefighters responding to a fire discovered a burned body in the flames in Redlands Tuesday night. Authorities responded to the vegetation fire at Wabash Street and Reservoir Road at about 11:30 p.m., called in by a passing car. After firefighters put the fire out, the burned human remains were found. “It’s [...]

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