February 2010

Fire burns San Luis Obispo house near Broad St.

February 19, 2010

San Luis Obispo city firefighters are cleaning up after a fire that burned a small early 20th century house on the east end of town Thursday night. The blaze broke out on the 600 block of Branch Street, near the Chilie Peppers restaurant just off of Broad Street, about 8:30 p.m. Flames could be seen [...]

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Children’s concert to benefit families of fallen Contra Costa officers, firefighters

February 19, 2010

Contra Costa County police departments and a local nonprofit group are throwing a children’s concert next month to benefit the families of fallen officers and firefighters in what they hope will become an annual event. The Kids Rock Benefit Concert, set for March 20 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, is [...]

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Fire Destroys Cupertino Home

February 18, 2010

On Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 3:18 AM, units of the Santa Clara County Fire Department responded to numerous reports of a house fire at 10132 Deeprose Place in Cupertino, California. First due Truck 1 and Engine 1 arrived on scene within minutes of the initial dispatch to find a two-story home with fire showing [...]

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Two-alarm house fire controlled in Cupertino

February 18, 2010

CUPERTINO, CA (KGO) — Firefighters remain at the scene of a house fire in Cupertino this morning, a dispatcher with the Santa Clara County Fire Department said. Fire was reported in a home near Deeprose Place and Price Avenue at around 3:20 a.m., the dispatcher said. The two-alarm blaze damaged one home and threatened another [...]

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Empty propane tank triggers hazmat request in south Visalia

February 18, 2010

Visalia Fire Department firefighters responded to a hazardous-materials call earlier tonight on the 600 block of West James Avenue in south Visalia in response to a possible propane leak, firefighters reported. Source of the call, which occurred around 6:30 p.m., was an empty propane tank in that area that was to be converted into a [...]

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Firefighters extinguish Encanto-area house fire

February 18, 2010

It took firefighters about 10 minutes Wednesday to subdue a non-injury blaze that damaged an Encanto-area home. Flames began spreading through the residence in the 1500 block of Weaver Street shortly before 12:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Source: sdnn.com

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Early morning Vallejo house fire claims several pets

February 17, 2010

An early Wednesday morning house fire at Rollingwood Drive and Georgia Street in Vallejo claimed the lives of two dogs, a chicken and a cockatoo. The two-alarm fire broke out in a residential garage where combustible material was too close to a gas water heater, Vallejo Fire Department spokesman Bill Tweedy said. The fire was [...]

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None hurt as fire races Fairfield through home

February 17, 2010

FAIRFIELD – A family salvaged what few possessions they still had from a gutted home after a 7:30 a.m. fire today in a central Fairfield subdivision. A blackened cross. A singed Disney book called ‘My Sweet Memories’ that detailed the life of a 1-year-old child. Some singed magazines. Not much more. ‘Nothing. Just my cell [...]

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3-Story Building Under Construction Consumed By Fire

February 17, 2010

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 4:19 AM, 15 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 7 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Urban Search and Rescue Unit, 1 Rehab Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 Arson Units, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 1 Heavy Equipment Team including 3 Bulldozers, 5 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams and 1 Division Chief [...]

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Oakland firefighters discover 400 pot plants

February 17, 2010

OAKLAND, CA (KGO) — An unexpected discovery was made on Tuesday in Oakland’s Chinatown. They found up to 400 marijuana plants with a street value of as much as $100,000 or more. The plants were found in the back of a printing business by a city fire marshal who just happened to be doing a [...]

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