March 2010

Firefighters battle early-morning apartment fire

March 19, 2010

VICTORVILLE • Firefighters prevented an early-morning fire from destroying an apartment complex Thursday, San Bernardino County Fire Battalion Chief Tracy Carlton said. Crews arrived at the apartment in the 14000 block of Sarasota Way a little after 6 a.m. and learned the blaze started in a recently vacated unit, Carlton stated. “There were still some [...]

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S.F. emergency crews respond to crash near Caltrain station

March 19, 2010

Police and fire emergency crews are responding to a collision in San Francisco’s South of Market District this morning. Officers and firefighters were called to a collision reported in the area of Fourth and King streets just outside a Caltrain terminal station some time around 5 a.m., police said. Source: mercurynews

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3 People Stranded In Calif. Cliffside Cove Rescued

March 18, 2010

Authorities in Laguna Beach say firefighters rappelled down an oceanside cliff and lifeguards swam through dark surf to rescue three stranded people. Laguna Beach Fire Deputy Chief Jeff Latendresse says the woman and two men, all in their early 20s, had walked down to a cove around 6 p.m. Wednesday but got stuck when darkness [...]

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Costly garage blaze brought under control

March 18, 2010

Salinas firefighters work on a garage fire Wednesday on Santa Fe Way in Salinas. Battalion Chief Brett Loomis said firefighters found “active fire” in the garage when they arrived, but had it contained within 15 minutes. He said the cause of the fire was likely a “recently used and potentially malfunctioning” electric lawnmower. No one [...]

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Deep fryer blamed in $90k Visalia house fire

March 17, 2010

Boiling oil from a deep fryer ignited a fire that caused $90,000 in damage to a northwest Visalia home Monday afternoon, Visalia firefighters reported. The fryer was beneath an enclosed patio area at the rear of the home, firefighters reported. The home in the 1500 block of North Thomas Court, near Sweet Avenue, incurred major [...]

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Pasadena firefighters rescue hiker in Eaton Canyon

March 17, 2010

PASADENA – A 19-year-old hiker who sprained her ankle was rescued Tuesday by firefighters who used a special gurney to carry her down. The rescue occurred about 6:15 p.m. in Eaton Canyon above the nature center. The woman was coming back from a hike when she twisted her ankle, said Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the [...]

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El Monte Strip Mall Fire

March 16, 2010

El Monte – Firefighters needed 37 minutes to knock down a second-alarm fire that heavily damaged a strip mall in El Monte on Monday night. The fire at 11010 E. Lower Azusa Road, near Santa Anita Avenue, broke out at 6 p.m., according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department supervisor. No injuries were reported. [...]

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Salinas firefighters extinguish blaze from ‘unattended pot of food

March 16, 2010

Salinas firefighters extinguished an apartment fire they say started from an “unattended pot of food” this afternoon. Battalion Chief Brett Loomis said firefighters responded to the blaze around 1:30 p.m. on the 900 block of Nantucket Street and found heavy smoke coming from the complex. The fire was extinguished within minutes, Loomis said. Damage cost [...]

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Firefighters Return to Charred Lumber Yard

March 15, 2010

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KCBS) – A small blaze flared up Sunday night at the site of a lumber yard in Walnut Creek where a four-alarm fire burned for several hours Saturday, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatcher said. The flare-up was reported at 10:09 p.m. at Piedmont Lumber, located at 2860 N. Main [...]

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Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Campbell Fourplex

March 15, 2010

On Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 1:02 PM, units of the Santa Clara County Fire Department responded to multiple reports of smoke and fire in a two-story, multiple family dwelling at 778 Sharmon Palms Lane in Campbell, California. Upon their arrival firefighters discovered heavy fire and smoke conditions on both floors of the structure prompting [...]

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