April 2010

Firefighters raise nearly $9,000 for muscular dystrophy at Baskin Robbin’s scoop night

April 30, 2010

Fill a boot with a scoop of ice cream? Those things may not seem to go together, but when firefighters of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District partnered with Baskin Robbin’s the combination helped raise nearly $9,000 to help people living with muscular dystrophy. For the third year in a row, firefighters partnered with [...]

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Two El Centro firefighters suffer minor injuries during blaze

April 30, 2010

Two El Centro firefighters are expected to resume their duties after suffering minor injuries during an attic fire Wednesday night, a fire official said Thursday. El Centro fire Capt. Chad Whitlock said the firefighters had pulled muscles during the blaze that was reported at 10:04 p.m. It was not immediately known what started the fire [...]

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Four children killed in Fairfield apartment fire

April 29, 2010

Three children were killed and a fourth later died Wednesday night after they were trapped inside a Fairfield apartment when a fire erupted. Assistant Fire Marshall Jerry Clark announced the fatalities shortly after 10 p.m., about an hour after a report of a structure fire in the 700 block of Delaware Street. Clark said he [...]

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Firefighters wash cars for burn victims

April 29, 2010

The Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors will arrive in Big Bear Valley later this spring. Big Bear City Fire Department is asking for the public’s help in delivering dollars to the quest. On Saturday, May 1, the Fire Department holds a car wash at the station. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. firefighters are washing [...]

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Family of 7 displaced by one-alarm fire

April 29, 2010

A family of seven was displaced overnight by a one-alarm fire in a home in San Jose, according to a fire official. Firefighters responded to a blaze at a Victorian-style home in the 300 block of Brown Avenue, near Delmas and Bird avenues, about 12:35 a.m., according to fire Capt. Chuck Rangel. All of the [...]

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Palo Alto fire study goes up in smoke over conflict-of-interest concerns

April 28, 2010

Palo Alto has fired a consultant midway through a controversial study of its fire department, The Daily News has learned. The city will end its $55,000 contract with Emergency Services Consulting International and solicit new bids on a study that looks at response times, staffing levels and overtime. The decision, confirmed Tuesday by Fire Chief [...]

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Long Beach firefighters help put out warehouse blaze

April 28, 2010

COMPTON – Long Beach and Los Angeles County firefighters knocked out a blaze at a local warehouse early Tuesday. A driver on the Long Beach (710) Freeway near Victoria Street first spotted smoke billowing from the roof of a warehouse at about 8:45 a.m., said Long Beach Fire Department Spokesman Josh Johnson.

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Tulsa firefighters battle large apartment fire

April 27, 2010

Investigators are trying to determine what started a two alarm fire in south Tulsa early Monday morning. Eight units at the Pomeroy Park Apartments are destroyed. All the residents were able to get out safely. At least 13 are getting clothing, food and shoes from the Red Cross. Jimmy Smith watched fire fighters get out [...]

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Teen driver in fatal wreck had previous DUI conviction

April 27, 2010

OAKLAND — A teen who crashed a car after driving 85 mph down International Boulevard on Saturday night was charged Monday with manslaughter in the death of the car’s passenger, an Alameda County prosecutor said. The 17-year-old driver was charged as a juvenile, and his name was not released. He also faces at least two [...]

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1 killed, 3 injured in Highway 29 wreck

April 26, 2010

One man lost his life during a traffic accident along Highway 29 late Sunday afternoon. Three of his passengers sustained minor-to-moderate injuries during the crash and were transported to the hospital. The man, whose name was not available at press time, was driving south along the highway in a Toyota Tundra pickup truck when he [...]

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