April 2010

Hayward home destroyed by fire

April 24, 2010

HAYWARD — No one was hurt in a fire that gutted a home in South Hayward this morning, but fire officials said it proved tough to knock down because it moved fast and the residence was filled with clutter. The man who lives at the single-family home on Egret Court was sleeping when the fire [...]

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Letters lay bare Rodeo-Hercules Fire District power struggle

April 24, 2010

An exchange of letters in the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District affords a glimpse behind a yearlong power struggle involving firefighters, their union, a former fire chief, the district board, a longtime board member, several attorneys and, briefly, the state Attorney General’s Office. Bill Prather, a Rodeo-Hercules board member since 1994, fired the first salvo in the [...]

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San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen Retires

April 23, 2010

San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen announced his retirement Friday afternoon. “He just decided it was time to retire and move on with his career,” Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the Fire Department said. Dennen served 26 years in the fire service and acted as the department’s chief since his appointment in April of 2006. [...]

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Palm Springs confronts difficult budget choices

April 23, 2010

Cutting public safety is the last thing elected officials want to do, but the city has few choices. In fiscal year 2007-08 the city had $75 million in revenue. In the fiscal year that starts July 1, revenue is projected at $62 million. It’s a sad time for local governments throughout California. In the June [...]

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Car plunges 100 feet off freeway; 3 hurt

April 23, 2010

Officials believe the three people inside were heading home from work at about 1:34 a.m. when the driver lost control of the car. The driver of the car, who was identified only as a female, was able to get out of the car on her own and dialed 911. About 20 firefighters responded to the [...]

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Car Fire In Salinas

April 23, 2010

A car fire bringing out crews to one Salinas neighborhood Friday Morning. Firefighters said it happened around 4:20 a.m. at the 300 block of Geil Street. Investigators say they thought it was a house on fire but once arrived on scene they found a car on fire. Officials say the fire may be caused by [...]

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Firefighter Injured In Blaze Loses An Eye

April 22, 2010

Firefighter Paul Torres is used to rushing to the rescue. For the first time, he’s opening up about the night he needed help. “I knew just in my gut that it was a bad injury,” he said. Photos taken by a neighbor show a Thousand Oaks home raging in flames April 5. Torres and his [...]

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Man dies after being pinned between Muni buses

April 22, 2010

A man who stepped into Mission Street in San Francisco’s Financial District died Wednesday after he was struck by a Muni trolley bus, pinned against another bus and then run over, according to authorities and witnesses. The victim, identified as Scott Whitsett, 49, of San Francisco, stepped off the north curb about 11 a.m., possibly [...]

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Firefighter’s pickup is stolen, quickly abandoned

April 22, 2010

Rancho San Diego — A Cal Fire battalion chief’s pickup was briefly stolen Monday morning after he got out to help at the site of a traffic accident he came upon on Jamacha Road. One of the drivers involved in the crash jumped into the truck and took off, its lights still flashing. “As he [...]

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Fire burns Fresno apartment garage

April 21, 2010

An apartment complex garage in central Fresno was badly damaged by a fire Sunday night. The fire started around 8:30 p.m. in a garage at the Millbrook Garden Apartments near Millbrook and Shields avenues, Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Chuck Tobias said. The fire began in a storage closet and caused about $50,000 in damage. Fire [...]

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