June 2010

Firefighters from the City of Ventura are going above and beyond by volunteering their time to hold a Fill the Boot fundraising campaign which benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). City of Ventura Firefighters will be at the intersection of Mills Road and Dean Drive on June 25th through June 27th asking drivers and passers [...]

Fire destroyed the contents of a garage and part of a home’s structure Monday near Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village shopping center. Firefighters were called to the Patio Court home just before 1 p.m. after someone spotted smoke and called 911. Neighbor Ali Howell said she smelled smoke as she rested inside her home but thought [...]

A landmark fire service study on firefighter safety and the deployment of resources was recently released by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Because of its significance for America’s fire service, the Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) analyzed the salient points contained in the “Report on Residential Fireground Field Experiments,” (PDF, [...]

The Eureka Fire Department’s 2010 Relay For Life Team is selling tickets to win a commemorative helmet to help the American Cancer Society “snuff” out cancer. The authentic, traditional style pink fire helmet is a fully certified piece of firefighting equipment. It was purchased and donated by the Eureka Fire Department staff. No city of [...]