August 2010

Fire station on donated land brings teaching opportunities

August 31, 2010

Two years ago, Las Vegas city councilwoman Lois Tarkanian approached officials from the College of Southern Nevada with an innovative idea to build a new fire station. If CSN donated land near its Charleston Campus, the city would build a new fire station and include classroom space for CSN students, especially targeting those in the [...]

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Man Burned in Flash Fire

August 31, 2010

At 9:29 am, Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC FD) responded to a residential structure fire located at 4595 Camino Del Mirasol. SBC FD responded three engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief to the scene. The first arriving engine reported a small fire and a burn victim as a result of the fire. [...]

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Small grass fire controlled south of San Benito County

August 31, 2010

A vegetation fire was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Monroe Canyon, near King City south of San Benito County. Upon arrival, firefighters found approximately one to two acres already involved in grass and brush near Monroe Canyon. Air tankers dropped retardant to slow the spread of the fire until ground resources could arrive [...]

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A year after Station fire, furor over the firefight

August 30, 2010

Ann Benriter stepped gingerly around bits of charred debris and twisted metal that littered the site where her house once stood in the Vogel Flats community in Big Tujunga Canyon. Off to one side were the remnants of two motorcycles, the tires and seats burned away. Her husband, John, hasn’t been able to bring himself [...]

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Firefighters Resuscitate Cats Found in Burning Home

August 30, 2010

RESEDA — Firefighters responding to a laze at a home in Reseda found about a dozen cats inside, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire was reported in the 17900 block of Welby Way at about 8:15 p.m. The home was filled with heavy smoke when fire crews arrived. They extinguished the blaze [...]

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Small Fire Damages SF Alamo Square Apartment

August 30, 2010

Firefighters in San Francisco quickly put out a fire at an apartment building in the city’s Alamo Square neighborhood Sunday morning. Units responded to reports of fire on a rear third-story deck of a building in the 500 block of Scott Street around 11:20 a.m., according to a dispatcher with the San Francisco Fire Department. [...]

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Fire destroys mobile home near Santa Nella; no injuries

August 30, 2010

No one was hurt in a mobile home fire reported Thursday in the 800 block of Mercury Street near Santa Nella. Merced County Fire Department firefighters responded to the single wide mobile home shortly before 10 a.m., according to Engineer Mario Rivera. The cause of the fire is unknown and remains under investigation. The mobile [...]

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Vacaville firefighters endorse candidates

August 30, 2010

The Vacaville Firefighters Association announced Friday that it is endorsing Steve Hardy for Vacaville mayor and Curtis Hunt and Mitch Mashburn for City Council. “These candidates have demonstrated their commitment to protect the citizens of Vacaville and to work cooperatively with their constituents in order to provide the best services possible,” VFA President Phil Sanner [...]

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Fires in Shady Canyon contained

August 29, 2010

IRVINE – After over seven hours of fighting the fire, a blaze probably sparked when a golfer chipped a rock with his club near Shady Canyon in Irvine was completely contained by 7:30 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Captain Greg McKeown said. Almost 200 firefighters battled the 12-acre blaze near the Shady Canyon Golf Course [...]

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Wildfire Updates: Community Meeting on Fire Friday, Mop Up Continues

August 29, 2010

(Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, 7:30 a.m.)— This is the update from Los Padres National Forest regarding the Post fire which began in Lebec Tuesday, Aug. 24 and came within a mile across the ridges from Frazier Park. The current size of the fire has been set at 1,312 acres. Containment: 90 Percent. Full containment is [...]

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