September 2010

PG&E caps Northwest Fresno gas leak

September 23, 2010
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Oceanside firefighters’ contract the big topic on Oceanside Council agenda

September 23, 2010

The Oceanside City Council is slated to vote on a proposed contract with the city’s firefighters’ union that has become the subject of intense debate and raised the stakes for candidates during the election season. The City Council meeting is today at 4 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 300 N. Coast Highway. The tentative pact [...]

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Elderly man dies in fire

September 23, 2010

POMONA – The body of an elderly man was found Wednesday afternoon inside a back house after firefighters extinguished a blaze there. Los Angeles County firefighters and Pomona police officers responded at 1:43 p.m. to a house in the 300 block of East McKinley Avenue, according to a fire inspector. Pomona police officers have categorized [...]

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Roof collapse forces Sacramento firefighters to evacuate

September 22, 2010
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2 hurt when crash clogged freeway at Lake Forest

September 22, 2010

LAKE FOREST – Two people were injured after a crash on the Lake Forest Drive off-ramp to the northbound 5 freeway 5, jamming westbound traffic to Lake Forest Drive. The crash, involving a Toyota Sienna and a Chrysler 300, was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:22 a.m. The Sienna overturned on Lake Forest [...]

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Responders honored for exceptional service

September 21, 2010

Three local first responders were chosen singled out for special recognition by their peers for emplary work and heroic acts of bravery at the annual Knights of Columbus Blue Mass on Sept.11. Two are police officers from Clayton and Concord and the third, firefighter and CVHS alumni. The event, honoring police officers and firefighters from [...]

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Redding Firefighters Want Pay Cuts

September 21, 2010

REDDING, Calif. — The Redding Firefighters Association has agreed to take significant cuts to their pay in order to save the city $1.5 million dollars. The agreement, announced at a press conference Monday afternoon, comes during a time when the City Council has asked both the Police and Fire Departments to cut $300,000. The Fire [...]

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Orange County Reserve Firefighter Program Blasted by Riverside County Volunteer Firemen

September 21, 2010

Eliminating volunteer firefighter positions and replacing them with a reserve program would prove disastrous to Riverside County’s already battered budget, claims a group formed to save the volunteers. All anyone need do to see proof of this, they say, is to look down the road to Orange County. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) eliminated [...]

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Fire Creates Thick Cloud of Smoke In Indio Neighborhood

September 20, 2010

A garage fire broke out in Indio Sunday near Fred Waring and Indio Blvd. Crews are unsure what caused the fire that created a thick cloud of smoke in the neighborhood. Residents heard explosions coming from the garage and said the smoke smelled toxic. Firefighters told a KPSP Local 2 news crew that the explosions [...]

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Turlock firefighters endorse Caballero for state Senate

September 20, 2010

The Turlock firefighters join other public safety organizations that support Caballero, including the Modesto City Firefighters, California Professional Firefighters and California Department of Forestry Firefighters. Caballero’s involvement in public safety was prompted when she left her law practice to lead a community-based gang prevention program in Salinas, Partners for Peace. Caballero has served as a [...]

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