February 2011

Officials probe structural issues in home where L.A. firefighter killed

February 22, 2011

Officials are looking into whether the design or construction of a Hollywood Hills home had anything to do with a ceiling collapse that killed a Los Angeles firefighter. David Lara, a spokesman for the city’s Building and Safety Department, said investigators hope to have preliminary findings next week on any structural issues related to the [...]

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Man Uses Garden Hose To Save Neighbor’s Burning Home

February 22, 2011

A neighbor used a garden hose to fight a fire that had started inside his neighbors house while he waited for firefighters to arrive on Sunday. A press release from the Long Beach Fire Department called the man’s efforts “courageous.”

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Eight Berkeley firefighters promoted at pinning ceremony

February 22, 2011

A row of parked fire engines made an impressive sight on a rainy Friday afternoon on Addison Street as, inside the Berkeley Repertory Thrust Theatre, eight Berkeley firefighers were promoted in a badge-pinning ceremony which also served to remind the audience what an honorable group of men and women serve and protect the Berkeley community. [...]

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San Bernardino apartment fire displaces 125

February 21, 2011
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H.B. apartment fire causes unknown injuries

February 21, 2011

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Firefighters were called to battle a one-alarm kitchen fire that caused unknown injuries on Sunday afternoon. Officials said eight units, including two ambulances, responded to a call at 3:41 p.m. about a fire at The Cambridge apartment complex in the 17100 block of Bolsa Chica Road on Sunday.

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6 LA firefighters hurt in Hollywood Hills blaze

February 21, 2011

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says a firefighter hospitalized in grave condition after being injured battling a fire in a Hollywood Hills home has been with the department for 38 years. Capt. Tina Haro said the firefighter was injured along with five others when a ceiling collapsed at the burning home Thursday morning.

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Firefighters battle flames in attic of Santa Barbara home

February 21, 2011

Santa Barbara County and City fire crews say no one was hurt after a fire broke out at a home in Santa Barbara Sunday afternoon. It started just before 1:30p.m. in the 2800 block of Foothill Road in Santa Barbara. Four engines from Santa Barbara County Fire and one engine from Santa Barbara City Fire [...]

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Firefighter Injured in Hollywood Hills Fire Has Died

February 20, 2011

The Los Angeles Fire Department have announced the passing of one of their vets, Glenn L. Allen, who was critically injured late Wednesday night while battling a blaze in a home near the Sunset Plaza area of the Hollywood Hills. Allen had been trapped after the home’s water-logged ceiling collapsed, and was not breathing when [...]

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Training leaves Oakdale-area firefighters at the end of their rope

February 20, 2011

Firefighters never when they’re going to need a quick exit from a rooftop or upper floors of a burning building. That’s why members of the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and the Oakdale city and rural fire crews converged at the former Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant for a week of training that concluded Saturday.

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Electrical malfunction ignites ceiling fire

February 19, 2011

Firefighters from the station at 7070 Chestnut St. responded to a structure fire at 2:30 a.m. near the 7500 block of Alexander Street, according to Gilroy Fire Department Capt. Joshua Valverde. Valverde said the fire was the result of an electrical malfunction after a resident’s ceiling light shorted and fell. The tenant handled the situation [...]

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