June 2011

PACIFIC BEACH — San Diego firefighters used water drops and ground crews to put out a small grass fire that started about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kate Sessions Memorial Park in Pacific Beach. The fire started near the back of the park and burned about a half acre, Battalion Chief Matt Nilsen said.

Jeremiah Moler grabbed a blackened American flag and charred wooden box from a firefighter’s hands, bent over in the pouring rain and wept. Almost nothing remained Tuesday from the house he moved into two years ago, but at least he saved the ashes of his grandfather, who was dying of cancer when Moler came out [...]

The first day of fireworks sales kicked off on Tuesday afternoon as dozens of non-profit groups set-up their booths in parts of Fresno County. “It is a lot of work and it’s hot out here, but it’s very rewarding financially for the organization to be able to do this,” said Jason Scott, who’s group Gay [...]

VICTORVILLE — A 3-year-old boy fell from the window of a two-story home Monday night, but authorities say he appears to have sustained only minor injuries. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded just after 9:30 p.m. to report of the fallen child at a home in the 14000 block of Mare Lane.