July 2011

After 50 years, Graton has new fire house

July 31, 2011

Graton’s all-volunteer fire department has moved into its new, $3.5 million station, a project that took 30 years and is occurring on the department’s 60th anniversary. “It is a huge accomplishment for the district to get this completed, to provide a place for all fire engines to be inside, a place for firefighters to hang [...]

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Firefighters rescue Pleasanton teen who fell off 30-foot cliff near Ruby Hill

July 31, 2011

Lukas Hahs, 16, was rescued by firefighters Friday afternoon after falling down a cliff near Ruby Hill. Units from the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department quickly responded from their Station No. 5 at Machado Place and Vineyard Avenue to calls for help from Hahs’ friends at the scene.

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SF Firefighters Respond To One-Alarm Fire Saturday Morning

July 31, 2011

Firefighters responded to a one-alarm structure fire in San Francisco Saturday morning, a fire dispatcher said. The blaze was reported at 255 Ney St. at 4:06 a.m., and firefighters had the fire under control by 4:43 a.m. No one was reported injured, and no residents were displaced, according to the dispatcher.

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19th Annual “Firefighters Kids Camp”

July 30, 2011

This Sunday over 50 young burn survivors will be rendezvousing at Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, and heading off to Lake Tahoe for a fun filled week! They will be attending the 19th annual, “Firefighters Kids Camp.” There will be a lot of activities that they will participate in, but the most important thing about [...]

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Monterey Park Fire Department adds pet life-saving equipment to arsenal

July 30, 2011

MONTEREY PARK – The Monterey Park Fire Department announced this week the addition of life-saving equipment for pets to each fire apparatus in the city. “Helping the four-legged and feathered members of our community greatly helps the two-legged members as well,” officials said in a statement. “When people lose their homes to fires and other [...]

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Firefighters set to fill their boots to battle disease

July 30, 2011

Petaluma and Cal Fire-Petaluma firefighters will be attempting to fill their boots with cash contributions for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Friday, Aug. 5. The fund-raising effort will mark the sixth year in which local firefighters who are members of the International Association of Fire Fighters will be participating in the Fill the Boot program. [...]

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Firefighters gaining on Eagle blaze near Borrego Springs

July 29, 2011

The 14,100-acre arson fire burning for the past week between Warner Springs and Borrego Springs may be fully controlled by the weekend, state fire officials said Thursday, giving part of the credit to an oversized air tanker that smothered the head of the fire with a chemical retardant. “The forward progress of the fire has [...]

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Mule Train Supplies Lion Firefighters

July 29, 2011

A pack train of 30 horses and mules is helping to supply firefighters who are working to contain the three- week old Lion Fire in the Golden Trout Wilderness. The animals are hauling food and supplies into the Lion Meadow area where 55 firefighters are based. Animals from seven national forests in California are part [...]

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Help firefighters ‘fill the boot’

July 29, 2011

Local Calfire firefighters will hold a “Fill the Boot” fundraising event to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) on Sunday, July 31, at prominent intersections in St. Helena and Yountville. Look for them at the corner of Silverado Trail and Deer Park Road in St. Helena, and at the intersection of Washington Street and California [...]

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Fire at Fairfield plant engulfs plastic containers

July 28, 2011

Firefighters from around Solano County descended on Fairfield on Tuesday to battle the flames of a six-alarm fire outside a plastics manufacturing company that sent a column of black smoke visible for miles billowing into the air. Authorities said “employee error” is suspected in igniting the blaze, which started shortly after 1 p.m. in the [...]

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