July 2011

Firefighters and Sacramento officials reach tentative deal

July 22, 2011
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Fires Called Arson In Citrus Heights

July 21, 2011

A Citrus Heights fire investigator said three fires set overnight in a mobile home park are the work of an arsonist. Sacramento Metro firefighters were called to the report of three trailers on fire near the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road. The fires were on the doorsteps of the homes and caused minor [...]

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Firefighters battling grass fire near Santa Teresa Golf Club

July 21, 2011

Firefighters are battling a brush fire this morning that is burning in the foothills just above the Santa Teresa golf course, according to San Jose fire Capt. Mary Gutierrez. As of 11:15 a.m., the blaze had already burned about three acres in the Santa Teresa foothills near Bernal Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, Gutierrez said. [...]

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Second brush fire breaks out in Bidwell Park area

July 21, 2011

After extinguishing a brush fire in Big Chico Creek Canyon about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Chico firefighters were called out a second time, just before 11 p.m., to battle a blaze in nearby upper Bidwell Park. Officials said five engines, a volunteer company and an inmate crew from Salt Creek responded to the fire, which was [...]

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Fresno Fire Trains at Strip Mall Set for Demo

July 20, 2011
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2 homes evacuated as sheared hydrant sends water 100 feet in air

July 20, 2011

Firefighters responded Tuesday night to a sheared hydrant in the El Sereno neighborhood that was sending water up to 100 feet in the air. Residents of two houses in the 3300 block of Edloft Avenue were evacuated as firefighters struggled to cut off water flow to the hydrant, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department [...]

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Vacaville firefighters practice their driving skills

July 20, 2011

If you think parallel parking is a challenge in a Hyundai, try it in a fire engine. That’s what about 50 firefighters with the Vacaville Fire Protection District practiced Monday evening as they took turns weaving in and out of cone patterns, both forward and backward, as well as trying their hand at confined-space turnarounds, [...]

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Fire destroys 2 historic buildings in Downtown Fresno

July 19, 2011
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Woodland firefighters burn up the kitchen at California State Fair

July 18, 2011

Woodland’s fire chefs, Walter Scruggs and Tara Daniels have advanced into the final round of competition for the annual California State Fair’s Firehouse Challenge. Scruggs and Daniels won the first round on Sunday afternoon in head-to-head cooking competition with other Northern California fire departments. Firefighters from Novato took second place with a third-place finisher still [...]

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Oakdale firefighters rescue rafter

July 18, 2011

Oakdale firefighters rescued a woman Sunday afternoon who became stranded along the Stanislaus River after falling off a raft. Oakdale fire Capt. Matt Severson said she was rafting with her husband and the two fell into the river. The husband was carried farther downstream, was able to get out of the water and called authorities [...]

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