August 2011

Firefighter injured in recycling facility blaze near 710 Fwy

August 19, 2011

Cleanup operations were under way today at a Rancho Dominguez recycling facility, where firefighters, including one who was slightly injured, spent 45 minutes battling a stubborn blaze. The fire at 18221 S. Susana Rd., near Victoria Street, broke out around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman. It was [...]

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New gel added to Calif. firefighters’ arsenal

August 19, 2011

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The city’s fire engines are carrying a new weapon in its arsenal. Starting this week, each engine and water tender is carrying Thermo-gel, a substance that absorbs heat and prevents fire when sprayed on homes.

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Firefighters contain 156-acre Kern County fire

August 18, 2011

Firefighters have contained a 156-acre brushfire near Fort Tejon (Tay-HOHN’) in Kern County. County fire spokesman Sean Collins says the blaze west of Interstate 5 was 100 percent contained late Wednesday and crews expect to have it controlled on Thursday.

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Wildfire drill for firefighters Tuesday near Soquel High School

August 17, 2011

Central firefighters will conduct a controlled burn of dead brush Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at a property behind Soquel High School. The exercise will give new firefighters a chance to train while clearing some dead, dry brush on up to 3 acres behind the school at 401 Old San Jose Road, Central Fire spokesman Mike [...]

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Man, 45, dies in Daly City fire

August 17, 2011

A man died Monday in a one-alarm fire at a home in the 200 block of Los Olivos Avenue near the Daly City BART station, authorities said. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 4:23 p.m. Monday and found a detached rear unit of a single-family residence in flames, a North County Fire Authority [...]

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L.A. firefighters rescuing stranded cliff climbers in Chatsworth

August 17, 2011

Los Angeles firefighters Tuesday night were attempting to rescue two youths who were clinging to the side of a steep cliff above Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth. The two “free climbers” were perched on a ledge on the western side of the cliff above 10870 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Stony Point Park, the Los Angeles [...]

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Fire destroys home in Downtown Fresno

August 16, 2011

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Copperopolis Fire Protection District Chief Selection

August 16, 2011

The Copperopolis Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the selection of a new Fire Chief. After a wide search that resulted in candidates applying from across a broad spectrum of locations and with diverse and varied backgrounds, the Board of Directors met with the top candidates and selected Jeff Millar to fill the position [...]

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S.F. fire station move alarms neighbors

August 15, 2011

San Francisco firefighters have had a special place in Demetrios Lyras’ heart since they dragged his unconscious body from a burning building in 1965, saving his life, he said. But now that a busy new fire station – the city’s first since the 1950s – could be built across the street from his SoMa home, [...]

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Vehicle Fire Threatens Building

August 15, 2011

Vehicle Fire Threatening a Building Date/Time of Incident: August 14 – 12:58 p.m. Incident Location: 00 Block of College Dr. (general location-100 block) Cause: Undetermined Injuries: (general) None Number of Personnel: 11

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