October 2011

San Jose firefighters extinguish two-alarm blaze

October 9, 2011

San Jose firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze Saturday night in a commercial building at San Antonio and 24th streets. “Flames were shooting from the roof when we got here” five minutes after the blaze was reported at 8:12 p.m., said Capt. Rob Brown. Brown said firefighters believe the 7,000-square-foot building was unoccupied.

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Woodland Fire Department investigating structure fire

October 9, 2011

The Woodland Fire Department is investigating the cause of a single-story residential structure fire that started blazing Saturday afternoon. Around 1:25 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a possible structure fire at 20 Grand Ave., according to a news release from Battalion Chief Greg Robinson.

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Firefighter to retire after nearly four decades in uniform Read more: Tracy Press – Firefighter to retire after nearly four decades in uniform

October 8, 2011

After nearly 40 years with the fire service, Tracy Fire Department Division Chief Germane Friends has announced his retirement, which will occur in the wake of his coordination of next week’s National Fire Prevention Week activities.

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Former firefighter rescues pilot

October 8, 2011

Former firefighter Chris Keenan said Friday he was “just trying to help out a neighbor.” The Redondo Beach resident ran onto the jetty near Kincaid’s restaurant Thursday evening and plucked a Marina del Rey man out of the water when a sailboat crashed into the rocks and disintegrated.

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Boy dies in house fire in unincorporated area near Compton

October 7, 2011

 

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Firefighters stay sharp for the real thing

October 7, 2011

Ventura County Fire Department Lake Sherwood Station 33 firefighter Sean Ameche, left, and Westlake Station 31 squad firefighter/paramedic Clint Hull carry a “victim”—a dummy made of recycled fire hose— out of an SUV turned on its side during a multistation victim extraction training drill at Sierra Towing on Sept.

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Firefighters to raise money for breast cancer research

October 6, 2011

Lodi firefighters are raising funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation by hosting two fundraising nights at Chili’s Restaurant and selling T-shirts at the fire station.

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San Jose firefighters say bystander’s CPR helped save runner during half-marathon

October 4, 2011

Firefighters are crediting a quick-thinking nurse for helping to save a runner who collapsed near the end of the Dodge San Jose Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon on Sunday.

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Fresno Firefighters Douse Two-Alarm House Fire

October 3, 2011
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Drowning victims rescued.

October 2, 2011

At approximately 1325 hours Bullhead City Fire Department units Watercraft 61 and Fire Boat 21 responded to the River Bend area of the Colorado River with Firefighter/Paramedics Rescue Divers on board for a report of a 24 year old male that entered the Colorado River with his girlfriend and went underwater and did not surface. [...]

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