November 2011

Firefighters Battle Encanto House Fire

November 30, 2011

The fire broke out at around 10:30 Monday night in the 6000 block of Skyline Drive. A police officer passing by spotted the fire and was the first to alert the fire department. The house sits on a lot with at least one other house. Firefighters said the fire started in the attic but a [...]

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Firefighter To Run 26.2 Miles Wearing Gear

November 30, 2011

Less than 1 percent of the population has run a marathon. On Sunday, Folsom resident Kyle Hamilton will attempt to join the exclusive club with an additional 30-pound challenge. Hamilton will run the 26.2-mile California International Marathon with his fire gear. Hamilton is a member of Team Firefighter.

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Fire Contained On Italian Bar Road

November 30, 2011

Twain Harte, CA– Firefighters contained a small vegetation fire on Italian Bar Road in Twain Harte. The fire on the 29000 block of Italian Bar Road and Philadelphia Road was initially reported as 3-acres but was downgraded to 2 acres once firefighters reached containment. No structures have been damaged and the cause is still unknown. [...]

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Fire burns up mobile home near Desert Hot Springs

November 29, 2011

A mobile home went up in flames Monday afternoon in unincorporated county land near Desert Hot Springs. The fire was reported about 3:40 p.m. inside the Desert Crest Country Club, 69280 Crestview Drive. Nineteen firefighters and six engines were sent to the scene. The first crews found a mobile home engulfed in flames, according to [...]

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Smoke alarms save lives, but fire guts Patterson home

November 29, 2011

Patterson firefighters credit properly functioning smoke detectors for saving the lives of nine people who were sleeping in a home that caught fire over the weekend. The Patterson Fire Department responded to 1304 Shasta Creek Court and found the two-car garage fully involved about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Division Chief Jeff Breasher.

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Taco truck catches fire in Benicia, no injuries

November 29, 2011

BENICIA – A food truck caught on fire Monday afternoon after a failed jump start attempt, Benicia firefighters said. At about 3:45 p.m. the Benicia Fire Department responded to a report of a one-alarm fire at the Liquor Warehouse, 458 Military East. However, upon arrival they discovered the fire to be engulfing a Taco Jalisco [...]

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Kindergarten Playground Equipment Burned

November 28, 2011

A Murrieta kindergarten’s playground equipment was burned and authorities suspect arson, a county fire department spokesman said Sunday. The blaze was reported at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Alamos Elementary School, 38200 Pacific Park Drive, in Murrieta, according to fire Capt. Tim Buckley.

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House fire guts garage, ruins kitchen

November 28, 2011

A house fire destroyed the garage and kitchen of a west Patterson home Sunday morning, Nov. 27, and ruined three vehicles parked in the driveway, but caused no injuries. The cause of the blaze was still under investigation Sunday morning. Neighbors said they heard a popping sound before the garage of the home on the [...]

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Four Lost Hikers Found on Mount Pinos

November 28, 2011

Southern Kern County Search and Rescue, two helicopters (one a Kern County Sheriff’s craft), about five KCSO units (including one from the Frazier Park substation) and Kern County firefighters from Battalion Five (including two trucks from Pine Mountain’s Station 58) helped find four young men from Bakersfield this evening who became lost while hiking on [...]

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Mobile home fire in Redding and structure fire in Shingletown

November 28, 2011

Two structure fires are reportedly burning tonight in Shasta County. Firefighters are battling a mobile home fire on Lake Boulevard in Redding tonight and a house fire north of Shingletown. The fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The fire was reported in the 1200 block of Lake boulevard.

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