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Oxnard EngineThirty people were evacuated from a city-owned senior apartment complex in Oxnard early Friday morning following a fire in one of the units, authorities said. When they responded at 12:41 a.m. to a fire sprinkler alarm in the six-story complex at 401 South C St., Oxnard firefighters found a fourth-floor apartment filled with smoke, said Battalion Chief Chris Donabedian of the Oxnard Fire Department. Firefighters found a man inside the apartment and helped him down the apartment building’s stairs and out of the building, Donabedian said. The man appeared to have inhaled some smoke from the fire. He was evaluated by paramedics and released. No other injuries were reported.Fire sprinklers extinguished the flames in the man’s room, which burned his bed and some bedding, Donabedian said. [click to continue…]

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CHULA VISTA – Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a two-alarm fire that destroyed a mansion under construction in Eastlake.

The 6500-square-foot residence was fully involved when firefighters arrived around 10:30 Saturday night at 2890 Gate 15 of Woods Drive.

Fire crews immediately called in help to protect surrounding structures because of the size and danger of the fire, according to Fire officials.

With the home under construction, the flames were able to move quickly through the exposed wood frame.

It took firefighters about 45 minutes to put out the flames.

No one was injured, damage estimates have not been released.
Story and photo via San Diego 6

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Fire Guts Five Stockton Homes

April 17, 2009

Fire at a farm labor housing complex in east Stockton on Thursday ruined five homes and put 22 people out, but no one was injured, officials said.
Firefighters for two hours trucked water from a well to the complex, on Kaiser Road near Collegeville.
The Red Cross met residents of the burned homes in a field across [...]

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3-Alarm Fire Destroys South Pasadena Building

April 15, 2009

A three-alarm blaze has broken out at a commercial structure in South Pasadena, sending plumes of smoke across parts of the San Gabriel Valley.
A Verdugo Fire dispatcher says the fire at the South Pasadena City Yards maintenance facility started shortly before 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. TV images show firefighters were snuffing out the fire about an [...]

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Another use for Firefighter Safety Vests

April 11, 2009

On November 21, 2008, the FHWA issued a last minute interim final rule revising the Worker Visibility Rule (23CFR 634) to create an appropriate exemption for the firefighting community.
This Interim Final Rule allows firefighters or other emergency responders working within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway and engaged in emergency operations that directly expose them [...]

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SAN BERNARDINO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRE CAPTAIN

March 3, 2009

It is with great sadness that the San Bernardino Fire Department announces the passing of Fire Captain Creighton (Creig) Nece. Creig was a 19 year veteran of the fire department and died during the morning hours on 3/2/09 while in the hospital recovering from back injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident last week.
Creig leaves [...]

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Does Fire Crew Size Really Matter?

February 11, 2009

A study to reinforce the argument for more staffing is being conducted by the Montgomery and Fairfax County firefighters  in Maryland.
The two Fire Departments are part of a study to determine if crew size really does make a difference when it comes to saving lives and property.

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Rialto Firefighters Discover Body in House Fire

February 11, 2009

Fifteen Rialto and Colton firefighters came to the home in the 100 block of North Pine Avenue at 3:45 a.m. and spotted fire coming through the roof. A man was found dead inside.
The fire was extinguished in 20 minutes.
The 1,200-square-foot home received about $150,000 damage.

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Sacramento rejects further reduction in fire engines

February 11, 2009

The city of Sacramento will not be shelving any more fire engines – for now.
The City Council voted Tuesday not to expand its program of removing fire engines from service as it grapples with historic budget shortfalls.
Since July, the Sacramento Fire Department has covered the city with just 22 of its 23 fire engines [...]

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Australia’s WildFires Cause more than 170 Deaths

February 10, 2009

It seems as though we have “firestorms” every year in California now, but fortunately we have not had a death toll like this.

Associated Press

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