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Man Arrested In Connection With Fire In Hospital Emergency Room

July 29, 2010

A Las Vegas man was arrested for arson late last night after a fire was started in the emergency room of Valley Hospital. The man suffered burns in the incident and was later arrested by Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Investigators and charged with arson. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Medical [...]

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BIA Severity Engine Crew acknowledgement

July 28, 2010

Parker, Arizona (La Paz County) – The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Colorado River Indian Tribes are recognizing two individuals for saving the life of a four year old boy after a near drowning Saturday July 17, 2010. While on a routine patrol, Engine Boss Jack Yeager and Crew Member Mike Ricci, assigned to [...]

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Fairfield Grass fire prompts rush-hour highway closure

July 21, 2010

Tuesday afternoon. The three alarm blaze was first reported at 4:20 p.m., burned four acres and shut down both directions of Highway 12 for more than an hour because of drift smoke. Photo by Brad Zweerink FAIRFIELD – A three-alarm grass fire did little damage to property this afternoon but it destroyed the afternoon commute [...]

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Bullhead City Fire Department Seeks Community Assistance

July 15, 2010

Since September 11th, fire and emergency service departments all across the nation are struggling with increasing demands for service coupled with reduced funding. In order to respond to these increasing demands and provide more services to the community, the Bullhead City Fire Department has established a Fire Corps program and is seeking volunteers to help. [...]

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Two Alarm Fire Damages Downtown Upholstery Shop

July 15, 2010

Fire started outside behind the upholstery shop in a neat pile of furniture and other items commonly found behind a shop, only most of their material was combustible (able to burn). Shop owners across street noticed the outside fire across the street and alerted people in the upholstery shop. Several near-by shop owners brought fire [...]

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Six-Alarm Fire Destroys San Jose School Building

July 6, 2010

On Monday, July 5, 2010 at 4:17 AM units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to a major fire at Trace Elementary School located at 651 Dana Avenue in the city’s Rose Garden neighborhood. The first engine to arrive on scene initiated fire attack and immediately struck a second alarm. With additional units en [...]

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Fire At Bank Branch Under Investigation

July 6, 2010

Smoke was seen coming from the bank; it was closed because of the holiday. Firefighters searched for the source of the smoke. After extensive searching, it was found to be coming from a void/attic area just below the roof around a roof access door leading to the roof. A very small area around the door [...]

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Bullhead City Structure Fire

July 5, 2010

On Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 20:24, two ladder trucks, one fire engine, and one rescue ambulance of Bullhead City Fire firefighters responded to a reported residential structure fire under the direction of Battalion Chief Greg Raymond. Arriving firefighters immediately began an interior fire attack. Chief Raymond coordinated a simultaneous aggressive attack of the fire [...]

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Media Invitation – Keenwild Helibase Dedication

June 4, 2010

Come join Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack and the the US Forest Service for the dedication ceremony for the Keenwild HeliBase near Idyllwild on the San Bernardino National Forest on Saturday June 5th. The Keenwild base has been in service since 1963. The site underwent a significant modernization project in the fall and winter of 2009. [...]

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Commercial Building Fire

June 2, 2010

On Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 00:11 the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in a commercial strip mall at 1531 Jill Way, under the command of Battalion Chief Bret Scholz. Both stations and Tanker 92 were dispatched. Bullhead City Fire Station Five was also dispatched on automatic aid. Captain Mac [...]

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