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Sacramento suburb hit by a dozen overnight arsons

September 3, 2010
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Wrong address delays firefighter in Fresno County house fire

September 3, 2010
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Firefighter injured as crews battle Riverside County brush fire

September 2, 2010

One firefighter was injured as crews gained ground Wednesday afternoon battling an 85-acre brush fire burning thick vegetation in Riverside County. The fire, which broke out about 1:15 p.m. near La Cresta, was 40% contained as ground crews worked to douse hots spots in an area near Clinton Keith Road, the Riverside County Fire Department [...]

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Firefighters Contain 30-Acre American Canyon Brush Fire

September 2, 2010

AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. — Firefighters are cleaning up a 30-acre blaze that started in thick brush and grass Wednesday afternoon in American Canyon, fire officials said. More than 100 firefighters responded to a 3:06 p.m. report that brush was burning behind a neighborhood near Via Montalcino and Palazzo Way. The fire was considered “very active” [...]

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House Fire Sends One Person To Hospital

September 1, 2010

No one was in the house when the fire started; one of the teens that lives in the house was down the street when a neighbor asked if he had a bar-be-cue burning behind his house. He told them he was not using the bar-be-cue and ran home to find smoke coming from rear of [...]

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Body found in burning car in Studio City

September 1, 2010

Los Angeles police detectives are trying to determine the identity of a body found early Tuesday in the back of a burning car in Studio City. Firefighters responding to a call at 3:07 a.m. found the car engulfed in flames on Radford Avenue under the 101 Freeway overpass, said Officer Bruce Borihanh, a spokesman for [...]

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Structure fire in Bullhead City

September 1, 2010

At around 1215 this afternoon Bullhead City Fire Department units were dispatched to 1223 Silica road in Bullhead City for a report of a structure fire. Battalion Chief Greg Raymond was the first to arrive on scene and noticed light smoke and flames rolling out of an open window at the rear of the home. [...]

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Firefighters investigate Rocklin house fire

September 1, 2010

ROCKLIN, CA – Firefighters were investigating the cause of a Rocklin house fire where an off-duty deputy helped rescue an elderly woman and a little girl inside Monday night. Firefighters say the fire started before 11 p.m on the 3000 block of Midas Avenue. Rocklin Fire Chief Bill Mikesell said fire crews from Roseville, south [...]

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Fire station on donated land brings teaching opportunities

August 31, 2010

Two years ago, Las Vegas city councilwoman Lois Tarkanian approached officials from the College of Southern Nevada with an innovative idea to build a new fire station. If CSN donated land near its Charleston Campus, the city would build a new fire station and include classroom space for CSN students, especially targeting those in the [...]

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Man Burned in Flash Fire

August 31, 2010

At 9:29 am, Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC FD) responded to a residential structure fire located at 4595 Camino Del Mirasol. SBC FD responded three engines, a ladder truck and a battalion chief to the scene. The first arriving engine reported a small fire and a burn victim as a result of the fire. [...]

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