West Coast 911 News

A car slammed into a tree in South Los Angeles today, critically injuring six women in a crash that authorities said may have been alcohol-related, authorities said. The crash at 1454 W. Florence Ave. near the intersection with Halldale Avenue was reported at 2:47 a.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Matt Spence said.

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District has named Manny Navarro as its new Division Chief in charge of Operations. Navarro comes to the Fire District with over 40 years of extensive public safety experience. He started his career in 1972 as an Oakland firefighter and left the Department in 1994 as the Assistant Fire Chief. [...]

A fire in west Modesto on Tuesday morning destroyed a duplex and displaced eight people, including six children. Rosa Soto was in the front yard of the residence in the 1300 block of Figaro Avenue about 7:45 a.m. when she heard her father, who lives next door, yell “Fire!” He ran toward the rear of [...]

January 31, 2012 (El Cajon)—A Heartland Fire & Rescue crew from El Cajon responded to reports of a structure fire at a board and care facility at 1460 E. Lexington Avenue in El Cajon late last night. Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the facility, with reports of a trapped [...]