CALFIRE

Firefighters knock down blaze in Hemet area; two mobile homes damaged

January 26, 2011

UPDATE: 8:35 p.m. The fire was knocked down at approximately 7:38 p.m. and involved two double-wide homes attached with a common breezeway. One of the homes was 75-80 percent destroyed. Red Cross was requested for two adults in their 50’s that are now displaced.

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New Year’s Eve crash in Mead Valley leaves one dead

January 2, 2011

One person died Friday evening when the vehicle they were in crashed into a tree, according to a Calfire news release. Another person was injured in the crash and taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries in Mead Valley. California Highway Patrol officials called the vehicle a Jeep. Firefighters were called out to the [...]

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Urgent call for volunteer firefighters nets too few

December 10, 2009

CalFire Battalion Chief Chris Paulus, Alta Fire Chief Tim Mullen and Dutch Flat Fire Chief Charlie Bridges called a meeting in Alta in hopes of finding volunteers. They passed out flyers, made personal appeals to a local church congregation and sent notices home with schoolchildren in hope of packing the house last Friday. However, only [...]

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Nine Firefighters injured at the Chalk Fire

October 6, 2008

Nine firefighters sustained minor injuries in three unrelated vehicular accidents Friday and Saturday as personnel continued to battle the Chalk Fire in Los Padres National Forest, about 22 miles southwest of King City. The most serious injury was a possible broken nose. All of the injured were evaluated at a local hospital and released. The [...]

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Woman Died Trying to Save Her Home from Brush Fire – Clovis

May 22, 2008

A bouquet of roses left on a charred patio table was the only spot of color Wednesday in the ruins of the rural Clovis home that Ervin Wirth, 84, died trying to save from a wind-driven fire the day before. The fire was one of several that local fire crews fought Tuesday, including a 2,000-acre [...]

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20 Cal Fire Stations Might Be Closed

February 28, 2008

AUBURN, Calif. — As many as 20 fire stations in the state could close, including the Cal Fire department station in Auburn, if a proposed budget cut plan is approved.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked Cal Fire to cut more than $52 million in budget cuts statewide.  Cal Fire is proposing the closure of 20 fire [...]

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