fresno fire department

12-year-old Mom Brings Newborn to Fresno Fire Station

November 3, 2008

A nervous young aunt presented Capt. Gregg Skaggs of Fresno Fire Station No. 16 with an unexpected in-person call this morning: a newborn boy, umbilical cord intact, born to a 12-year-old mother only hours earlier. The aunt, who was not identified, took advantage of California’s Safe Haven Law, which establishes fire stations and hospital emergency [...]

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Blaze damages Head Start in Fresno

October 30, 2008

A stove-top fire at the Head Start Program on the 1500 block of North Weber Avenue caused no injuries Tuesday to 11 workers on the job there, but caused an estimated $130,000 in damage, the Fresno Fire Department reported. Firefighters were called at 9:54 a.m. School was not in session, but work was going on [...]

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Fresno City HazMat Team Gets New Equipment

September 23, 2008

FFD was the fifth team in the state to obtain a Type 1 rating for Haz Mat and now has 2 Type 1 teams. The Fresno City Fire Department has two new hazmat trucks, outfitted with the latest equipment and state of the art technology,that were funded through the Department of Homeland Security. Both the [...]

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Man dies in Fresno County fire

May 21, 2008

Flames whipped by gusty winds and fueled by tinder-dry grass sparked fires Tuesday afternoon that destroyed a rural Clovis home, killing an elderly man, and burned grasslands in the foothills in eastern Fresno County, leading to evacuation advisories. A fire that erupted about 4:45 p.m. near Herndon and Thompson avenues threatened 10 homes and eight [...]

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Fresno Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Commercial Structure

May 16, 2008

On 4-26-08 a fire occurred at 3845 N. Blackstone, Big Bob’s Carpet. The fire was contained to the western-most portion of the building, an outside storage container, and exterior baled carpet debris. The fire originated on the outside of the involved structure and there was limited fire damage to the western-most portion of the approximately [...]

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Devastating Fresno House Fire

May 16, 2008

Fresno – A fast moving fire destroyed a Northwest Fresno home in April on a Wednesday afternoon. No one was hurt, but a couple of dogs had to be rescued by firefighters. Firefighters said the fire started in the attic or roof area of the home, and then quickly spread. The two people who were [...]

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Blaze causes extensive damage to furniture store – Fresno

April 24, 2008

A Wednesday afternoon fire caused extensive damage to a 3,000-square-foot furniture store south of Fresno, the Fresno County Fire Department reported. The fire broke out at 4:30 p.m. at Padilla’s Bed and Furniture at 3154 S. Elm Ave. The blaze gutted the storage area of the building, but firefighters were able to save the front [...]

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