haiti

Larkspur firefighters aid relief efforts in Haiti

February 22, 2010

Everybody needed help in Haiti, but patients such as the 12-year-old who was pinned under rubble for three days will be impossible for a Larkspur firefighter to forget. The little girl’s arms were bandaged nearly to the shoulders. Her face was scarred as if she’d been raked with a cheese grater – wounds, one doctor [...]

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Firefighters and police to raise funds for Haiti relief

February 4, 2010

Local firefighters and police officers are joining forces this Saturday to raise funds to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Public safety officials will be on hand during the donation event at Earl Warren Showgrounds from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds will be split evenly between two local groups — Hands4Others and [...]

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Rocklin firefighter returns from Haiti after 10 days of volunteering

February 3, 2010

ROCKLIN, CA — Zachary Smith, a Rocklin firefighter paramedic, returned Sunday from ten days of volunteer service in Haiti with Team Rubicon. Team Rubicon is a self-financed, all-volunteer, rapid response, medical rescue team. The former Marines, soldiers, firefighters/EMTs, medics, and nurses of Team Rubicon are all unpaid. The group of selfless volunteers from all over [...]

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County fire team returns from Haiti

January 29, 2010

Los Angeles County firefighters that helped rescue earthquake victims in Haiti returned today, officials said. A 72-member Urban Search and Rescue team spent 14 days in Haiti helping U.S. federal rescue efforts, the fire department said in a statement today. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Caribbean country on Jan. 12, killing as many as 170,000 [...]

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Fresno Firefighters Head to Haiti

January 20, 2010

Captain Brian Price of the Fresno Fire Department says, “One of the unique things about firefighters, we may not be the best at anything, but we’re pretty good at just about anything.” A good quality among men headed to utter devastation in Haiti. “We’re not going with any set agendas, like we have to be [...]

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