san bernardino city fire department

Inside the Command Post – Episode #20 – SBFD

April 19, 2010

A look at the SBFD attacking a single family dwelling fire in a residential community with very limited access.

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SAN BERNARDINO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRE CAPTAIN

March 3, 2009

It is with great sadness that the San Bernardino Fire Department announces the passing of Fire Captain Creighton (Creig) Nece. Creig was a 19 year veteran of the fire department and died during the morning hours on 3/2/09 while in the hospital recovering from back injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident last week. Creig [...]

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San Bernardino City Firefighters Respond to Commercial Fire

November 3, 2008

An early-morning fire burned through an attic and damaged the roof at U.S. Car Stereo. The fire, which was reported at 2:47 a.m. at 488 W. Mill St., took 38 firefighters 45 minutes to get under control, according to Mike Arvizo, Public Information Officer with the San Bernardino City Fire Department. 8 Engines, 2 Trucks [...]

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Apartment complex fire displaces three families, injures firefighter in San Bernardino

October 26, 2008

SAN BERNARDINO — Three families were displaced, one firefighter was injured and a house pet was killed during an apartment fire Saturday afternoon. San Bernardino firefighters responded at 12:25 p.m. to an apartment complex at 1277 E. Lynwood Drive, according to fire dispatch. “There was heavy smoke and flame coming from an upstairs apartment,” said [...]

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San Bernardino – 215 and Little Mountain Fires Update

October 16, 2008

The following is a summary of the fire cause and origin investigations for the I-215 Freeway fire responses on 10-13-08. Two major fire responses occurred within a six hour period, along the I-215 Freeway corridor. Fierce winds, gusts, low humidity and dry vegetation heavily contributed to the fire’s intensity, spread and path of destruction. SBFD [...]

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San Bernardino City Freeway Conflagration Fire

October 13, 2008

Date: October 13, 2008 Location: 215 fwy at Baseline Street Time of the call: 1022 hours First Unit on the scene: ME-226 Number of Units: 20 Emergency operation units, 1 Helicopter, 2 CalFire Handcrews Number of Firefighters: 75 Injuries: One firefighter ankle injury Fatalities: None 20 units from the San Bernardino City Fire Department, San [...]

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Six People Escape House Fire In San Bernardino

July 11, 2008

At 0735 hours on July 3rd, the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1705 E. Hardt St. in the extreme south east section of the City. Within 6 minutes from the dispatch time, the first arriving units found a single family dwelling that was well involved with fire, along with [...]

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Announcing the 13th Annual Craig Alder Charity Golf Tournament

July 7, 2008

Announcing the 13th Annual Craig Alder Charity Golf Tournament! Craig Alder, the son of retired LAFD (Los Angeles City) Fire Captain Rich Alder and brother of SBFD (San Bernardino City) Battalion Chief Mike Alder, was an SBFD firefighter whose career was cut short when he suffered serious brain injuries after being struck by a car [...]

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San Bernardino City Fire Crews Kept Busy

March 27, 2008

At 2019 on March 27, 2008, units from the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to multiple calls for a structure fire in the area of 100 S. Newport street. Arriving units found moderate smoke coming from a single family dwelling. After the first arriving officer performed an evaluation of the entire home, he discovered [...]

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