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“Black Friday” hits North-end home in San Bernardino

November 28, 2009

Additional information: San Bernardino City Firefighters were initially dispatched to a “smoke investigation”, the single engine company encountered fairly heavy, low hanging smoke, throughout the neighborhood. After several minutes investigating the area the engine company determined the source of smoke was being generated from a single family residential home. The company officer on the responding [...]

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Two Homes Burn in SB City Neighborhood

November 16, 2009

Early this morning, firefighters from the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire. Arriving units found flames coming from the rear of a house. Smoke could be seen covering the neighborhood homes as fire department units arrived. The home was vacant and secured with a “For Rent” sign in [...]

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Vacant Home Burns Under Suspicious Conditions

August 22, 2009

San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a reported fire in the 300 block of West 9th Street. The first unit arrived within four minutes and reported a working structure fire in a vacant residence. Firefighters employed a defensive strategy until initial knockdown was achieved. As second alarm units arrived, firefighters switched to an offensive [...]

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Fire scorches 60 acres, damages homes on Little Mountain

July 20, 2009

SAN BERNARDINO – An arsonist is suspected of starting a 60-acre wildfire that started in an upscale neighborhood on Little Mountain and quickly spread over brush-covered hills, burning at least one outbuilding and damaging several homes. Firefighters estimated they had the blaze about 85 percent contained by 8:30 p.m. A handful of fire crews were [...]

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San Bernardino City Firefighters make quick stop on residential fire

July 20, 2009

Units from the City of San Bernardino Fire Department and the San Manuel Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 6600 block of Elm Avenue. Engine Company 228 returning from another response around the corner noted the smoke and arrived within seconds, as 911 operators received the calls for help. First arriving units [...]

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Inside the Command Post – Episode # 8

March 18, 2009

A look “Inside the Command Post” SBFD Company and Chief Officers arriving on scene and their Size-Up process. This video clip shows a well involved 2-Story building and some good communication to help make the proper risk assessment decision. Is it a Go or a No-Go situation?

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3 Working Structures in 36 Hours – San Bernardino City

June 20, 2008

Date: 06/19/08
Location: 1267 N. Sierra Way
Time of the call: 16:32
First Unit on the scene: 16:36
Number of Units: 8 – Engine Co, 2 – Truck Co, 1 – B.C., 1 – Safety Officer, 1 – EMS Cord, 1-Arson Inv
Number of Firefighters: 42
Injuries: 0
Fatalities: 0
Property Loss/Damage: $150,000
Contents Loss: 0
Property Saved: $50,000
Additional information:
Units from the San Bernardino City [...]

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12 Grass Fires Within San Bernardino City Limits in under 10 hours

April 27, 2008

At 8:33 am this morning multiple units from the City Fire Department responded to the first of many brush fires in vacant fields through out the city. The first fire was reported at Arden and Highland Avenue. City fire units were able to knock this half-acre fire down in minutes. Starting at 12:00 PM fire [...]

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SBFD APPARATUS COMMITTEE BACK AT PIERCE

April 25, 2008

The SBFD “Apparatus Committee” was recently back in Appleton, Wisconsin at the Pierce Factory working with Sales Rep Kevin Newell. Currently, the San Bernardino City Fire Department is in the process of purchasing seven fire engines and two aerial ladder trucks from Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.. The SBFD is purchasing seven PUC’s with the [...]

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Fire in detached garage spreads to house

April 19, 2008

SAN BERNARDINO CITY

Date: April 19, 2008
Location: 2400 block of west Etiwanda.
Time of the call: 1502
First Unit on Scene: 1508 (ME-229)
Number of Units: 6 Fire Engines, 1 Fire Truck, and 1 Battalion Chief.
Number of Firefighters: 26
Injuries: None
Fatalities: None
Property loss: 15,000
Property saved: 225,000
Additional information:
Firefighters responded to [...]

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