san bernardino city fire

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 Arrow XT [...]

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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 [...]

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Six injured as vehicle rolls off freeway into car dealership.

April 7, 2008

Date: April 7, 2008 Location: 1700 Block of South E St. Time of the call: 1744 First Unit on Scene: 1749 (ME-231) Number of Units: 3 Fire Engines, 1 Fire Truck, 1 USAR Specialized Rescue Vehicle, 1 Battalion Chief, 1 EMS Coordinator, 6 AMR Ambulances Number of Firefighters: 16 Injuries: Civilians: 6 Fatalities: None Additional [...]

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Multi-Casualty Incident – Downtown San Bernardino

April 3, 2008

At approximately 1900 hrs the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a Multi Casualty Incident involving 9 people in three different vehicles. Two of the involved were pediatric patients. A total of 5 were transported to local hospitals with moderate injuries. Three vehicles were involved. One female was ejected from her vehicle and upon [...]

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Vehicle Fire With A Severe Burn Victim

April 1, 2008

At 2307 on 3/31/08 the San Bernardino City Fire Dispatch center received multiple calls for a vehicle fire next to a residence. Six fire units carrying 24 firefighters responded to the incident which was located at 14th Street and G Street. The first arriving unit found a vehicle that was fully engulfed in flames and [...]

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Waterman Spot Fires Initially Suspicious; Deemed Accidental

March 27, 2008

San Bernardino city firefighters responded to multiple calls for fires in Waterman Canyon Thursday afternoon. Initial reports from witnesses was that a vehicle was throwing items from their window shortly prior to the fires. Initial responding units encountered 6 small spot fires along side of highway 18 which were extinguished by some quick acting drivers [...]

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San Bernardino City Firefighters Battle 2 Alarm Structure Fire

February 20, 2008

First-Hand Account           When the first SBFD unit arrived they saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the inside and 20 ft flames coming from the 2nd story windows of a vacant 3000 square foot two story home.  Firefighters made entry through the front door and extinguished the fire on the first floor while other [...]

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Arson Fire Severely Damages Home – San Bernardino

January 19, 2008

First-Hand Account   We had just finished up our training for the day when we received a tap for a structure fire on 48th street.  Dispatch came over and told us they had multiple calls.  I was on the Truck today.  When we arrived on scene we saw that the fire was well involved and [...]

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Two Adjacent Apartment Buildings Catch Fire – San Bernardino

January 18, 2008

First-Hand Account              There was an impressive amount of flames reaching for the sky as we turned the corner.  Two 4-plex apartment buildings were heavily involved in fire.  We were the third unit on scene.  We went to work protecting the exposures since these were so well involved by the time we arrived.  The [...]

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