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Vacant Home Burns Twice Under Suspicious Conditions in San Bernardino City

September 27, 2009

San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a reported fire in the 1300 block of North Mountain View Ave. The first arriving unit reported a working structure fire in a vacant residence. Firefighters employed a defensive strategy and achieved initial knockdown within fifteen minutes. Total control was declared within the hour. The fire was deemed [...]

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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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San Bernardino City Takes Delivery of New Paramedic Squad Vehicle

May 7, 2008

The San Bernardino City Fire Department recently placed their newest vehicle in service to help protect and serve the citizens of it’s community. The new Ford quad cab vehicle, will be staffed with 2 Firefighter Paramedics and run as the first unit out for medical-aids. Medic Squad 226 is housed at fire station number 6 [...]

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Week of Fires in the Inland Empire / SoCal

April 19, 2008

Heat waves tend to bring on a multitude of medical aids and TC’s, and this week, it seemed to have also brought a working fire to a multitude of fire departments in Southern California. Long Beach, LA County Fire, Riverside County FD, Rialto, and San Bernardino City are some of the organizations with west coast [...]

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Inland Empire Firefighters Help Fill The Boot

April 11, 2008

Firefighters help fight muscle disease San Bernardino city and county firefighters will be raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association today and Saturday during a Fill-the-Boot fundraiser. Off-duty firefighters from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today will be at the corner of Hospitality Lane and Waterman Avenue to collect donations in their boots. Firefighters are [...]

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Hot Shot Flash Back – Burbank Fire

February 26, 2008

This fire was the Griffith Park IC on November 22, 2005. It was at 400 N. Griffith Park Drive in Burbank California. The crew was: Captain Rowley, Engineer Deagon, Firefighter Burke (who has the saw), and Firefighter Magnante. Unfortunately, a trapped elderly woman died two days later from severe smoke inhalation from this fire. This [...]

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San Bernardino Firefighters Battle Motel Blaze

February 25, 2008

First-Hand Account Submitted by Ben Alexander On February 24th units from the San Bernardino City Fire Department responded to a multiple alarm fire located in a downtown motel. Initial arriving units encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions coming from two motel rooms located on the second floor of the 2 story motel. An aggressive interior [...]

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