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Hesperia City Proposing Reduction of 9 SBCo Firefighter / Paramedics in its 2011/2012 Budget

June 14, 2011

HESPERIA • The Hesperia city council will discuss a proposed budgetary cut that would eliminate nine full-time San Bernardino County firefighters and five sheriff’s deputies’ positions Tuesday night before they vote on June 21. As part of the city’s 2011-12 budget, officials have proposed eliminating nine firefighter-paramedics and five vacant deputy positions. The 14 first-responder [...]

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Mark Hartwig Appointed Chief of San Bernardino County Fire, Dan Odom to Become Deputy Chief of Operations

April 19, 2011

Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Mark Hartwig is returning to the San Bernardino County Fire Department to serve as County Fire Chief effective May 2, and will team up with Dan Odom, who has served as interim chief, to lead the department into the future. Odom, a division chief who had made clear [...]

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Training day for SBCo FD swiftwater rescue team

February 25, 2011

Deep Creek, Calif. (KABC) — Fire officials in San Bernardino County spent the day training for a potential swiftwater emergency as another storm heads our way. There isn’t much water in Lytle Creek at the moment, but that’s expect to change dramatically as a big storm comes in this weekend. Lytle Creek is a trouble [...]

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Fire destroys Old Town Victorville thrift store

January 5, 2011

VICTORVILLE • A thrift store in Old Town Victorville was destroyed Tuesday night when a fire broke, San Bernardino County Fire officials said. “When firefighters got on-scene heavy smoke was coming from the building,” Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the fire department, said of the second-alarm fire. “Firefighters had to go on defensive mode on that [...]

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Mother of three killed in Pinon Hills fire

January 5, 2011

PINON HILLS • A 35-year-old mother was killed in an early-morning fire as she and her husband rescued their three children from their burning home on Wednesday, according to San Bernardino County Fire officials. “The dad was able to get the children out of the home and he thought his wife was behind him,” Tracey [...]

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Fire breaks out in Victorville home

January 5, 2011

VICTORVILLE • A zero-clearance fireplace may have sparked a fire in a Victorville home Monday morning, forcing the evacuation of the family inside, according to San Bernardino County Fire officials. The exact cause of the blaze at the 13900 block of Smoke Tree Road near Green Tree Boulevard is still under investigation, but according to [...]

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Fire breaks out at Victorville restaurant

January 5, 2011

VICTORVILLE • Firefighters worked for about an hour Wednesday morning to put out a stubborn attic fire at a Mexican restaurant that caused the closure of Seventh Street, officials said. “This initially came through as a 911 hang-up,” San Bernardino County Fire Division Chief Sid Hultquist said. “Someone called 911, said ‘Fire!’ and hung up. [...]

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Smoke from grass fire causes freeway hazard on I15

September 16, 2010

HESPERIA • Smoke from a grass fire was blowing across Interstate-15 Thursday afternoon and forced closure of the southbound lanes of Mariposa Road between Ranchero and Oak Hill roads, officials said. The fire was first reported a little before 2 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol officials. Officials were uncertain as of 2:30 p.m. when [...]

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Fire threatens several Hesperia homes

September 16, 2010

HESPERIA • Firefighters worked for nearly two hours protecting homes from a three-acre fire that broke out Sunday afternoon, San Bernardino County Fire officials said. The fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m. near Chase and Danbury streets, according to Capt. Tracy Carlton. “When firefighters arrived on scene, there was moderate vegetation with light winds [...]

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SBCo Firefighters Battle Late Night Fire in Vacant Home

September 16, 2010

ADELANTO • Fire ripped through a vacant house late Monday night destroying the structure and threatening a nearby home, San Bernardino County Fire officials said. The fire broke out at a home in the 11800 block of White Avenue a little before midnight, Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the Fire Department, said Tuesday. “It was pretty [...]

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