ventura county firefighters

Ventura County Fire Crews have point of pride in saving something precious

November 18, 2008

It was only 12 hours later when the Ventura County firefighters returned to Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar. “The homes are, what, 3 feet high now?” Dave Stevens of Station 46 in Simi Valley said of the scene they found when they returned for search-and-rescue efforts Saturday afternoon. The five-engine strike team from Ventura [...]

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Ventura County Firefighters Respond to Explosion

October 3, 2008

Firefighters responded to an explosion and fire in a storage basement in Oak View Thursday night, authorities said. The structure on Hill Street was unoccupied when the incident began about 6:21 p.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The blaze, confined to the storage area, was knocked down by 6:41 p.m. The explosion involved [...]

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Ventura County Firefighters Get A Hero’s Lunch

September 18, 2008

Three Ventura County Fire Department employees chose a table off to the side at the eighth annual Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday because, unlike the other tables with their Tonka police car and ambulance centerpieces, this one was decorated by a plastic fire hat. Roger Clow, John Hayes and Dnay Featherstone work at the Fire Department’s [...]

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