West Coast 911 News

Firefighter Injured Battling Southwest L.A. Fire

October 28, 2008

On Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 5:16 AM, 9 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 61 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of [...]

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Neighbors help rescue elderly Watsonville couple from burning home

October 19, 2008

WATSONVILLE – An elderly couple was taken to Watsonville Community Hospital early Saturday, after neighbors helped them out of their garage as their Melody Lane house burned down, according to Cal Fire. “The house is a total loss,” Capt. Sam Lanier said “Red Cross was notified about the occupants’ situation.” Cal Fire firefighters said the [...]

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Las Vegas House Fire Under Investigation

September 20, 2008

Cause of fire: Undetermined/under investigation – appears to have started on rear patio and extended into the small house and a shed in backyard. Damage estimate: $75,000 Description of damage: Back patio heavy damage, shed in backyard destroyed, one bedroom gutted, rest of house heat and smoke damage. General information about the incident: No one [...]

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La Puente home destroyed in fire

April 29, 2008

LA PUENTE – A fire destroyed a house on Van Wig Avenue Monday, displacing a family and killing a pet, authorities said. The blaze was reported about 7 a.m. at 1003 Van Wig Ave., said Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Richard Baligad. The fire began in the garage and spread to the rest of [...]

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Second Woman Dies After Sacramento Fire Truck Crash

April 16, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A second young woman has died following a weekend crash involving a Sacramento fire truck, the woman’s family said Monday.Sacramento State student Kirsten Ross, 20, was taken off life support late Sunday and her organs were donated to help others, said her mother, Hazel Tetrick.Authorities said Nancy Gonzalez, 20, died at the [...]

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San Francisco Chief Responds to Criticizing Report

April 16, 2008

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, responding to a Chronicle investigation of troubling delays in the city’s 911 system, ordered top city officials on Monday to recruit and retain more emergency dispatchers and to regularly review all medical cases in which the city failed to meet its response standard. Under the order, which was effective immediately, [...]

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Three Firefighters killed in Colorado wildfires

April 16, 2008

ORDWAY, Colorado (AP)– Firefighters were hoping rain and snow Wednesday would help them quell blazes that scorched thousands of acres, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and left three people dead. Winds gusted up to 50 mph along the Rocky Mountain Front Range and eastern plains on Tuesday, fanning flames that quickly spread across 7,100 [...]

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L.A. Officials Decry Fire Captains’ Hazing Victory

March 5, 2008

California – The day after a jury awarded $1.6million to two white Los Angeles Fire Department captains in a controversial prank against a black firefighter, outraged Los Angeles officials questioned the department’s disciplinary policies and demanded a review of the case. “This is absolutely outrageous,” City Councilman Dennis Zine said Tuesday. “Here we try to [...]

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Rescue team works to save fall victims

March 5, 2008

RUNNING SPRINGS – Rescuers worked Tuesday night to free at least three people and a firefighter who fell several hundred feet down an ice chute and into a creek. The people had been near Hunsaker Drive and Encina Way and fell some 200 to 300 feet, said Tracey Martinez, San Bernardino County fire spokeswoman. One [...]

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One Dead in 4-Alarm Apartment Fire in Fremont

March 2, 2008

 Sounds like the guys up north had their hands full with this one.  Occurred on Friday morning. Here is the story from the Oakland Tribune…… One person died this morning in a fast-moving, four alarm fire that swept through four units of an apartment building in the 3600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Fremont Deputy Fire [...]

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