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Specially designed fire engines to hit streets of Oakland

October 22, 2008

OAKLAND — A new generation of fire engine, specially designed to navigate tight city streets, made its public debut Monday on the 17th anniversary of the Oakland hills fire. The new rigs are about two feet shorter in length than older models, ride higher off the ground to achieve better clearance and are slightly shorter [...]

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San Bernardino City Freeway Conflagration Fire

October 13, 2008

Date: October 13, 2008 Location: 215 fwy at Baseline Street Time of the call: 1022 hours First Unit on the scene: ME-226 Number of Units: 20 Emergency operation units, 1 Helicopter, 2 CalFire Handcrews Number of Firefighters: 75 Injuries: One firefighter ankle injury Fatalities: None 20 units from the San Bernardino City Fire Department, San [...]

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Los Angeles Firefighters Battle Late Night Commercial Structure

August 26, 2008

On Monday, August 25, 2008 at 11:12 PM, 18 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 4 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Arson Unit, 2 Urban Search and Rescue Units, 1 Hazardous Materials Team, 2 EMS Battalion Captains, 6 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, Emergency Air 1, DOT, DWP and LAPD, under [...]

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Las Vegas Firefighters Rescue Woman

August 25, 2008

Cause of fire: Under investigation, appears it started in the kitchen Damage estimate: $50,000 Description of damage: Fire damage in kitchen and attic, rest of house moderate smoke. General information about the incident: Elderly lady lives alone in home, was home in bed. Called daughter, who lives in another home, and told her she was [...]

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Fire breaks out in Stockton church classroom

August 7, 2008

STOCKTON – Dozens of young people fled a north Stockton church Wednesday night when a fire started in a classroom on the church’s second floor. The Stockton Fire Department’s Engine No. 4 was dispatched around 7:50 p.m. to Lakeview Assembly Church, 2111 Quail Lakes Drive, to respond to a fire alarm. When firefighters arrived, they [...]

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Texas Church Fire Investigated by FBI

August 5, 2008

HORIZON CITY – A suspicious fire at a church that has drawn the ire of parishioners also has drawn the interest of the FBI and other federal agencies which are investigating the fire as a possible hate crime.The kitchen, an electronics storage room, two restrooms and a fellowship hall where the church community congregated for [...]

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Mobile ERs a model for emergency services

July 6, 2008

Temperatures were hovering near the century mark last month and San Rafael resident Barbara Perinoni just wasn’t feeling well. Her daughter called 911. A cadre of firefighters lifted the dizzy and nauseated woman into a waiting ambulance. Seated by her side on the way to the hospital, San Rafael firefighter-paramedic Mark Sedlack was monitoring her [...]

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Man Detained After Fire Ruins 17 Apartments in Stockton

July 3, 2008

A man was held for questioning after a four-alarm blaze destroyed at least 17 apartments in Stockton early Thursday.The fire marked the second huge blaze to strike the city in the past month.Firefighters were called at 3:30 a.m. to the Vintage Square Apartments in the 1100 block of Rosemarie Lane. Crews arrived to find flames [...]

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Fiery I-880 crash in San Leandro kills two

June 27, 2008

SAN LEANDRO — A big rig overturned on Interstate 880 Thursday morning, crashing into oncoming traffic and bursting into flames in a five-car collision that left two dead and caused massive traffic delays throughout the day. The 9:30 a.m. accident occurred near the Marina Boulevard exit when a southbound Waste Management rig swerved for unknown [...]

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Fire accidentally sparked by child destroys house

June 24, 2008

LENWOOD — A child using a lamp shade as a make-shift basketball hoop apparently sparked a fire that caused major damage to a house in Lenwood. The fire, which broke out at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday on the 25000 block of Ash Road, caused about $155,000 in property damage and destroyed $30,000 worth of belongings, [...]

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