California Fire News - Structure, Wildland, EMS

CAL FIRE - Burn Suspension in Effect for Madera, Mariposa & Merced Counties

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:10:03 PST

CAL FIRE MMU BURN BAN - Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit has announced the suspension of all burning in Madera, Mariposa, and Merced counties effective Thursday morning, February 9th. This burn suspension is in effect due to the prolonged dry conditions that exist across the counties and the frequency of escaped hazard reduction burns. CAL FIRE will continue to monitor and evaluate local fire

CA-MCP-Range - Camp Pendleton Wildfire 75+ acres, 25% contained

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:31 PST

Update: As of Friday morning, the fire had burned more than 75 acres, and 25 percent contained according to Camp Pendleton fire authorities. CAL Fire originally reported that the fire burned 700 acres, but a base spokesperson corrected the information. ----------- Wildfire on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Artillery range, 2 Strike Teams dispatched last night. By 6 a.m. Friday, officials said

Shasta-Trinity National Forest begins prescribed burning program

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:39 PST

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is implementing its fall/winter/spring prescribed burning program. Updates: 2/8/12 Forest UpdatesReleased: 23 hrs. agoThe TRMU is burning today on East Branch I for 5 acres. The location is T34N, R9W, S30. Please contact the district for additional information at 530-623-2121.The NRA is burning today at Turntable... 2/7/12 Prescribed Burning UpdatesReleased: 2

ALCO: Amazing Firefighter Helmet Cam of Dramatic Child Rescue

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:19:48 PST

Three children rescued during a East Bay apartment fire and one had to be dropped from a second floor stairway landing to a firefighter below. The rescues were all on video, including one recorded by a firefighter's helmet camera. KGO reported that the morning apartment fire gave the public a chance to see what firefighters do at the scene of a fire. Another video shot by a neighbor captured

2003 Old Fire: Defendant in wildfire arson case guilty of sodomy

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:01:58 PST

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (AP) - A suspected arsonist facing a death penalty trial for a 2003 Southern California wildfire has been convicted in a separate case of sodomizing a jail inmate. A jury last week found 30-year-old Rickie Lee Fowler guilty on three felony counts of sodomy by force on another inmate at the San Bernardino County jail in Rancho Cucamonga. The incidents occurred in August

Vallejo Wine warehouse arsonist gets 27 years prison

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:31 PST

SACRAMENTO — A former California wine keeper convicted of destroying more than 4.5 million bottles in a warehouse fire was sentenced to 27 years in prison. A federal judge in Sacramento also ordered Mark Anderson to pay $70.3 million to customers who lost their premium collections in the October 2005 blaze. Anderson, 63, stored the wine for 95 vintners and dozens of private collectors for a

UC Davis Fire Department: Student Firefighter Program

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:54:01 PST

Applications are now open for the UC Davis Fire Departments nationally recognized Student Resident Firefighter Program! If you are interested in a career in emergency services, medicine, or just have in interest in being a firefighter - this is the student employment job for you! To apply visit the Aggie Job Link: https://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/students/ajl.htm California Fire News 2011

CAL FIRE $150 wildland fire protection fee continues to be controversial

noreply@blogger.com (California Fire news) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:07:35 PST

Fire protection fee backlash likely in Calif. $150 fee to be imposed on estimated 800,000 houses in 31 million-acre state responsibility area could prompt exodus that would shrink state's jurisdiction. By Jim Miller The Press EnterpriseSACRAMENTO, Calif. — For decades, the boundaries of the rural areas where the state has the main firefighting duty have remained largely unchanged, even as tens

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