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Category Archives: Fire
News Pix: Oakland's 3 Police Chiefs in 3 Days; Berkeley Students Ask for Majority District; Fires Rage
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Oakland's police department was thrown into turmoil this week when Police Chief Howard Jordan unexpectedly stepped down, citing unspecified medical problems. Anthony Toribio, pictured here, was appointed as the acting Oakland police chief for just two days before he, too, … Continue reading
San Bruno, CPUC Staff Call for $2.25 Billion Fine for PG&E Gas Explosion
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The city of San Bruno said that Pacific Gas and Electric should pay $2.25 billion in fines for the gas pipeline blast that killed eight people in September 2010. And the staff of the California Public Utilities Commission agreed. City … Continue reading
Video: Interview With Driver in San Mateo Bridge Limo Fire
Update 1:23 p.m. CNN has posted its interview with the driver of the limo, Orville Brown … Update 10: 35 a.m. Here's a rundown from today's press conference on the limousine fire that killed five women on their way to … Continue reading
Calif. Firefighters Rue Budget Cuts as Wildfire Season Heats Up
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When wildfires blow up, and especially when more than one is raging at the same time, the calls go out to everybody with firefighting resources. It happens every year, more or less often depending on the weather. This year, though, … Continue reading
Firefighters Battle Series of California Wildfires; Map, Updates
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A huge Southern California wildfire carved a path to the sea and burned on the beach Friday, but firefighters got a break as gusty Santa Ana winds turned into breezes. Temperatures remained high, but humidity levels … Continue reading
Hot Dry Conditions Raise Fire and Drought Fears in the Bay Area
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It didn't rain very much. It's unusually hot. And now the state is literally on fire. Up on Echo Summit in the Sierra, Frank Gehrke, chief surveyor for the California Department of Water Resources told the Associated Press he wasn't … Continue reading
Wildfires Scorch 200 Acres in Napa and Sonoma Counties
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(BCN) Hundreds of firefighters are continuing to battle three large vegetation fires in Sonoma and Napa counties this afternoon. The biggest of the three blazes is the Yellow Fire in Sonoma County, which has burned at least 125 acres of … Continue reading
San Francisco Firefighters Rack Up Overtime
Some San Francisco firefighters are raking in six-figure overtime paychecks because of staffing shortages that have department managers scheduling numerous extra shifts. The San Francisco Chronicle points to a lieutenant at Station 39 on Portola Avenue who collected $221,000 in … Continue reading
Video: How Chevron Richmond Fire Happened: Feds Release Blow-by-Blow Animation
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If you live downwind of Chevron's Richmond refinery, you don't need to be reminded of what happened there last Aug. 6: A huge fire started in a crude-oil processing unit at the facility, sending an immense plume of thick black … Continue reading
Learning How to Respond to a Boston-Style Emergency
The attack at the Boston Marathon might have you pondering an unsettling question: What if I had been there? What would I have done? Would I know what to do? And if I have no idea what to do, how … Continue reading
