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Category Archives: Fire
Boston Marathon Blasts: Bay Area Witnesses Share Their Stories
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There were about 2,000 California competitors at the Boston Marathon, with hundreds from the Bay Area. Many of them witnessed Monday's explosions. Scott Dunlap of Woodside had finished the race and was in a pub near the finish line: "There was … Continue reading
Why Oakland Firefighters Are Tweeting Fire Photos
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I glanced at my Twitter feed the other day and did a double take. Flame was erupting from a house in Oakland in a photograph tweeted by OaklandFireLive. Another photo showed firefighters on the roof of the building, smoke billowing … Continue reading
San Bruno Mosaic Commemorates Victims of PG&E Gas Fire
by Francesca Segre Members of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in San Bruno are celebrating a new mosaic mural that commemorates the lives and homes lost in the 2010 gas pipeline explosion. Of the eight people who died in the gas … Continue reading
Fire Burns in Delta North of Antioch: Smoky, but Not Dangerous
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That large smoke plume visible in much of the East Bay this afternoon? It's got nothing to do with any of the refineries in the region. The smoke is coming from a vegetation fire on Sherman Island, north of Antioch … Continue reading
Diary of a Day's Work From Palo Fire Dept. -- All on Twitter
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PALO ALTO (BCN) A Palo Alto Fire Department engine company and paramedic team are using Twitter today as part of a "virtual ride-along" to narrate how their day goes while responding to emergencies, fire officials said. Crew members from Fire … Continue reading
Community Meetings Scheduled on Contra Costa Fire Station Closures
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(Bay City News) Fire officials announced this week that meetings have been scheduled in Lafayette, Martinez, Clayton and Walnut Creek next month to discuss fire station closures in those communities. The meetings will come a month after the Contra Costa … Continue reading
News Pix: Hovercraft on Ocean Beach, Art in Motion, Walk to School Day and More
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Fleet Week is back, which means military crafts and tourists descend on San Francisco. But lots of other things happened this week, affecting the lives of ordinary Bay Area citizens. San Francisco Fleet Week kicked off at Ocean Beach Wednesday … Continue reading
Chevron Air Monitoring Program Languishes
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By Jennifer Gollan, The Bay Citizen Six air monitoring stations that Chevron agreed to install at its Richmond refinery in 2010 were not put in place, which might have slowed warnings about the danger of pollutants released during the refinery’s … Continue reading
Burning Man Gets the Wrong Kind of Smoke
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Wildfires are giving a new meaning to the name Burning Man as smoke from the Rush Fire near Ravendale, Calif. clouds the event that launched on Monday. Megan Miller, a spokesperson from the annual festival of alternative culture, had this … Continue reading
Progress Made on Calif. Wildfire Threatening Town
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Crews made progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that has grown to more than 4 1/2 square miles and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. The blaze in Lake County was 25 percent … Continue reading
