WEED WHACKER CAUSED SPRING VALLEY FIRE, PLACING 50 HOMES IN JEOPARDY
Fire official warns against use of metal blades to cut brushJune 9, 2010 (Spring Valley) – Clearing brush with a metal-bladed weed whacker set off sparks which caused today’s four-acre blaze on...
View ArticleEMERALD PUSHES NEW FIRE SAFETY POLICY
June 29, 2010 (San Diego) -- Concerned about potentially deeper cuts to fire safety, San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald is pushing for a new Council policy. She will introduce the new safety...
View ArticleCREST RESIDENTS FIGHT WILDFIRES BEFORE THE THREAT
July 3, 2010 (Crest) – How can you protect your community from wildfire at a time when firefighting budgets are being slashed? The community of Crest, which lost more than 300 homes during the 2003...
View ArticleIS YOUR DRYER A FIRE HAZARD?
Tips to keep your clothes--and your home--from going up in smoke East County News ServiceJuly 28, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 15,500...
View ArticleFIERY FINDINGS: AMONG MAJOR CITIES, SAN DIEGO HAS LOWEST LEVEL OF...
Leaders propose options to address serious public safety crisis in City and County By Miriam Raftery July 28, 2010 (San Diego) – San Diego has the fewest firefighters per capita of any major city in...
View ArticlePUTTING OUT THE FIRE WITH THOM & CHARLIE: APRIL 7 IN LEMON GROVE
April 2, 2011 (Lemon Grove) – Thom Rosenberger and Charlie Lewis, famous throughout the county for their traveling fire education program, racked up nearly 70 years as Lemon Grove firefighters and...
View ArticleIT’S WILDFIRE AWARENESS WEEK: CAL-FIRE PROVIDES INFO TO HELP HOMEOWNERS PREPARE
May 7, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)--With fire season around the corner, Governor Jerry Brown declared May 1-7 “Wildfire Awareness Week.” CAL FIRE urges homeowners to be prepared. So far this year,...
View ArticleEAST COUNTY NEWSMAKERS OF THE YEAR 2011
By Miriam Raftery January 5, 2012 (San Diego's East County) -- Who were the movers and shakers in East County and San Diego’s inland regions during the past year? Below, we bring you our...
View ArticleBANNER FIRE STARTED BY WEED-CLEARING EQUIPEMNT: KNOW THE RIGHT WAY TO CLEAR...
CAL-FIRE offers tips for safe brush-clearingJune 4, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – CAL FIRE has sent a warning advising homeowners to use caution when clearing dead brush and grass. While creating...
View ArticleCERT COMES TO DESCANSO: FREE TRAINING ON DISASTER RESPONSE IN MARCH
February 24, 2013 (Descanso)--If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, Community Emergency Response Tea.m. (CERT) members can assist others by applying the...
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