| Retired Firefighter Wins $8.4 Million
1/3/2011 7:48:54 PM A retired firefighter from San Leandro, California hit an $8.4 million jackpot at the Twin Pine Casino in Middleton last week. Dale Valentine, 61, was playing a Megabucks slot machine which is a progressive slot machine that is tied in with other Indian casinos in the state. |
 | Santa Barbara County Firefighters Respond to Amtrak Train Versus Tree
1/3/2011 7:40:07 PM At 10:07 am on Monday, Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC FD) responded to an Amtrack passenger train that struck a large eucalyptus tree. The accident occurred approximately one mile south of El Capitan State Beach. |
| Four Toronto Firefighters Injured Battling 6-Alarm Blaze
1/3/2011 7:34:32 PM An empty heritage building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada went up in flames early Monday morning. A total of 125 firefighters worked to contain the enormous downtown fire that grew to six-alarms. |
| Driver Survives After Vehicle Plunges Over Wall in Charlotte, North Carolina
1/3/2011 11:53:44 AM On January 1, 2011 at 5:08 p.m., (3) Companies of Charlotte Firefighters, (1) Heavy Rescue Company, (1) Urban Search and Rescue Company (USAR) under the direction of Battalion Chief P.T. Bosche Jr. responded to a reported single vehicle accident at 8115 Vinoy Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Charlotte Firefighters Stop Fire From Destroying Apartment Building
1/3/2011 11:51:29 AM On December 28, 2010 at 10:41 p.m. (9) Companies of Charlotte Firefighters, (1) Heavy Rescue Company, (3) Battalion Chiefs, and (2) Fire Investigators under the direction of Captain R.C. Boyd (Acting Battalion Chief) were dispatched to reports of an apartment fire 124 Park Fairfax Drive in west Charlotte. |
| Cranwell Resort Carriage House Fire Investigation Focuses on Space Heaters
1/3/2011 11:48:08 AM State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Lenox Fire Chief Daniel Clifford said their joint investigation into the December 22, 2010 fire in the carriage house at the Cranwell Resort is focusing on space heaters as a possible cause of the blaze. |
| Sacramento Metro Fire Arrests Arsonist
1/3/2011 11:43:42 AM Firefighters with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to the Great Value Inn Monday morning to find several small fires, four on the exterior of the building and two in unit 202, according to a news release from Sacramento Metro Fire. |
| Cowlitz County Search & Rescue Recruiting Volunteers
1/3/2011 11:41:58 AM Cowlitz County Search & Rescue (SAR) is looking for volunteers to join their team. |
| Shreveport Firefighters Respond to Two House Fires in Under an Hour
1/3/2011 11:40:01 AM The Shreveport Fire Department (SFD) responded to two residential fires less than an hour apart on January 1st. |
| 1 Year Old Suffers Burns to Face Due to Structure Fire in Greenfield, California
1/3/2011 11:27:24 AM Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 at approximately 11:58 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 8000 block of Shannon Ave in Greenfield, South East of Bakersfield. |