Several agencies are getting ready for wildfire season, a fact of life in the East Valley. Governor Jerry Brown declared May 1-7 "Wildfire Awareness Week" in California, and with that declaration, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, held conferences all week in fire- sensitive locations throughout the state.
S. Congressman Jerry Lewis, USDA, and state and local officials reaffirmed their commitment to improving forest health and wildfire safety in Southern California CRESTLINE, Calif., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), along with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and San Bernardino, San Diego and Riverside counties hosted a recognition event today, in Crestline, commemorating six years worth of work reducing the threat of wildfire, improving forest health and protecting residents in Southern California.
CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) recently counted on The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) to provide its fleet mechanics with training to keep the department's firefighting helicopters ready to perform in high-heat situations. This preventative training is critical to CAL FIRE, which responds to an average of 5,600 wildfires and as many as 350,000 emergencies a year often using specially equipped Huey helicopters to navigate the state's rugged terrain of hills and canyons. Timken regularly provides training to customers on proper handling, inspection and storage of bearings that are essential to flight operations. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires all mechanics with inspection authorization t...
At least one person has died after a bus from a church in Pasadena slid over the side of Highway 189 near Twin Peaks today, the California Highway Patrol said.Two people were airlifted from the scene with major injuries, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Bill Peters said. Peters said 24 others were treated and taken to nearby hospitals. The bus from Light of Love Mission Church, a Korean congregation, collided with a San Bernardino County Fire Department vehicle and a power pole.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Despite big wave warnings, two walls of water caught dozens of spectators off-guard and knocked them to a rocky beach as they watched a northern California surfing contest Saturday, leaving some with broken bones but sparing them from being pulled into the ocean. Thirteen people swept from a seawall had significant injuries, including broken legs and hands, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Scott Jalbert. He reduced the official count from the 15 reported earlier in the day but said others treated at the beach for injuries such as scrapes and bruises were not included in the total. At least three of the injured were taken to hospitals.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enduris, a leading manufacturer of PVC decking, railing, and vinyl fencing, has just announced their code-approved cellular PVC decking, Endeck, and their newly developed Endeck PVC Hybrid Capped decking has been awarded the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Certification. It was also determined that Endeck has a Class A Flame Spread--the best rating awarded. The rigorous tests were performed at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Fire Protection Division. The stringent California Fire Code established in 2005 minimum standards for the protection of life and property by increasing the ability of a building located in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone within State Responsibility Areas or any Wildland-Urban Interfac...
Between July 1 and Friday, California spent $115 million to fight fires around the state - that's on top of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's regular budget. So where does that money go?
Accident or no, however, sheriff's deputies aren't taking any chances. Local law enforcement has been on high alert since Aug. 18, 2003, when two briefcases containing bomb components were discovered and detonated--one outside the brokerage office, and the other at the gate to company founder Charles Schwab's weekend home in Pebble Beach. We researched everything," [John DiCarlo] says. "We examined all the parts of these briefcases. We couldn't find where they came from. The case maker was contacted. There was no info there. We interviewed current employees, past employees, anyone who might be holding a grudge against Schwab. There were no leads. We even investigated a large rock found in the suitcase at the business to see if they could find where it came from. "They are arson," says...
...That was before the sheriff's department had its own bomb squad, so Monterey County officer... from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sheriff's... says Battalion Chief Curt Itson of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "At th...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) - Despite big wave warnings, two walls of water caught dozens of spectators off-guard and knocked them to a rocky beach as they watched a Northern California surfing contest Saturday, leaving some with broken bones but sparing them from being pulled into the ocean. Thirteen people swept from a seawall had significant injuries, including broken legs and hands, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Scott Jalbert.
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