Tag: Cal Fire
Cal Fire’s air tanker Grumman S-2 is an aggressive tool to battle wildfires
Within mere minutes of the sighting of a wisp of smoke in the distance, Anza Valley residents will often witness the arrival of Cal...
Being wildfire ready should be a way of life in Southern California
Charring 200 acres, destroying 20 homes and damaging another 11 as it tore through a Laguna Niguel neighborhood, the Coastal Fire serves as a...
Cal Fire Firefighter receives Gold Medal of Valor
PERRIS – Cal Fire Riverside Unit firefighter II Chad Burns received the governor’s Gold Medal of Valor Monday, May 16, at a ceremony at...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits in Riverside County, six hiking trails also closed
PERRIS (CNS) - Outdoor residential burn permits in Riverside County will be suspended until further notice amid an unusually early start to the fire...
Blaze breaks out west of Temecula, burns hillside
TEMECULA (CNS) - A brush fire erupted yesterday in the hills just west of
Temecula, burning about a half-acre before Cal Fire aircraft initiated a...
Pets rescued from burning mobile home in Winchester
WINCHESTER (CNS) - Firefighters rescued and revived two dogs and a cat from a burning double-wide mobile home in Winchester today. The blaze was...
Supervisors authorize continuation of field medical training program
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized the Riverside County Fire Department to continue a field training program for students from College of the...
Prescribed burns help control wildfires
The scent and sight of smoke are extremely concerning to most residents of the Anza Valley. While flames can threaten lives and destroy property,...
Motorcyclist airlifted after Aguanga crash
Authorities said a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a solo-vehicle accident in the area of El Pasta Road and Highway 371 in Aguanga in...
Blaze south of Corona quickly stopped by Cal Fire aircraft
CORONA (CNS) - A wind-driven brush fire that erupted today southeast
of Corona was quickly contained by Cal Fire aircraft and firefighters, with the
flames consuming...