Tag: Cal Fire
Riverside County Fire Department dispatched to almost 200K incidents in 2021
The volume of dispatches for the Riverside County Fire Department jumped by almost 10% in 2021 compared to the year before, according to a...
PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and burned more than 1,300...
Paraglider lands hard on hillside above San Jacinto, requiring rescue
SAN JACINTO (CNS) - A paraglider was injured Saturday, Jan. 1, when he went down in the hills above the Soboba Indian Reservation in...
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department names new chiefs for Menifee
MENIFEE – The city of Menifee welcomes Lonny Olson as the new division chief for Cal Fire and Bill Lawe as battalion chief for...
Riverside County to receive over $2.5 Million in fire prevention grants
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - More than $2.5 million in grants intended to reduce fire hazards and increase education about wildfire dangers are earmarked for Riverside...
Rock fire spares home
Larry Mendell received the shocking news while at work at the Mountain Sky Travel Center in Anza. A fire was blazing near his home...
Rock fire chars 295 acres in Anza
Four homes and seven outbuildings were destroyed on the south end of Anza after a brush fire erupted and scorched 295 acres, prompting the...
Prepare to evacuate in the event of an emergency
The Rock Fire scorched 295 acres in Anza Aug. 24, forcing the evacuation of people and animals and necessitating split second decisions about what...
Firefighter injured, 2 structures burn in 1,427 acre Chaparral FireÂ
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and two structures were damaged in a brush fire that broke out Saturday, Aug. 29, officials announced.The Chaparral Fire,...