Tag: fire
Smoke advisory extended in Coachella Valley due to mulch fire
THERMAL (CNS) - The South Coast Air Quality Management District again extended a smoke advisory on Sunday for portions of the Coachella Valley in...
Fire engulfs restaurant in Highgrove Saturday morning; flames contained by noon
HIGHGROVE (CNS) - A blaze broke out at a restaurant near Riverside on Saturday, but no one was injured.The fire was reported at 11:25...
Sheriff’s, fire departments to take part in active shooter drill in Palm Desert
PALM DESERT (CNS) - An active shooter training drill will be held Sunday morning in Palm Desert to test the preparedness of law enforcement...
Hemet City Council OKs fire department purchase of new emergency dispatch station console
The Hemet City Council amended portions of it building and safety code relating to the abatement of dangerous buildings and approved a purchase request...
Mulch fire smoke prompts evacuations at Coachella Valley schools; 14 students hospitalized
THERMAL (CNS) - Fourteen students from Desert Mirage High School in the eastern Coachella Valley were taken to a hospital today with respiratory problems...
Jury selection underway for trial of man accused of setting mother aflame
INDIO (CNS) - Jury selection entered its third day today for the murder trial of a man who allegedly set his mother on fire...
Board of Supervisors proclaims local emergency because of recent fires
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County supervisors today approved a local emergency proclamation connected to last week's deadly blaze in Calimesa, as well as three other wind-driven...
Early morning fire damages, destroys units in Temecula apartment complex
TEMECULA (CNS) - A non-injury fire in a Temecula apartment building damaged or destroyed eight units this morning.
The blaze was reported about 3:50 a.m....
Firefighters knock down 18-acre brush fire on Camp Pendleton
CAMP PENDLETON — A brush fire that broke out before 2 p.m. on Camp Pendleton was knocked down and contained to about 18 acres...
Blaze kills woman, destroys dozens of mobile homes in Calimesa
CALIMESA (CNS) - A brush fire sparked by a trash truck near Interstate 10 in Calimesa killed a woman, destroyed 76 mobile homes and...