Tag: firefighters
Make realistic resolutions for the new year
Fire Chief Sam DiGiovannaSpecial to the Valley NewsMaking a New Year’s resolution is one thing. Remaining resolute and seeing them through is quite another....
Boxing’s “Battle of the Badges” hits Temecula
Fight Night goes down at Pechanga Resort & Casino
TEMECULA – The SoCal Battle of the Badges took place Saturday, June 3, at Pechanga Resort...
San Jacinito Hillsides Blaze 80% Contained
SAN JACINTO (CNS) - A brush fire that erupted just north of San Jacinto swept over hillsides, scorching 348 acres, threatening homes and agricultural...
Murrieta Fire & Rescue 76th Firefighters BBQ held at Town Square Park
Murrieta’s Town Square came alive with sirens, flashing lights, hundreds of firefighters and their Explorer groups and more than 1,000 nearby and surrounding Riverside...
Firefighters’ PTSD focus in new documentary film preview coming to Pechanga Resort and Casino
The term “post-traumatic stress disorder” or PTSD is often related to military service members who have severe anxiety, flashbacks or nightmares related to their...
Soboba Fire Explorers learn more than firefighting skills
Soboba Band of Luiseño IndiansSpecial to Valley NewsThe Soboba Fire Explorer Program was launched in March after the Tribal Council indicated a desire for...
PHOTOS: Fairview Fire continues to burn
Mario Sevilla photos, Sept. 6 and 7.
Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews
DON THOMPSONAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them...
Equity for Tribal firefighters
Tribal fire departments are an integral part of California’s wildfire defense. The growing cooperation between Cal Fire, and local and tribal fire departments throughout...
Three-acre brush fire burning south of Beaumont
BEAUMONT (CNS) - Firefighters stopped the forward spread of a three-
acre wildfire burning in the Lamb Canyon area south of Beaumont today.The fire was...