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A plan for Tuolumne County Fire and Cal Fire to add a Type I fire engine and up to three professional firefighters to the existing student intern firefighting contingent at Columbia College ...
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Brush fire ignites in Lucerne Valley
Firefighters responded to a brush fire that ignited in Lucerne Valley on Saturday afternoon. The fire, which officials dubbed ...
After the Southern California fires in January, both Cal Fire and Gov. Gavin Newsom put forward a plan to keep stations staffed year-round.
Operating under the call sign 7PJ (Papa Juliet), the Chinook can deliver 2,300 gallons of water in a single drop and uses a ...
There’s going to be Type 1 fire engines, some Type 3 fire engines, some Type 6 fire engines and there’s also going to be water tenders. A water tender is basically a truck chassis that has a ...
In 2019 the Corning Volunteer Fire Department got its newest fire engine at a cost of just-under $500,000. Jump forward five years and the department is set to make another such purchase with the ...
One of the aircraft that was used to drop water on the fire Friday was CAL FIRE's Chinook Type 1 helicopter that is stationed at the Truckee Tahoe Airport this summer as a firefighting resource ...
After nearly a month, the fire is 95 percent contained, CalFire officials reported.
CAL FIRE says they are responding to a vegetation fire on Highway 101 north of Prunedale.
An engine built specifically for a fire department can take anywhere from nine to 18 months to make. These vehicles are Type 1 fire engines, equipped with water, hose and a variety of tools.
4 firefighters injured battling 60-acre wildfire in Napa County, Cal Fire says The Crystal Fire was about 65% contained Wednesday evening, officials said.
A Chinook Type 1 helicopter will be stationed at the Truckee Tahoe Airport this summer to assist with firefighting efforts in the region.