California Fire News

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

California Fire News

CAL FIRE - Oak Glen VMP - Burning operations

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 06:51 PM CST

On Wednesday, CAL FIRE will start burning debris on weekdays — weather permitting.

The burning is part of the Oak Glen Vegetation Management Project, part of a pre-fire plan to either prevent or help control major blazes — sort of a defensible-space plan for communities, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Burning operations will continue on weekdays throughout the winter between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m

LAFD - Three Firefighters injured - North Hollywood

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 03:52 PM CST

Three firefighters and one other person have been injured in a fire at a two-story building in North Hollywood.
Los Angeles fire spokesman Ron Myers says all four were treated for minor smoke inhalation and transported to area hospitals.

Green Valley Lake - Search for Hiker Continues

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 05:59 PM CST

Search for Missing Hiker Continues (Update 4)

By G.T. Houts
Sunday, January 6, 2008

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Update 4 — 8:06pm, Sunday

Green Valley Lake, CA - "We will continue to search for him throughout the night as weather permits."

That statement in a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department press release sets the tone for the ongoing search in the Green Valley Lake area for 62-year-old Dean Christy.

The release also stated San Bernardino County Fire personnel joined the search early Sunday operating snow cats delivering searchers to various locations and patrolling fire roads and breaks in hopes of locating the hiker who has been lost since Friday.

Search teams were reported coming into the Green Valley Lake Fire Station command post to rest and were being replaced by fresh searcheres.

Story at Rimoftheworld.net