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- CA-TUU- Tule IC (South fires) - Lightning IC (North fires) - Lightning series 300 acres
- San Bernardino County house Fire - 2 Children dead, 2 others injured
- SAR News: LODD - SLO SAR official cause of death released
- Tea Fire suspects - Eight college students - plead no contest to trespassing, building a campfire.
- LAFD chief Douglas Barry will step down
- Tehama County: Burn ban starts Monday
| CA-TUU- Tule IC (South fires) - Lightning IC (North fires) - Lightning series 300 acres Posted: 29 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT
CA-TUU-Fountain CA-TUU- Tule CA-TUU-Lightning Resources: About 110 firefighters from CALFIRE along with two hotshot crews from the National Forest Service are battling the blazes. Current sizeup: 300+ acres, Not all of the fires are contained yet. AM recon flight Structure threat: No structures are threatened and no injuries have been reported. Comms:Local 151.190 / 154.010, Command - 151.265, Command 2 / 151.355, command 1 Tac 8 - 151.370 / 154.265, White Fire 2 / 154.295, White Fire 3/ 153.905, Tulare County Tac Air - 151.310 Air / Grnd - 151.220  |
| San Bernardino County house Fire - 2 Children dead, 2 others injured Posted: 29 May 2009 11:42 AM PDT
Fire officials say the blaze erupted around midnight Friday in Rialto, 50 miles east of Los Angeles. City fire spokesman Matt Payne says firefighters found flames coming through the roof. He says they took a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old boy from a bedroom in a converted garage but the boys died at a hospital. Payne says two adults and a 1-year-old girl already were out of the house when firefighters arrived. The 1-year-old suffered smoke inhalation and a 54-year-old man had second-degree burns. Payne says both are hospitalized in stable condition. A woman who fled the house was not hurt. The fire was doused in 26 minutes. Source: CBS2.com - Link  |
| SAR News: LODD - SLO SAR official cause of death released Posted: 29 May 2009 11:15 AM PDT
 Christopher MeadowsA man with a huge smile and a huge heart Meadows is the first Search and Rescue member to be killed in the line of duty in San Luis Obispo County The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department releases an official cause of death of a search and rescue volunteer killed Sunday. An autopsy shows that Christopher Meadows died from serious blunt force trauma when he rolled his ATV while responding to a first aid call. Investigators say an ambulance following him was unable to stop and then hit his ATV shortly after. Meadows is the first search and rescue team member in the county to die in the line of duty. Those who worked with Meadows described him as dedicated and willing to take on leadership roles. They cannot believe a man with so much going for him, is no longer here. Friends say 24-year-old Meadows was a man with a huge smile and a huge heart. "He was the kind of person we were looking at that would be the future search and rescue leadership in this county 10 to 20 years from now," said Sergeant Mark Maki, search and rescue coordinator. Sergeant Maki supervised the search and rescue team. Meadows was one of 47 search and rescue volunteers. Sergeant Maki said those volunteers were like a family. "He had earned a lot of respect, so my team is really grieving his loss right now," Sergeant Maki said. A makeshift memorial sits where Meadows worked as an EMT for San Luis Ambulance. His colleagues at San Luis Ambulance said it was too soon to go on camera. Many were still going through grief counseling Thursday afternoon. The Director of Operations, Joe Peidelue, released this statement: "Chris was a special human being and cared for people so much. He worked for us as a caregiver and he was out volunteering his time as a caregiver when he ultimately died. He was great at what he did. He was that extra special guy." Investigators believe Meadows died shortly after he rolled his ATV Sunday when responding to a medical call at the dunes. "These are volunteers who are specialized trained, who risk their lives all the time," said Rob Bryn with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department. "It's not just a loss to the sheriff's department search and rescue, but it's a loss to a lot of different people right now," added Sergeant Maki. A memorial service is planned for Monday at the Queen of Apostles Church in San Jose. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 1, at 1:00pm at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, 4911 Moorpark, San Jose. Local law enforcement and search and rescue team members will be taking a bus to the bay area for this service. Source article: KSBY - Link  |
| Tea Fire suspects - Eight college students - plead no contest to trespassing, building a campfire. Posted: 29 May 2009 09:48 AM PDT
Associated Press - May 29, 2009 12:34 PM ET SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Eight college students originally blamed for starting a wildfire that destroyed 210 homes in Santa Barbara last year have pleaded no contest to trespassing and building a campfire. Seven were given 75 hours of community service, two years of unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $500 in fines after entering their pleas Thursday. The attorney for an eighth defendant, who opted for 61 days in county jail to avoid probation, says he will be applying for electronic monitoring in lieu of jail time. Sheriff's officials initially announced a campfire set by the defendants led to November's so-called Tea Fire. The district attorney's office later failed to prove the fire started the blaze and filed the charges of trespassing and building a fire. Information from: Santa Barbara News-Press, http://www.newspress.com  |
| LAFD chief Douglas Barry will step down Posted: 29 May 2009 09:23 AM PDT
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Douglas Barry, who took office two years ago with a mission to reform the troubled department, will resign effective Aug. 31, a department spokeswoman said today.  |
| Tehama County: Burn ban starts Monday Posted: 29 May 2009 09:05 AM PDT
This burn ban is in all areas of Tehama County with the exception of the of Mineral, Childs Meadows, Deer Creek and Mill Creek, according to CalFire and Tehama County Fire Department. The burn ban in these areas goes into effect July 1, to the end of declared fire season unless fire conditions require an earlier burn ban. The burn ban in these areas goes into effect July 1, to the end of declared fire season unless fire conditions require an earlier burn ban. Agricultural, forest management and other industrial burning may proceed if an authorized fire official inspects the area and issues a special permit. Residents have been advised to check with Air Pollution Control to verify if it is a legal burn day prior to starting any burn. Campfires will be allowed in designated campgrounds with permission of the jurisdictional authority and a valid campfire permit.  |
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