Saturday, June 27, 2009

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Tracy Fire Department makes rain...Kids get wet

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 02:21 PM PDT


On a hot day, students savor a perfect storm
by Glenn Moore - Tracy Press story link

Students from the Tracy Learning Center beat the heat by frolicking under a jet of water coming from Tracy Fire's Truck 91 to celebrate the next to last day of school Thursday.

Students were treated to a "Water Day" filled with small pools, water slides and a visit from the firefighters who used the nozzle on the truck to cool off the students before heading out to summer break.

The eighth-graders will have their graduation ceremony on Friday.

See All The Great Photos by Glenn Moore/Tracy Press - Link

911 News: Michael Jackson 911 Call Released

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PDT


Listen In: Michael Jackson 911 Call Released

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter lifts off from the UCLA Medical Center, carrying the body of Michael Jackson to the morgue (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

TMZ got their hands on the audio from the 911 call yesterday from Michael Jackson's rental home in Holmby Hills. They never identify the 50-year-old man who is not breathing as Jackson, but do say that a doctor is there present with him:

Play Michael Jackson 911 Call audio - Click this link at TMZ

That doctor, by the way, was being sought by police for questioning, He's Dr. Conrad Murray, 51, a cardiologist from Las Vegas. The police investigation is routine, the LAPD said in a statement released last night, but they did impound the doctor's parked on Jackson's property.

When EMTs arrived, they apparently wanted to pronounce Jackson dead, but Murray refused to let them "call it," according to TMZ who also says a family source believes Jackson died from his daily Demerol injection. A video shown on TV last night of the ambulance backing out of Jackson's driverway showed EMTs calmly, but slowly, backing out of the driveway.

Article source: LAist - Link

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SFFD: Fire department feels the pain as $6 million axed from budget

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 11:44 AM PDT


San Francisco supervisors budget committee To Cut $6 Million from Fire Department during the next fiscal year.
"Station 2 would be the first engine company browned out, followed by Station 21 on Grove Street. I don't want to go there," she said, "but I feel compelled to just let you know that's where we're at, supervisors." - Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White

Despite dire warnings that staffing levels at San Francisco fire houses would be lower every day the supervisors budget committee proceeded to to take an axe to the SFFD budget.

Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White's pleas to leave public safety alone went unheeded.
The budget committee continues its work next week.

Heat Advisory: San Francisco Bay Area and Interior Valleys

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 10:01 AM PDT


TEMPERATURES WILL WARM RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS STRONGLY OVER CALIFORNIA AND LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS.
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AS WELL.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 90S TO AS HIGH AS 101. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.

Instruction:
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
  • STAY HYDRATED! DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.
  • STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM
  • STAY OUT OF THE SUN
  • CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
  • IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO HEAT ASK FOR A FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO CHECK ON YOU FREQUENTLY.
  • WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT... LIGHT COLORED ... LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
  • WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.
YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER.

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
Update sent at 05:36 PDT on 2009-06-26
HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
Update sent at 05:36 PDT on 2009-06-26
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
Alert sent at 14:28 PDT on 2009-06-25
HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
Alert sent at 14:28 PDT on 2009-06-25

Area:
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-

Affected Counties or parts of: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Alameda

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