SAN JACINTO: Cottonwood Estates mobile home destroyed by fire
Two dozen firefighters battle a mobile home blaze that destroyed one residence. One person suffered minor injuries trying escape the fire. Olga Gomez photo
SAN JACINTO – A mobile home blaze destroyed a single-family residence in the 300 block of Potrero Street in San Jacinto Sunday, Nov. 13. The fire was reported at 6:37 p.m., at the Cottonwood Estates, a 55+ community. The home that burned was located on the southeast corner of Potrero Street and Deanza Drive.
Three residents were home when it caught fire, according to a fire official at the scene. One of the residents was reportedly injured when he jumped over a wall trying to escape the growing blaze. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene for minor leg injuries before American Medical Response medics transported him to a local area hospital.
Neighbors reportedly helped rescued several animals from the blaze prior to the arrival of firefighters and other emergency first responders.
24 firefighters from seven engine companies and one paramedic squad from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, San Jacinto Fire, and Soboba Fire Departments responded to the mobile home fire. The first arriving engine company reported heavy smoke and flames visible from the mobile home, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jody Hagemann.
Firefighters spent about 25 minutes knocking down the blaze, which could be seen for miles and brought curious onlookers, who had to be ushered away from the area so firefighters could safely battle the blaze.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Station responded to the fire to assist with traffic and crowd control while firefighters brought the fire under control.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.