Seven displaced, one hospitalized, Norco home destroyed by fast-moving fire

September 28, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

NORCO — Seven people, including a minor, were displaced by a fast-moving fire that swept through a Norco home earlier this afternoon, Thursday, Sept. 27. The destructive blaze, which sent one person to the hospital, happened on the 2000 block of Parkridge Ave.

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Thirty-two firefighters from nine engine companies and a Breathing Support Unit responded to the fire shortly after 4 p.m., after receiving multiple reports of a residential structure fire, Cal Fire spokesperson Jody Hagemann later explained in an incident report.

“The first arriving engine company reported a single story home, well involved,” said Hagemann.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, along with Cities of Norco, Corona, and Riverside firefighters spent about an hour knocking down the fire. Hagemann later estimated the loss at approximately $300,000, but said firefighter’s efforts saved about $20,000 in property and personal belongings.

American Red Cross representatives have responded to the scene and are assisting the victims displaced by the fire.

One civilian was transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of moderate, unspecified injuries, according to Hagemann.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle, and Anza Valley Outlook; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor 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, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with 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, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.