No injuries reported after Hemet mobile home destroyed by fire
HEMET, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a residential structure fire tore through a Hemet mobile home this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 5.
The blaze forced the closure of several streets in the area while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, which happened at the Sun Valley Estates mobile home park in the area of S. Elk Street and W. Acacia Avenue.
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City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel were dispatched to the scene around 1 p.m., after receiving reports of a structure fire with victims possibly trapped inside. 911 callers also reported that the fire was threatening other nearby homes and that area residents were trying to extinguish the blaze and slow its progression with garden hoses.
Based on the reported circumstances, Hemet firefighters from four engine companies and a paramedic squad were initially dispatched to the scene. After requesting mutual aid assistance, they were soon joined by two additional CAL FIRE-Riverside engine companies.
Ignoring the danger to their own lives, firefighters braved the flames to enter a burning home to search for victims who were believed to have been trapped. Timothy Franzese/Public Safety Incidents photos
When officials began arriving at the scene they reported seeing heavy smoke and flames billowing from one of the mobile homes and began an immediate and aggressive attack on the blaze.
As flames continued erupting through every window and door of the residence firefighters braved the inferno, and despite the danger to themselves were seen entering the residence to begin searching for the people who were reported to have been possibly trapped inside the home.
While firefighters worked at the scene they requested officers close down the entrance to the mobile home park, as well as several nearby streets, to allow the incoming engine companies quick access to the scene.
Firefighters made quick work knocking down the fire and were able to get the blaze under control without any reported injuries to fire personnel.
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Based on the reports of victims possibly trapped, firefighters conducted two thorough searches of the fire destroyed residence but ultimately discovered nobody had been inside the home when the fire erupted.
Firefighters later reported the fire began in the back of the residence before spreading throughout the rest of the home; however, the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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 30 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 18 grandchildren.