Perris apartment destroyed by afternoon blaze
PERRIS, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a fire ripped through a Perris apartment Sunday afternoon, April 25. The blaze, which damaged at least one neighboring apartment, happened in the 200 block of E. 6th Street, between S. Perris Boulevard and S. “F” Street.
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Cal Fire – Riverside, along with Riverside County Sheriffs Department, AMR, and other emergency personnel, responded to the scene around 2:42 p.m. after receiving reports of a single story, multi unit structure fire, Cal Fire officials have since reported.
Firefighters are seen working on hotspots after extinguishing an apartment fire that destroyed one apartment unit and heavily damaged another. Marc Danielian photo
When officials arrived at the location they reported finding fire and heavy smoke coming for the roof of one of the apartments inside the complex.
Due to the immediate threat to other nearby apartments units firefighters made an aggressive attack on the primary blaze while going into heavy defensive mode to protect other apartments from the growing fire.
The fire was contained to the main apartment a short time later with minor damage and extension to the neighboring apartment. Full containment was reported around 3 p.m.
No citizen or firefighter injuries were reported and 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.