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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say a California inmate firefighter left “half a block of destruction” when he stole a firetruck in an apparent Independence Day escape attempt in Shingle Springs in El Dorado County, about 35 miles east of Sacramento, late Sunday evening, July 4. The inmate, who sustained minor injuries after he was seen crashed into and “ricocheting off” […]
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Firefighters had to return to the scene of a destructive barn and vegetation fire at around 2 a.m., after a pair of early morning delivery drivers spotted flames billowing high above the Black Ranch area. Trevor Montgomery/SCNS photo Original Story: BURNEY, Calif. — Although firefighters made quick work of a vegetation fire that was sparked by a barn fire that […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 30, 8:35 p.m., With additional size, containment details. SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has just confirmed that evacuations are now being ordered for some residents, while other area residents are being asked to shelter in place – at least for the time being. At around 8 p.m., fire officials estimated that the blaze […]
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UPDATED: Monday, June 7, 11 a.m., With Shelter-In-Place update. SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Reports of a loud explosion and spill involving pool chemicals at San Jacinto High School caused a Haz-Mat response and Shelter-In-Place order at the school’s campus this morning, Monday, June 7. Although the Shelter-In-Place order has since been lifted, firefighters are continuing to work at the scene […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 89, 10 a.m. BURNEY, Calif. — Firefighters have determined that a vegetation fire that threatened the Pit River Casino and numerous homes in Burney last Saturday afternoon was caused by an escaped campfire left burning inside an illegal encampment, CAL FIRE/Shasta Trinity officials have since reported. No arrests were made after the blaze, which consumed approximately 20.5 […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Officials today confirmed to SCNS that a series of suspected arson fires set at Redding’s Caldwell Park caused major damage to one of the park’s bathrooms as well as minor damage to the location’s on-site snack building over Memorial Day weekend. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: “Miraculous survival” after teen driver swerves to avoid oncoming car, plummets 200 […]
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ANZA, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed in a fiery, solo-vehicle, rollover accident in Anza yesterday afternoon, Monday, May 31. The crash, which sparked a one-acre vegetation fire, happened along SR-371 just east of Cahuilla Road, according to California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Juvenile seriously injured, airlifted after Anza motocross accident Teen ID’d after […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a fire that destroyed a woman’s SUV early this morning, Sunday, May 23. The vehicle blaze erupted as the victim was getting an early morning snack at a San Jacinto Jack in the Box in the area of State Street and Ramona Expressway, according to fire and sheriff’s personnel. LEADING THE […]
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CANYON LAKE, Calif. — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a massive blaze at a Canyon Lake RV storage facility that erupted inside the gated Canyon Lake community this afternoon, Wednesday, May 19. As of the latest report from the scene the fire, which erupted at Canyon Lake Storage, at 22229 Loch Lomond Dr., the blaze had destroyed […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Details are beginning to emerge after a hit and run involving a vehicle that smashed through a brick wall, mowed down a back yard awning, and crashed into a house yesterday, Friday, May 7. A subsequent search for two males, who were seen tossing a handgun over a fence while running from the scene of the […]
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