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SAN JACINTO – A victim was burned and sustained major injuries when a house caught fire Sunday, March 26. The early-morning residential blaze broke out just after midnight in the 400 block of Shaver Street in San Jacinto. Twenty-six firefighters from seven engine companies responded to the fire, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral explained in an incident report. They […]
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HEMET – During 2016, City of Hemet firefighters responded to nearly 17,000 calls for service. Many of those calls involved vehicle fires, residential blazes, wildland fires, fatal traffic collisions and other deadly incidents. In order to show many of the dangerous calls the firefighters responded to and handled, Hemet Fire Fighters Association, Local 2342 compiled helmet camera footage from throughout the […]
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EAST HEMET – A motorcycle that was abandoned after it caught fire at a gas station forced the temporary closure of the business Sunday, March 19. The blaze erupted at Shell gas station at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Stanford Street in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. Fire personnel responded to the fire after multiple people called 911 […]
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SAN JACINTO – Firefighters quickly knocked down a residential fire Wednesday, Feb. 1. The fire was reported about 7:34 p.m., in the 300 block of West Main Street near South Estudillo Avenue in San Jacinto. Firefighters had the fire fully under control within ten minutes of their arrival and reported the fire knocked down at 7:49 p.m. CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters, with […]
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NORCO – Firefighters spent several hours containing an early-morning structure fire at a feed store Monday, Jan. 30. The fire broke out at Tony’s Hay and Grain in the 1300 block of 6th street in Norco. The business employs about 25 people. Firefighters spent over two hours bringing the stubborn blaze under control. One hay barn, 2,500 hay bales, and one vehicle […]
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HEMET – A fire at Applebee’s Grill and Bar prompted a city-wide response by City of Hemet firefighters Monday, Jan. 30. The popular local restaurant is in the 2500 block of W. Florida Avenue at the southwest intersection of Kirby Street in Hemet. The fire was reported to City of Hemet emergency dispatchers shortly after 3:30 p.m., by employees and customers […]
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BANNING – A person died in a residential house fire that also displaced three adults Thursday, Jan. 26. The fire broke out at a home in the 600 block of E. Ramsey Street between Hargrave and Martin Streets in Banning. Officials have not yet identified the victim killed in the fire, pending notification of the person’s family. Firefighters from Cal Fire/Riverside […]
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LA QUINTA – A three-alarm fire structure fire at the Andalusia Country Club caused about $2 million in damage Sunday night, Jan. 15. There were no reported citizen or firefighter injuries associated with the blaze. The fire was reported in the Andalusia Country Club’s golf course clubhouse about 10:50 p.m., in the 59000 block of Marbella in La Quinta. The golf course […]
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LA QUINTA – Firefighters battled a two-alarm structure fire at the Citrus Club at La Quinta Resort in the 50000 block of Mandarina in La Quinta Saturday, Jan. 7. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to the club after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from an employee reporting smoke coming from the locker room and kitchen at the location about 2:51 […]
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HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters responded to multiple reports of a residential structure fire Friday, Jan. 6. The fire was reported in the 3600 block of W. Sydney Street near the intersection of Melbourne Court in Hemet. Firefighters were first dispatched to the residential fire about 10:50 a.m., after numerous citizens called 911 to report the fire to City of […]
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