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TEMECULA – Firefighters spent just over 30 minutes knocking down a residential fire in the 36900 block Los Alamitos Drive in an unincorporated area east of Temecula Sept. 10. The fire was first reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers at about 5:43 p.m. 25 firefighters from six engine companies, one truck company, and one water tender responded to the residential […]
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Fire consumes a vehicle, garage and other portions of a residence in Little Lake. George Evans photo UPDATE 09/05/2016 9 p.m. At 8:45 p.m., CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jody Hagemann updated that the residential fire contained was contained at 8:15 p.m. Resources were expected to remain at the scene for at least one 1-2 hours for extensive clean up […]
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UPDATE: 09/03/2016 5:30 p.m. At 3:25 p.m. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jody Hagemann provided an update to the ongoing fire operation at a commercial structure that burned in Banning. One 30,000 square foot abandoned concrete building was destroyed in the blaze, according to Hagemann. Fire personnel were expected to be at the scene for several hours, until […]
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UPDATE #8 8/30/16 9:45 p.m. The Bogart fire – which is now considered to be “human-caused” – has burned an estimated 1,000 acres and is about 10% contained, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Spokeswoman April Newman. In a potential sign of the direction of their investigation – and belief the cause of the fire was possibly related to juvenile activity – in […]
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Nearly 200 firefighters spent most of the day and are now continuing to battle a 40-acre brush fire in Lakeland Village along the west side of Lake Elsinore near the Ortega Highway Sunday, Aug. 28. In the most recent update provided at 12:45 a.m. Aug. 29 by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman, she advised “the fire […]
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VALLE VISTA – Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and City of Hemet City firefighters responded to the report of a multi-family dwelling structure fire. The fire was reported in the 43700 block of Nathan Drive in the community of Valle Vista Aug. 27, at 1:42 a.m. 30 firefighters from eight engine companies responded to the early morning blaze, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information […]
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UPDATE: 08/15/2016 10:15 a.m. With information from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Written by Trevor Montgomery With William Hayes HOMELAND – Despite the efforts of Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters, an abandoned building burned to the ground Sunday, August 14. The building was located on the corner of SR 74 and Cortrite Avenue on the border of the unincorporated communities of […]
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MURRIETA – A two-car collision at the intersection of Magnolia Street and Jefferson Avenue left one car destroyed by a raging fire Aug. 3. City of Murrieta firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the location at about 1:12 a.m. after several witnesses and passing motorist called the City of Murrieta’s Communications Center to report the accident. The […]
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HEMET – Multiple engine companies and officials from the Hemet Fire Department and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the report of a residential structure fire Saturday, Aug. 6. The fire was reported in the 4500 block of Brookside Drive near Harbor Court in Hemet. Fire personnel were dispatched to the fire at 12:13 p.m. after nearby citizens began […]
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UPDATED: 07/08/2016 5:30 p.m. With interview from the fire victim. Vanessa Marie Fuentes, whose home and car were destroyed by last night’s fire talked about her harrowing ordeal and how her family lost everything they owned, including their 8-week-old puppy, named Rosie. Fuentes explained she first became aware her home was on fire when her fiancé woke her up […]
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