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Firefighters had the car fire extinguished within four minutes of their arrival. However, the car burned out of control for at least 7 minutes after the first 911 call was received. Blake Holloway photo HEMET – Firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the area of Domenigoni Parkway west of Warren Road regarding a car that was reportedly […]
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Firefighters from Hemet Fire Station #4, located less than one block from the one-half acre vegetation fire, arrived within minutes of the reported fire. Robin Montgomery / RCNS photo HEMET – Several residents came to the aid of Hemet Fire Department in fighting a vegetation fire at the southeast corner of Thornton and Cawston Avenues. Countless citizens who live in […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story. BREAKING: Firefighters battling raging fire near Border Patrol Checkpoint in Rainbow
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RIVERSIDE/PERRIS – Officers and deputies pursued a stolen vehicle, Friday, May 27. Riverside PD’s Aviation Unit “Air-1” assisted in the pursuit, that eventually ended in a fiery wreck on Ramona Expressway, in Perris. Riverside Police emergency communications dispatchers were notified by Galleria at Tyler security officers regarding a stolen vehicle they located at the mall, at about 6:48 p.m. Security officers monitored […]
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UPDATE 3 HEMET – Hemet Firefighters and other emergency first responders are on scene of a recreational vehicle fire near the Arroyo Fairway Mobile Home Park, located in the 42700 block of Florida Avenue, east of North Lake Street. The fire was originally reported to City of Hemet emergency communications dispatchers about 8:40 p.m., as a mobile home that […]
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HOMELAND – A transient from the unincorporated areas of Homeland and Romoland was arrested on suspicion of setting three Homeland area fires May 20, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department officials announced in a press release after the arrest. The three separate arson fires were reported within 12 minutes of each other and severely strained available fire resources.. Two of the […]
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FRENCH VALLEY – A 34-year-old Temecula resident died in a fiery, single vehicle wreck May 24, when the man reportedly lost control of his pickup truck and struck a tree. The fatal accident occurred at 7:22 p.m., on Golden Rod Road just south of Willows Avenue. Golden Rod Road in the area where the accident occurred has a long, sweeping […]
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SKY VALLEY – Despite efforts by nearly three dozen firefighters, an abandoned home burned to the ground and was considered a total loss, according to Cal Fire Public Information Officer April Newman. The blaze occurred in the 71000 block of Dillon Road, in the unincorporated area of Sky Valley. Sky Valley is located southeast of Desert Hot Springs and northeast of […]
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HEMET – An early morning fire was reported at a home located in the 41600 block of Whittier Avenue, in the unincorporated county area of Hemet. The fire brought an overwhelming response from firefighters and other emergency first responders Friday, May 13, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jennifer Fuhrman. 30 firefighters from eight engine companies responded to the […]
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HOMELAND – Cal Fire/Riverside, Riverside County Fire personnel and investigators, Riverside County Sheriff deputies and investigators, Hemet Police officials and ATF agents are investigating a series of Homeland and City of Hemet area fires that appear to be suspicious in nature. Some of the fires include a church that was burned to the ground April 30, as well as a second […]
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