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Posted: Jul 12, 2019

Take a tour of the Global SuperTanker as its crew gears up for another California fire season

VIDEO: As warm and dry conditions ramp up, California firefighters are gearing up for what could be another deadly summer. And, as evident in the skies above the capital region, they aren’t the only ones preparing. The Global SuperTanker, the world’s largest firefighting airplane, arrived at Sacramento’s McClellan Airport in late June, complete with its four pilots, to train in the region they’ll likely spend the next few months.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 12, 2019

Aberdeen home damaged in 2-alarm fire

Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an Aberdeen home overnight. Crews were called to the home in the 100 block of West 4th St. at 2:20 a.m. Thursday and found heavy fire and smoke from the side door of a two-story wood home. The fire caused major heat damage to the first-floor laundry room and second-floor apartment located at the back of the main living area.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Jul 12, 2019

Firefighters evacuate Richland park to put out brush fire

Firefighters responded to a brush fire near a Richland neighborhood Thursday evening. The fire was first reported at 7:51 p.m. at Top of the World Park at the end of Glenwood Court. The park was evacuated as crews arrived began putting out the flames. People who live nearby started getting their hoses out and spraying their lawn as the fire burned near their backyards.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2019 9:44:00 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Jul 11, 2019

Ephrata Firefighters rescue baby quails from drain, reunited with mother

PHOTOS: On Wednesday night, firefighters in Ephrata responded to an unusual call from dispatch. iFIBER ONE News spoke to Grant County Fire District Chief Jeremy Burns Thursday evening to get more information about the heartwarming rescue. Firefighters responded to the 500 block of 9th Avenue SE in Ephrata for a report of quails stuck in a catch base just after 8 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2019 8:33:23 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: Jul 11, 2019

New Tesoro Viejo (CA) Fire Station

Located at 4150 Town Center Blvd., just off Highway 41 and Tesoro Viejo Blvd. via the development’s roundabout, it’s the first new fire station to be built in Madera County in eight years.  

The 4,600-square-foot-fire station, which also includes a Madera County Sheriff substation, serves the Tesoro Viejo community, as well as surrounding southeastern Madera County.

The fire station, staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, has two apparatus bays and three dorm bedrooms to house one fire company.

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