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The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [ 2][ 3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana wind, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [ 2]
A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force ( US&R Task Force) is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage and medicine. The teams are deployed to emergency and disaster sites within six hours of notification. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created the Task Force ...
Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8. Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8 or CA-TF8 is a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in San Diego, California. CA-TF8 is sponsored by the San Diego Fire Department. [1]
The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [ 6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency ...
The Sedgewick Fire was the northernmost of the October 2007 California wildfires. It ignited around 6:00 a.m. PDT on October 21, 2007 from a downed power line. The fire burned a total of 710 acres (2.9 km2) near Los Olivos.
25-year-old firefighter from Sacramento found dead after apparent drowning in San Diego. June 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM. Oakland Fire Department. A 25-year old firefighter believed to have drowned at a ...
July 26, 2024 at 10:58 PM. UPDATE: The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department released a statement Saturday regarding the fire that broke out in the building hosting the San Diego Comic-Con activation ...
The Bill Kettner was San Diego, California's first fireboat. She was a 59 feet (18 m) and staffed by a crew of seven. She was named after William Kettner, who was then San Diego's Congressional Representative. The San Diego fire department's history asserts that the Bill Kettner was the first gasoline-powered fireboat in the world.