The Apple fire burns for the fifth day in a row, requiring over 2000 personnel from the state of California. “Any large fire of this magnitude is beyond the capability of any size fire department. No matter how big you are, you have to call in other departments to help you because remember, even though […]
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A fire that broke out Wednesday inside a Riverside County- owned landfill near Beaumont blackened about two acres before crews got it under control. The non-injury blaze was reported at 11:20 a.m. on the northwest side of the Lamb Canyon Landfill, just off of Lamb Canyon Road and Highway 79, roughly two miles south of […]
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Authorities Friday released the name of a 73- year-old man who was injured in a two-car Desert Hot Springs crash and later died at a hospital. Jose Gutierrez of Desert Hot Springs suffered fatal injuries in the 3:15 p.m. Thursday crash near the intersection of Palm Drive and Camino Idilio. Gutierrez was one of four […]
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Cabazon, CA A tour bus caught fire on the freeway in Cabazon Thursday, forcing a shutdown of some freeway lanes as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. Story: Cathedral City Approves Marijuana Growing Facility The fire was reported at 3:08 p.m. on westbound Interstate 10, west of Haugen Lehmann Way, according to the California Highway Patrol. The tour […]
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Bermuda Dunes, CA Emergency fire crews responded to a wildland fire near Country Club and Jefferson Street in Bermuda Dunes. The fire was reported around 10:20 AM with two trees initially engulfed by the flames. The fire rapidly spread through the area and through surrounding forest land, reaching a quarter of an acre. The fire […]
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Desert Hot Springs, CA Fire crews were busy Thursday near Desert Hot Springs. Story: Firefighters Battle Attic Fire in Palm Desert A motor home caught fire on Highway 62 near Mission Creek Road just after 11:00 AM. More than a dozen firefighters responded to the scene and they had it out in about an hour […]
