Fire Department

May 29May 29
Temecula School Evacuated After Unknown Substance Sickens Kids
- Community
- Local
Exposure to an unknown substance caused five students at a Temecula charter school to become ill Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate the entire campus. The potential hazardous material exposure was reported about 2:35 p.m. at River Springs Charter School in the 42000 block of Lyndie Lane, near Rancho California Road, according to the Riverside County […]
May 21May 22
Roads Reopen With Full Containment Of Thermal Fire
- Community
- Local
A 22-acre fire in Thermal that triggered a mobile home park evacuation was fully contained Wednesday morning and roads reopened, but nearly two dozen firefighters stayed on scene to douse any flare-ups. The non-injury blaze, initially reported as a mulch fire, broke out around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near Fillmore Street and Avenue 69. The Riverside […]
April 30April 30
Quarter-Acre Brushfire In Mecca Quickly Doused
- Community
- Local
Crews made quick work Tuesday of a quarter-acre brush fire in Mecca. Firefighters were sent around 2:40 p.m. to the 64000 block of Lincoln Street and had the blaze under control within 20 minutes, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire. Four other brush […]
April 05April 05
Three Injured in Two Vehicle Crash in Indio, One Airlifted to Hospital
- Community
- Local
One person was airlifted to a hospital Friday morning with injuries suffered in a two vehicle collision in Indio. Firefighters responded at 12:30 a.m. to a crash in the 82000 block of Indio Boulevard, between Jackson and Monroe streets, and found three people injured, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. One victim suffered serious […]
March 14March 14
Reports of Shots Fired at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Unsubstantiated
- Community
- Local
Multiple emergency response personnel responded to the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa just after 10 a.m. after reports that shots were fired. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has indicated that police conducted a room to room search, but found the reports unsubstantiated. Residents at the hotel say they were evacuated from several floors of […]

Ceci Partridge
September 24September 24
Fire department throws birthday party for NC boy after all but one of his guests cancel
- Entertainment
It just takes a moment to completely make someone’s day. The Harrisburg Fire Department is being praised on social media after they threw a surprise birthday party for a little boy, Jackson, who was devastated after all but one of his guests canceled on him. According to the fire department, the morning of Jackson’s third […]
September 18September 18
Fire Department’s Indirect Costs to be Shared Among Cities, County
- Community
- Local
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized the Riverside County Fire Department to recoup an estimated $54.34 million from cities and the county in the current fiscal year to operate the agency’s dispatch center, maintain the fleet, support volunteer units and provide other services. The board approved the fire department’s 2018-19 cost allocation plan without comment. […]
June 29June 29
Fireworks Can Lead to Injury and Jail in Riverside County
- Local
Cal Fire Riverside County Fire Department teamed up with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to send a message that fireworks are illegal in most of the county and even then, there’s no such thing as a “safe and sane firework”. They had demonstrations showing the power of one firework: one left a watermelon in pieces […]

Kitty Alvarado

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