2019-10-09 19:56
Residents in Santa Cruz County, California are being advised their power will be cut today as the power company, PG&E is worried their transmission and distribution lines may cause a fir… Read More
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2019-09-03 23:07
It’s been awhile. I have lots to add but not all at once. With the help of great doctors and good medicine a cancer invader has been vanquished. The blog took on a ghostly appearance i… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
An onshore wind flow, low humidity, above average temperatures and lack of rain has invited wildfire to California's central coast.
The 'Pfeiffer Fire' has burned in excess of 300 acres and… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A 10-year veteran of the King City Fire Department was hosting a private party in the fire station when brawls broke out and a gun went off Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Two days of burning on the old Fort Ord Army military base is one of the final acts in the process of turning over more than 3,300 acres of the old base to local and other federal jurisdicti… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The Team found no indication of negligence, reckless actions, or violations of policy or protocol Read More
2014-09-03 01:18
I just finished reading Kurt Kamm’s latest novel, Tunnel Visions.
Kamm places us in Southern California where Fire Captain Nick Carter finds himself squarely in the middle of a home… Read More
2014-07-21 15:38
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It can be all too easy – yet all too dangerous – to become complacent about fire and fire safety.
Many tragedies have occurr… Read More
2014-06-23 16:17
The New York Times wants “first fire” stories by firefighters. As a springboard the news giant offers a most impressive story about FDNY probationary firefighter Jordan… Read More
2014-06-10 18:23
Author Brian Mockenhaupt writing for The Atlantic offers a detailed review of the tragic loss of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots on the Yarnell Hill Fire June 30, 2013.
Mockenhau… Read More
2014-05-14 01:03
State and local firefighters are battling a wind driven brush fire burning out of control on the southern edge of the city of Lompoc on California’s central coast. The city of 42,000 i… Read More
2014-05-08 14:12
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Battalion Chief Orville Fleming is wanted by police authorities for questioning in the brutal stabbing death of his 26 year o… Read More
2014-05-05 17:33
The people at Blauer asked me if I would have a look at their Clash boot product. I gladly accepted the offer.
The first thing that struck me is the lacing on the boot. I had no clue how to… Read More
2014-04-30 17:40
The Etiwanda Fire is burning in the Etiwanda Preserve on the outskirts of Rancho Cucamonga, a community of 180,000 in San Bernardino County. The wind driven fire started at 8:00 am and has g… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
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2006-06-07 11:16
I just finished reading Kurt Kamm’s latest novel, Tunnel Visions. Kamm places us in Southern California where Fire Captain Nick Carter finds himself squarely in the middle of a homelan… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I have been wearing insoles from InsolesandBeyond.com for the past week. I’ve averaged walking 3 miles combined per day in my work shoes. My Sole Insulated Ultra insoles are… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Henry Miller of the Statesman Herald (Gannett) in Oregon republished in the Durango Herald. –SALEM, Ore. – Hobbyist drones have been involved in three wildfires, including an… Read More
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