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A fire burned at a residential building in San Francisco’s Mission District Wednesday afternoon before firefighters quickly put it under control. The San Francisco Fire Department said in a Twitter post the one-alarm fire was burning at 3663 17th St. between Church and Dolores streets. The building is a three-story flat with two units.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

Funeral plans have been finalized for Friday for Joseph “Joey" De Anda, a Santa Barbara County firefighter-paramedic killed this month in a skiing accident in Fresno County. The 33-year-old employee of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department died Jan. 8 after crashing into a tree while skiing at China Peak Mountain Resort.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Noozhawk

Maria Magallon wasn't sure how much she should worry when she got the phone call telling her what happened to her son Monday afternoon. "He came in by helicopter and he was burned pretty badly," she said. "At that time, we didn't know how serious it was." Her 19-year-old son, Eric, was seriously injured while on the job at the construction site for Table Mountain Casino's new hotel and casino.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Fresno

VIDEO: First responders at the California State Capitol on Wednesday blasted hours-long wait times to transfer patients to emergency rooms. Emergency health workers voiced their growing frustration during a hearing, saying the wait times are bad for patients and keep them from other calls. Some agencies reported waiting up to eight hours to transfer patients to emergency rooms.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

Firefighter Tony Zee joined the Pasadena Fire Department at a crucial point in his life. He had spent the last four years trying to get a job as a firefighter and was on the verge of giving up, until he received a letter. Zee’s dream of becoming a firefighter began when he was a student at Cal State LA when he learned about a program for fire administration and technology from friends he lived with in the dorms.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pasadena Weekly

It took 34 firefighters about 20 minutes to knock down a fire at a strip mall in Venice late Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire was reported about 11:29 p.m. at 2814 S Abbot Kinney Boulevard, near Brooks Avenue, Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Firefighters confined and fully extinguished the fire at the one-story strip mall, Humphrey said.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Venice-Mar Vista Patch

The application periods for AFG, SAFER and FP&S grants close soon

Firefighter Christopher Viviano is the 16th member of the department to die due to coronavirus

Chief Tina R. Watkins will lead the Petersburg Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services after a number of interim leaders over the years

Controlling the flow with SAM means ‘you don’t have to stay handcuffed to the truck’

McPherson EMS EMT Randall Willems "was a hardworking, passionate firefighter that everyone loved to be around,” the McPherson Fire Department said

The Chicopee City Council approved the new contract more than a year after negotiations were halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic