Hesperia: Structure Fire - 3 dead, 1 critical

Deadly House Fire In Hesperia Kills Father, 2 Kids

HESPERIA, Calif. (AP) ― A house fire in Hesperia claimed three lives Monday and left a young girl hospitalized.

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A father and his two sons were killed in an early morning house fire that also critically injured the boys' 10-year-old sister.

Authorities in the Southern California desert town of Hesperia said a neighbor called for help after hearing the mother screaming early Monday.

Fire department spokeswoman Tracey Martinez said the mother suffered cuts on her arms when she broke windows in an effort to rescue the others. She got her daughter out but the girl was hospitalized in critical condition for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation.

The 33-year-old father and 9-year-old son were dead at the scene and a 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Martinez said the fire began on a back porch and the cause was under investigation.
Source: CBS2.com - Link

ATV Crash: Border Patrol Agent Hurt

U.S. Border Patrol agent injured In ATV Crash

TECATE, Calif. -- CAL FIRE responded to reports of a U.S. Border Patrol agent injured Monday in an all-terrain vehicle accident near the U.S.-Mexico line.

An air ambulance was sent to pick up the federal officer in an area near Tecate Port of Entry shortly before 10:30 a.m., Cal Fire Capt. Nick Schuler said.

The agent's condition and name were not released.

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June: Home Safety Month - National Safety Month

National Safety Month (June 2009): Every year the National Safety Council, a National Citizen Corps Affiliate, promotes National Safety Month, an initiative that focuses on heightening awareness of important safety issues. The National Safety Council asks employers to help prevent work place injuries and individuals to protect their loved ones from injury. Visit the National Safety Month website to learn about opportunities for Citizen Corps Councils to become National Safety Month Sponsors or to become Safety Ambassadors. Additionally, the site offers resources, in both Spanish and English, to support each of their June 2009 weekly themes. Visit http://www.nsc.org/nsm to learn more.

Home Safety Month (June 2009): Each year during June, the Home Safety Council, a National Citizen Corps Affiliate, works to educate and motivate families to take actions that will increase the safety of their homes. This year’s Home Safety Month campaign theme – Hands on Home Safety – asks the public to take some simple steps to create a safer home environment from the five leading causes of home injury – falls, poisonings, fires and burns, choking/suffocation and drowning. Visit the following website to obtain information and resources that Citizen Corps Councils and partners can share with community members to encourage them to take a hands-on approach to making their homes safer: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth/homesafetymonth.aspx.