NWS URGENT FIRE WEATHER / RED FLAG WARNING GUSTY NE WINDS AND VERY LOW RH LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES #CAFIRE

The National Weather Service Oxnard, has issued a Red Flag Warning that remains in effect until 1800 hrs PST today for gusty northeast winds and low relative humidity for Los Angeles, Ventura Counties

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS

ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ241-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU
TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH
  TONIGHT BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS.
  WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ON FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 5 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
  VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ246-253-254-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN PEAKS OF THE SANTA MONICAS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 4 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND
  FRIDAY...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S AT THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...50S AND 60S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ244-245-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  IN THE HILLS. STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 4 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND
  FRIDAY...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ547-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS. ISOLATED GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 4 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
  VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ288-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
  VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

 * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 70S.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.. WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REINFORCE WARM AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN THE EXTENSION OF THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

CAZ240-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-131227T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
1255 PM PST THU DEC 26 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH
  TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS. WINDS GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING ON FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 5 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
  VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THERE WOULD BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THAT COULD THREATEN LIFE
  AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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LAFD: Los Angeles Woman Jailed For Calling 911 EMS Too Many Times. #CaFire #CaEMS #CaMentalHealth

Calif. woman jailed for calling 911 more than 400 times

She made the 911 calls starting in 2011, sometimes calling as many as six times a day; each time she was helped, medics found no medical issues

Los Angeles communication dispatch center
Photo Credit: APCO - http://www.apco.org

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A Los Angeles woman who called 911 more than 400 times over the last three years has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, three years of probation and mandatory psychological counseling.

Linette Young, 43, made the 911 calls starting in 2011, sometimes calling as many as six times a day. And from Jan. 1 to Sept. 13, 2013, she called 911 for paramedics 220 times, according to the Los Angeles city attorney's office. Each time she was helped by paramedics, they found no medical issues.

"911 is for emergency calls only, and this conviction is part of our work to ensure that the public's lifeline is not abused," City Atty. Mike Feuer said in a statement.

Young was convicted on 12 counts of annoying or harassing 911 calls and 13 counts of making a false emergency report.

Part of her sentence includes having no contact with the Los Angeles Fire Department and to stop calling 911 for anything other than emergencies.

At times, she had gone to Fire Station 66 on West Slauson Avenue for medical assistance.

Source: EMS1 - http://www.ems1.com/ems-management/articles/1639094-Calif-woman-jailed-for-calling-911-more-than-400-times/?source=newsletter&nlid=1638602&section_name=featuredNews

Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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Heartbreaking: New Hampshire Firefighter Responds to Fatal Accident Involving Daughter on Christmas Eve #NHFire

New Hampshire Firefighter Responds to Fatal Accident Involving Daughter on Christmas Eve “Her father was the one who pulled her out of the car without knowing it was her.”

N.H. volunteer Steven Whitcomb tried to save 30-year-old Katie Hamilton without recognizing his youngest daughter. (Facebook/Sarah Whitcomb)

BROOKLINE, NH – A 30-year-old woman was killed in a crash just hundreds of feet from her parents’ home Tuesday morning when police say she was struck from behind, sending her vehicle into the path of an oncoming truck.

The crash took the life of Katie Hamilton, of Brookline, at about 9:05 a.m. at the intersection of Routes 13 and 130 right in front of the Brookline Safety Complex. One of the first responders to the accident was Hamilton’s father, according to Brookline Police Chief Bill Quigley.

Hamilton was driving a 2006 Ford Explorer SUV and her vehicle was struck from behind while she was driving south on Route 13. Quigley said she was either stopped or slowing down to make a left turn onto Milford Street when she was hit by a silver 2009 Toyota pickup truck behind her.

“At the last minute – we don’t know if it was driver distraction or what the cause was, we haven’t been able to determine that – he swerved to avoid hitting her and still struck her on the very right rear corner of her vehicle, forcing her to come over to the northbound lane,” Quigley said

Photo by Jim Haddadin, Courtesy The Nashua Telegraph

Quigley said Hamilton’s SUV was shoved into oncoming traffic on Route 130 and was struck by a 2004 Ford F250 truck heading north in the opposite lane. She was pronounced dead at the scene by State Medical Examiner Rick McLaughlin.

Hamilton was a mother of three, and lived with her husband on Bond Street about a mile away from the crash. Her father, Stephen Whitcomb, said he worked with his daughter in a plumbing business.

The crash that took Hamilton’s life happened a few hundred feet from the family home where she grew up on Milford Street. Hours later, Whitcomb was still coming to terms with the loss of his youngest daughter.

“You grieve and then you try to put it all back together,” he said.

He described his daughter as an outspoken person who was never afraid to voice her opinions.

Photo by Jim Haddadin, Courtesy The Nashua Telegraph

“She’d tell you what’s on her mind,” he said.

Susan Jambard, one of Hamilton’s former neighbors, said her own children are about the same age as Hamilton, and they used to spend time together growing up.

“I have two grandchildren now, and I just can’t imagine,” she said. “It’s just been heartbreaking.”

The driver of the Toyota was identified as Greg Cullen, 31, of Milford. The driver of the Ford was identified as James Ciprotti, 37, of Weare.

Cullen and Ciprotti received medical evaluations at the scene and were not taken to hospitals. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles.

Quigley said it does not appear that speed or impairment were factors in the crash. Hollis firefighters and Investigators from the New Hampshire State Police assisted at the crash scene.

Additional Updates (as of 4pm 12/25)

• The Union Leader quoted Brookline Police Chief as saying “Her father was the one who pulled her out of the car without knowing it was her.”
• CBS Boston reported that Hamilton was driving to her parent’s house at the time of the crash.
• Whitcomb is listed as a firefighter with the Brookline Fire Department. He is a member of Company 1, Rescue 1. Brookline is a volunteer fire department that is nearly 200 years old. The department lost its Assistant Chief, Curt Jenson, unexpectedly just a month ago.
• Condolences to the family are coming from all over. The circumstances and the timing of the incident on Christmas Eve has resulted in the story being reported around the world.

First responder to fatal crash was victim's father

Source: JIM HADDADIN, The Nashua Telegraph,
http://www.firefightersworldwide.com/2013/12/heartbreaking-new-hampshire-firefighter-responds-fatal-accident-involving-daughter-christmas-eve/

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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Great Little Merry Christmas Message From the City of Riverside Fire Department #CaFire #HappyHolidays

Merry Christmas from the City of Riverside Fire Department

Merry Christmas from the City of Riverside Fire Department from CITY OF RIVERSIDE FIRE on Vimeo.
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CFN - California Fire News 2013

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Future News: DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials Firefighting & Rescue Robots. #Firefighting #FutureShock

Eight Teams Earn DARPA Funds for 2014 Robotics Finals

12/24/2013 12:08 PM CST
"These included driving a utility vehicle over a short course, getting out of the vehicle and walking, removing rubble from a doorway and going through the door, climbing a ladder, using a tool to cut a hole in a wall, opening valves, and pulling a fire hose a short distance and connecting it to a standpipe"

During the finals next year, Pratt said DARPA will combine all the tasks into a more authentic mission for disaster response.

Eight Teams Earn DARPA Funds for 2014 Robotics Finals
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2013 - On Dec. 21, at a racetrack complex near Miami, eight robots took their first steps into the future, one that scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency envisioned for them as the world watched the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster unfold in 2011.


Team SCHAFT's robot S-One earned the highest score, 27 points, during the Dec. 20-21 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013. The team's lead organization is SCHAFT Inc., a Japanese robotics company. DOD photo
(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials Day Two Wrap Video

Soon after, they established the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The challenge's first event took place in June with 26 teams from eight countries and whose last event will begin at the end of 2014 at the DRC Finals with a winning team, a robot, and a $2 million award.

DARPA launched the challenge to help develop robots that can work with people to respond to natural and other kinds of disasters.

The competition -- consisting of robot systems and software teams -- was designed to be very difficult, at a time in robot evolution when real robots generally work on stationary bases in factories doing clearly defined repetitive tasks or in controlled laboratory environments, said DRC program manager Dr. Gill Pratt.

Participating teams, down from 100 when the program began, to 16 at the DRC Trials 2013 held Dec. 20-21 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, represent some of the world's most advanced robotics research and development organizations.

The teams, DARPA officials said, are collaborating and innovating on a very short timeline to develop hardware, software, sensors and human-machine control interfaces that will allow their robots to complete a series of tasks chosen for their relevance to disaster response.

In Florida, while thousands of spectators watched and often cheered, the 16 international teams, representing industry, academia and NASA, guided their robots through as many as eight individual, physical tasks that tested the robots' mobility, manipulation, dexterity, perception and operator-control mechanisms.

Eight teams scored the highest number of points for all tasks completed and are headed for the 2014 finals. Pratt said DARPA has $8 million to divide among the teams for further development, depending on individual team contract negotiations, to prepare for the finals.

The qualifying teams were:

1. 27 points, Team SCHAFT, Robot S-One, lead organization: SCHAFT Inc.;

2. 20 points, Team IHMC Robotics, Robot Atlas-Ian, lead organization: Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition;

3. 18 points, Team Tartan Rescue, Robot CHIMP, lead organization: Carnegie Mellon University, National Robotics Engineering Center;

4. 16 points, Team MIT, Robot Atlas-Helios, lead organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory;

5. 14 points, Team RoboSimian, Robot RoboSimian, lead organization: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory;

6. 11 points, Team TRACLabs, Robot Atlas, lead organization: TRACLabs Inc.;

7. 11 points, Team: WPI Robotics Engineering C Squad (WRECS), Robot Atlas-Warner, lead organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute; and

8. 9 points, Team Trooper, Robot Atlas, lead organization: Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs.

On the first day of the trials, speaking from victory lane next to the race track, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar thanked the teams for their hard work, ingenuity and collaboration with DARPA.

"We will show the world what's possible, what we need to work on, what it's really going to take for robots to step up when disaster strikes," Prabhakar said, adding that the teams would help build a better future with robotic capabilities.

Jyuji Hewitt, deputy director of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, called the teams' efforts a reality check into technology's "art of the possible."

Dr. Brad Tousley, director of DARPA's Tactical Technology Office, said DARPA was happy with the teams, the robots and the enthusiastic crowds.

"There are a lot of teams getting a lot of points," he said during a press briefing after the first day of the two-day event. "From our standpoint that shows real progress."

After the closing ceremony, during which Pratt awarded certificates to the eight winning teams, the scientist briefed the press, summing up the DRC's results.

"The technology has shown itself to be more advanced than I had expected -- not by much but by a little bit. The robots were more reliable than we initially expected -- not by a lot but by a little. But that's only half of the picture," he explained.

"We're not quite sure of the [date for the 2014 Finals] yet but we will advance the robots significantly, much more than we have up until now," Pratt said. "We'll see how far we get."

In the Miami trials the robots had to complete as many as eight separate challenges.

These included driving a utility vehicle over a short course, getting out of the vehicle and walking, removing rubble from a doorway and going through the door, climbing a ladder, using a tool to cut a hole in a wall, opening valves, and pulling a fire hose a short distance and connecting it to a standpipe.

During the finals next year, Pratt said DARPA will combine all the tasks into a more authentic mission for disaster response.

"We're trying to move it from an engineer's test to an authentic test," he added, "and we're trying to do that at just the right rate so that it matches the maturity of the technology."

Still, Pratt said, "I think we can make the finals a little harder than I had thought."

No matter how the finals turn out, the robot technology will have to be commercialized before it can be used in disaster response and mitigation, he said.

"What the commercial sector can do is to find a market for the technology. It may not be in disaster response, it may be in health care, agriculture or manufacturing. We just don't know," Pratt added.

"But the most important thing is, after DARPA does its work, we count on the commercial world to reduce the cost, find the markets and produce things of value," Pratt explained, and only afterward can the disaster-response community put the robots to work in those applications.

According to its DRC fact sheet, DARPA fully expects all those things to happen.

"Technologies resulting from the DRC will transform the field of robotics," the fact sheet says, "and catapult forward development of robots featuring task-level autonomy that can operate in the hazardous, degraded conditions common in disaster zones."

And of the very successful Florida DRC trials, DARPA's Tousley said, "Every time DARPA does a challenge we learn something new and we try and make that process better, and even better for the development of technology for the future."

By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
(Follow Cheryl Pellerin on Twitter @PellerinAFPS)
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Public Safety News: Salinas Police Under Fire For $650,000 SWAT Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, MRAP #CaLaw

Californians outraged after police acquire military armored vehicle to patrol city

Salinas Police SWAT Officers Posing In Front Of POLICE MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle)
MRAP vehicles are armored fighting vehicles used by various armed forces, whose designed purpose is surviving improvised explosive device(IED) attacks and ambushes.
[SPD Facebook Caption: SWAT Officers DET Rivera, DET McKinley, SGT. Murray, Chief McMillin and DET Fors of the Salinas PD SWAT Team with the PD's "new" Armored Rescue Vehicle, a $650,000 armored transport vehicle given to the City by the Army for no cost. The Police Department thanks Detective Dale Fors for his year-long effort to bring this piece of lifesaving equipment to Salinas at almost no cost. ]

Are You Frigging Kidding Me? These goons playing army should not be policing on the streets of America looking like something from a banana republic... 

Can we assume they all have class B commercial drivers license or they will NOT operate it?, Can we assume they know the weight of that vehicle(18.5-tons) and know what bridges and road surfaces will support it? Can we assume they know V-shaped hulls of the MRAP give it a higher center of gravity and the weight of the MRAP can cause roll-over accidents? Can we assume they know tall vehicle can snag power-lines electrocuting everyone inside? Can we assume they know this is an accident waiting to happen?...
Credit: Jay Dunn/The Salinas Californian

My Pet Peeve Cops Hanging Off Vehicles In Violation OSHA Safety Laws
Credit: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / AFP

Police in Salinas, California are under fire after the department acquired a heavily armored military vehicle for SWAT team operations.

The $650,000 vehicle was gifted to the Salinas Police Department from the government through the 1033 program, which redistributes used equipment to other agencies. According to KSBW, the truck was used in Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to numerous outlets, police stated their SWAT team was in desperate need of a new vehicle. KSBW added that the new truck, built to withstand rifle fire and minefield explosions, has already aided officers looking to arrest a dangerous suspect. The individual was apparently spotted via the vehicle’s high observation deck.

While Police Chief Kelly McMillin believes the vehicle “provides a high capability of protection for our officers and the community,” other members of the community have been outspoken in their disagreement.

Posting on the police department’s Facebook page, citizens criticized the acquisition as excessive, as well as a sign of the militarization of law enforcement.

“That vehicle is made for war,” wrote one commenter. “Do not use my safety to justify that vehicle,” another one wrote. “The Salinas Police Department is just a bunch of cowards that want to use that vehicle as intimidation and to terrorize the citizens of this city.”

“To stop gang members?” asked a commenter. “Hmmm gang members don’t riot in mass numbers. It’s right in front of our faces and we don’t see it. Why would the ARMY!!! give something like that for FREE!!! Let’s think for once people.”

In an interview with the Salinas Californian, McMillin said he wasn't surprised at the reaction. However, he disagreed with the charge that the truck’s arrival suggested a more militant police force.

“An allegation that we are militarizing has to be that we were patrolling the streets in platoons in greater numbers, that we were setting up checkpoints and searching people in and out of neighborhoods,” he said.

McMillin acknowledged that the truck looks intimidating, but insisted it would only be used to protect officers and citizens alike. As commenters continued to criticize the move, however, the police chief took to Facebook and made another statement.

“Every man and woman in the Salinas Police Department took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” he said. “We take that oath seriously. I thank God we live in a country where we can have this conversation, challenge each other, and challenge the government on how it does its job. Even though I may not agree with all of you, thanks for having a civil discussion.”

See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/californians-outraged-after-police-acquire-military-armored-vehicle-to-patrol-city_122013#sthash.iLdHwNhz.dpuf

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SBCFD: Deadly Car Crash off Little Mountain. #CaRoads #CaEMS #CaFire

Deadly Car Crash off Little Mountain

 San Bernardino City Fire Department Press Release

Time of the call: 01:01 Date: 12/22/13 

Location: 3500 Block of Ridge Line Dr. San Bernardino 

Resources Assigned: First Unit on the scene: ME 227 Number of Units: 1 Chief Officer, 4 Medic Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Heavy Rescue, Number of Firefighters: 19 Firefighters 

Cell phone caller to 911 stated that a small passenger vehicle has lost control and crashed off Ridge Line Dr. 

• First arriving fire engine company reported a vehicle has plummeted 200-300 feet off the side of Ridge Line Dr.
• Firefighters encountered steep terrain and unstable footing while making their way down to vehicle.
• Firefighters found multiple victims that were ejected from the vehicle.
• A total of four patients were ejected from vehicle leaving one victim trapped inside.
• Firefighters were able to rescue the trapped victim inside the vehicle using the Jaws of Life. Patients were brought to safety using San Bernardino City Fire Rescue Teams. Two patients were transported by ambulance and one by air. The three patients were taken to a local trauma center with major injuries.
• Fatalities: Two - 2 victims succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced by San Bernardino City Fire Paramedics on scene.

• Firefighter Injuries: None

PIO Assigned: Fire Captain Jason Buchanan 909-384-5207 Contact Chief: B/C Dan Harker 909-384-5401
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LODD: CAL FIRE Captain Pete Santana #CaFire

LODD: CAL FIRE Captain Pete Santana

On December 20, 2013 CAL FIRE Fire Captain Pete Santana passed away at the age of 64 after a nearly two year courageous battle with job-related cancer.

Pete, a Vietnam era US Army veteran and a native of New York City, went to work for Gilroy Rural FPD in 1972, promoting to captain five years later. He joined CAL FIRE in 1980 after a district merger with South Santa Clara Co. FPD. He served as administrative captain for the growing district, managing a budget and backing up as chief officer.

In 1993, he transferred to Patterson, where he received a Superior Accomplishment Award from CAL FIRE for his pivotal role on a statewide Development and Design Committee for a new, state of the art, all-risk fire engine. He retired in 2005.

He is survived by his wife Nancy and his children, son Michael and daughter Danielle.

Memorial Services

Viewing

Monday December 23, 2013
9:00 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
Habings Funeral Home
129 4th Street
Gilroy Ca. 95020

Funeral Mass

Monday December 23, 2013
1:00 p.m.
St Marys Catholic Church
11 1st Street
Gilroy Ca. 95020

Reception Immediately following:  Gilroy Veterans Hall, 74 W. 6th Street
Gilroy Ca. 95020, 

Public Safety Agencies are cordially invited to attend, however due to space limitations at the Funeral location, there will be no Fire Engine Procession or static display of Fire Equipment. Agencies are asked to RSVP via email to Matt.Streck@fire.ca.gov. 

Remembrances

Donations in lieu of flowers are requested to the CDF Firefighters Benevolent Fund, 1731 J Street Suite 100 Sacramento Ca. 95811 (Tax ID 20-5686356)

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CA-RRU: CAL FIRE, Corona, Firefighters Build Nearly 600 Bikes For Local School Kids #CaFire

CAL FIRE and Corona firefighters, along with over 100 local volunteers consisting of residents and business owners, dedicated their time to building nearly 600 bicycles that will become Christmas gifts to local youths.

Firefighters and community members team up to build bikes for local needy youth, Dec. 21, 2013. Courtesy photo

School may not be in session for the coming weeks, but today CAL FIRE Riverside County and Corona City firefighters made good use of the El Cerrito Middle School’s multi-purpose room.

For the second year in a row, John White, founder of the "Bicycles for Children" organization, and his team have been raising funds year round to purchase bicycles and helmets at a reduced cost.

The firefighters, along with over 100 local volunteers consisting of residents and business owners, dedicated their time to building nearly 600 bicycles that will become Christmas gifts to local youths.

Bicycles for Children is a non-profit program dedicated to donating new bicycles to needy and deserving children in the Corona/Norco/Eastvale areas.
According to Assistant Coordinator Autumn Hildebrand, the organization works with local school officials to identify and screen children who are eligible to receive a bicycle and helmet for Christmas. 

“Witnessing our firefighters and community members donate their time and effort to making kid’s holidays a little brighter is very heartwarming,” said CAL FIRE Riverside County Battalion Chief Silvio Lanzas.


For more information on the Bicycles for Children organization, please visit their website at www.bicyclesforchildren.org.

Source: http://lakeelsinore-wildomar.patch.com http://lakeelsinore-wildomar.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/firefighters-build-nearly-600-bikes-for-local-school-kids

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CAL FIRE and Marysville Fire Department To Dissolve Relationship. #CaFire

Cal Fire to say goodbye to Marysville

CAL FIRE has put Marysville on notice that it will no longer provide fire protection service to the city after 2014 — leaving City Hall to create a new department or contract with another agency.

In a Wednesday letter to City Manager Walter Munchheimer, CAL FIRE said it will not renew its contract with the city when it expires on June 30. A six-month notice provision in the agreement will leave CAL FIRE providing service through Dec. 31, 2014.

That means the city will need a new way to provide fire and rescue services by Jan. 1, 2015. CAL FIRE has provided fire protection in the city since 1997.

Munchheimer said Thursday he was surprised to receive the letter. But he also noted he was aware of CAL FIRE’s concerns about department staffing levels and dispatch services.

“The city of Marysville will continue having a Marysville Fire Department,” said Mayor Ricky Samayoa. “That’s not going to stop. Who provides that service is something that our staff will be working on.”

CAL FIRE’s notice came after the city explored the idea of dropping out of the $1.2 million contract in favor of a less costly service. The contract was extended another year last June.

The council also earlier directed city staff to explore the idea of a Linda Fire Protection District takeover of the Marysville department. Linda Fire Chief Richard Webb said last month the district board decided not to move forward.

Webb said Thursday he couldn't speak for the Linda Fire board, but that he thinks “there is the potential” for an agreement. The intention was not to slam the door,” he said. “It was more a concern over contractual issues and not being sure how we could protect ourselves in exposing ourselves to risk.”

Webb said the board might consider an agreement that doesn’t involve a formal contract.

Steve Kroeger, Yuba City’s interim city manager, said his city’s first responsibility is to ensure its residents would continue to have good fire service. But he said there is room for a conversation with Marysville.

“Regional agencies should be open to having conversations with another jurisdiction in need,” Kroeger said.

Munchheimer said city staff will begin meeting after the holidays to analyze options before bringing proposals to the city council.

“We will want to be very thorough in exploring our options", he said.

Samayoa said it isn’t yet known what the proposals will be.

“The analysis will be done, and the staff will bring forward ideas,” he said. “Unfortunately, it will take away from some of the other tasks staff has to do, like Bounce Back (economic development initiative).”

Yuba County Supervisor John Nicoletti, who represents Marysville and has advocated regional services, said the notice could be an opportunity for consolidation.

“I am not discouraged by this,” he said.

Keeping Cal Fire would cost another $450,000

An estimated $450,000 would be needed to prevent CAL FIRE from not renewing a contract to provide fire protection for Marysville, City Manager Walter Munchheimer said.

CAL FIRE’s notice to do that focuses on two main concerns.

One centers on the city’s difficulty in maintaining a staffing level in which at least three firefighters are on duty for each shift. That level is considered the industry standard.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that enabled Marysville to maintain that level has expired, and in recent months there has been only two on duty per shift. The city has applied for another grant that would provide three-per-shift funding for another two years.

But Munchheimer admitted there is no assurance it will be approved, and grant funding is not a permanent solution.

“It’s actually an issue we agree with,” he said. “We have known this is a concern of theirs, and we share it.”

However, if the grant isn’t approved, Munchheimer said it would take an additional $300,000 the city doesn’t have to pay for the needed staffing.

“It’s more difficult for us to reach because of the state’s salary and benefits schedule,” he said.

CAL FIRE spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Thursday her agency will do all it can to help the city with the transition. But she said reconsidering the notice if the city gets the grant funding “would be a difficult decision to make.”

“Unfortunately, it just comes down to money, and Marysville seems to have problems fiscally every year,” Tolmachoff said. “The grant is nice, but it is just a Band-Aid.”

The second issue centers on a long-standing CAL FIRE desire for Marysville to be dispatched through its own regional dispatch center in Auburn. Currently, CAL FIRE-Marysville is dispatched by the police department.

Munchheimer said it would cost an additional $150,000 for the city to switch to CAL FIRE dispatch.

“It has become evident that these two concerns cannot be resolved in the foreseeable future,” Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said in a letter to the city.

Source:  Marysville Appeal-Democrat.http://www.theunion.com/news/9433298-113/fire-cal-marysville-munchheimer

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