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9/30/2001 18:00:00 PM |
USAR Task Force 3 returned to the Bay Area tonight after a 10-day tour of duty in New York City. |
| USAR TF3 Returns |
| MENLO PARK |
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9/29/2001 4:39:00 PM |
Six people are seriously injured in this accident. Three ground ambulances transport four adults while two pediatric patients are taken to Children's Hospital in Oakland by CalStar helicopter. Firefighters used a Hurst Tool to free trapped occupants. |
| Traffic Accident |
| MISSION BLVD/WHIPPLE RD, UNION CITY |
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9/29/2001 12:30:00 PM |
Union City will be joining FireDispatch.com soon! Saturday was the Grand Opening of their latest station. |
| Union City Station 4 |
| 35000 EASTON CT ,UNION CITY |
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9/28/2001 8:18:53 PM |
Power is knocked out to approximately 3,000 homes when this vehicle struck a utility pole. |
| Traffic Accident |
| FLOWER CT/INDUSTRIAL RD ,RCY |
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9/26/2001 12:52:41 PM |
Firefighters prevent a five-acre fire in a Half Moon Bay nursery from spreading into canyon homes. |
| Grass Fire |
| 1250 HIGGINS PURISIMA RD ,SOS |
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9/21/2001 9:25:18 AM |
A trailer unhooked from a truck rolls downhill out of control, striking and overturning a pickup truck containing swimming pool cleaning materials. |
| Hazardous Materials Investigation |
| LOS MONTES DR/MARGARITA AV ,BRM |
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9/19/2001 2:56:43 PM |
Firefighters extricate the trapped occupant of this vehicle. CalStar then transports the badly injured man to Stanford University Hospital. |
| Traffic Accident |
| 12551 SAN MATEO RD ,SOS |
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9/18/2001 4:43:59 PM |
Menlo Park-based USAR Task Force 3 is deployed to Ground Zero at the World Trade Center. The team traveled by military plane from Travis Air Force Base in Solano County to the McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. |
| USAR Deployment |
| NEW YORK - WTC |
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9/15/2001 7:29:07 AM |
Firefighters assist police in negotiating a man down from an electrical tower. |
| Public Assist |
| MONTE DIABLO AV/N ROCHESTER ST ,SMO |
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9/13/2001 8:54:15 PM |
La Honda Volunteer Firefighters arrived within four minutes of the alarm to find this home fully involved. A second alarm was called as the fire spread to nearby vegetation and ignited a 125-foot Redwood tree. Five engines and three water tenders responded. |
| Structure fire |
| 233 REDWOOD DR ,LAH |
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9/13/2001 1:06:16 PM |
This earthmover tumbled down a steep grade while working to prepare a construction site. |
| Traffic Accident |
| 20 CRYSTAL SPRINGS TER ,HIL |
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9/13/2001 9:41:58 AM |
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This CHP vehicle was destroyed when it was struck by a school bus. Luckily, the officer was out of the vehicle at the time assisting a disabled motorist on the highway shoulder. The bus was occupied only with the driver. |
| Traffic Accident |
| NB 280 SO FARM HILL ,WDS |
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9/11/2001 9:15:30 AM |
No injuries are reported in this rollover accident. |
| Traffic Accident |
| SB 280 NO BLACK MOUNTAIN RD ,HIL |
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9/11/2001 9:06:31 AM |
A malfunctioning thermostat causes this tar pot to overheat and then ignite. Firefighters cool the exterior of the unit with a hand line and then extinguish the fire with a series of dry chemical extinguishers. |
| Tar Pot Fire |
| 201 INDUSTRIAL RD ,SNC |
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9/10/2001 2:44:58 PM |
Coastside firefighters successfully rescue a 62-year old man who was hiking on Highway 1 near Devils Slide. |
| Cliff Rescue |
| DEVILS SLIDE ,SOS |
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9/7/2001 3:57:57 PM |
Firefighters arrive too late to save this 1974 Porsche 911S. |
| Vehicle Fire |
| SB 280 NO WESTBOROUGH BLVD ,SSF |
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9/7/2001 9:07:06 AM |
One patient was transported with c-spine precautions after the vehicle she was traveling in struck an apartment building. |
| Traffic Accident |
| 1230 ALAMEDA DE LAS PUL ,BLM |
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9/4/2001 8:35:46 AM |
This Trooper was traveling Southbound on Highway 280 when it exited the freeway and struck two cars at the base of the off-ramp. Two patients were transported. |
| Traffic Accident |
| SB 280 NO BLACK MOUNTAIN RD ,HIL |
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9/3/2001 7:52:21 AM |
A SamTrans bus shears a hydrant while pulling to the curb to pickup a passenger. |
| Traffic Accident |
| N DELAWARE ST/MONTE DIABLO AV ,SMO |
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9/2/2001 7:46:35 PM |
This vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed Southbound on Highway 101 when it veered onto the right shoulder, through a culvert and a fence and landed in the Best Buy parking lot. Both occupants were uninjured. |
| Traffic Accident |
| 1127 INDUSTRIAL RD ,SNC |
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9/1/2001 7:31:39 PM |
Firefighters were unable to save the historic Harriman-era roundhouse in Brisbane, CA last night in a spectacular multiple alarm fire. The roundhouse was built in 1910 (see photo 10) for the servicing of steam locomotives. It was circular in design to accommodate a turntable in the center. Photo 11 was taken in 1997. |
| Structure Fire |
| 2700 BAYSHORE BLVD ,DCY |
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9/1/2001 6:38:55 AM |
San Francisco firefighters assist north county crews in this two-alarm fire near the Cow Palace. Red Cross is called to provided temporary housing for the displaced family. |
| Structure Fire |
| 178 RIO VERDE ST ,DCY |