2 Fires in Menifee Wednesday
by Bryan
7/10/2008 08:57:00 AM
If you were driving anywhere in Menifee yesterday, you would have seen plumes of smoke rising into the sky coming from the Bundy Canyon area. Not to worry, as bad as the smoke looked, they were small fires that were put out before they caused any major damage.
Here is the article with a videoLabels: Fire
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Governor Gets Tough on Weeds
by Steve
5/09/2008 04:00:00 PM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, today, instructed state fire officials to fine rural homeowners who fail to clear their properties of brush, trees and dry grass.
He's citing the dry conditions throughout the state as a sign that this year we could see more widespread fires.
A 2005 law required that homeowners who live near forests or grasslands increase the so-called "defensible space" around their houses from 30 feet to 100 feet.
Fines can range from $100 to $500. If homeowners still refuse, officials can clean up the property and send them the bill.
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Yet Another Sun City House Fire
by Steve
1/15/2008 01:59:00 PM
Yesterday, fire fighters responded to a call over a residential fire in Sun City.
The call came in at 11:37am, and was focused on a single-family home at the 27000 block of Lexington Ct. The fire was limited to the bedroom. The residents were not displaced.
The fire department reports the cause is still under investigation.
This is the fourth residential fire in Sun City in the last 20 days, at least those reported by the Riverside County FD.
I'm not certain the cause of any of these fires, but I wonder if the fact that temperatures have dropped into the 30s, may have caused people to rely on portable heaters, considering homes in Sun City are 40-50 years in age. And maybe these heaters are too close to other fabrics.
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Sun City Home Fire
by Steve
1/07/2008 11:24:00 PM
A family of five were displaced from their home in Sun City today as it caught fire.
The house is located inside the Rustler's Ranch community, off of Avenida De Real.
The fire was reported at 11:59am, and was contained by 12:26pm. Fire authorities report that it was confined to a bedroom, with some smoke and heat damage to other parts of the home.
The American Red Cross stepped in and provided clothing and supply needs. The family will be staying with other family members.
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Another Sun City House Fire
by Steve
12/26/2007 08:42:00 PM
The Riverside County Fire Department reports that a single-family home in Sun City caught fire this evening.
The fire was reported at 6:00pm today at the 29300 block of Reading Rd.
The report says that when fire units arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the house. No injuries occurred, but the residents were displaced from their home. The cause is still under investigation.
This fire was just a few blocks away from the
small kitchen fire of Christmas morning.
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Sun City Home Fire
by Steve
12/25/2007 07:02:00 PM
The Riverside County Fire Department reports a small fire broke out in a home in Sun City this morning.
The fire was reported at 10:04am, and was contained to the kitchen of 29721 Thornhill Drive. No injuries reported.
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Small Fire in Quail Valley
by Steve
10/28/2007 12:37:00 AM
The Riverside County Fire Department reports that a small fire broke out in Quail Valley yesterday afternoon.
The fire was reported at 2:55pm and occurred near the intersection of Hampshire Dr and La Bertha Ln.
The blaze scorched two acres and was fully contained. Cause is under investigation.
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Fire Victims Charity Drive a Success
by Steve
10/27/2007 02:26:00 PM
The
Fire Victims Charity Drive that we announced earlier this week was a big success according to Jackie Dunagan, the gal who helped organize it.
She sent us the following message...
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING OUR DRIVE ON YOUR WEBSITE!!!! IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE USING THE LOCAL WEBSITES FOR INFO. AT LEAST. I KEPT ASKING HOW DID THEY KNOW WE'D BE OUT THERE AND THEY WOULD TELL ME WHAT WEBSITES THEY SAW IT ON. THAT IS EXCITING. I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WOULDNT MIND POSTING THE RESULTS? IF SO,
The Menifee Predators would like to thank everyone that was able to come out and help with the Fire Relief Drive ... it was a huge success!
Once all was said and done we filled up 20 pallets (3 boxes high) and donated a little over $700 in cash.
The Predators Thank everyone that donated clothes, food, toys and hygiene items!
For only two days notice and a two hour effort we really stepped up as a league and community to support our families and neighbors!
In particular we would like to make sure the Knott Family know the support their whole family provided with working at Ralphs, to providing use of their two trucks and trailers was huge in making this happen. We would not have been able to get everything delivered in the middle of the night without them...
Thank you to everyone who assisted, contributed, and supported us!
It was an amazing experience and I am personally proud now to live in MENIFEE.
thanks again!
Jackie Dunagan
Thanks to everyone who donated and especially to Jackie and the rest of the Predators team for making it happen.
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Paloma Math Teacher Escapes Fire
by Steve
10/26/2007 12:02:00 PM
Lisa James, a math teacher at Paloma Valley High School, writes on her blog about how she fled her home in Del Dios when the Witch Fire blazed through her neighborhood...
A police officer drove slowly up the street, yelling into a bullhorn: "You must evacuate immediately!" I woke up Craig and Wendy and in less than 30 minutes we had packed our treasures and necessities (including the Mac laptop and hard drive with Defying Gravity files), our 3 dogs and 1 cat, and thrown them into the little R.V. We headed to the coast and then started driving North. I wanted to get as far away from San Diego County as possible.
Luckily, her home survived the fire. But her neighbors' homes around her did not.
Read her full story here...
http://confessionsofaproducer.blogspot.com/2007/10/homeless-at-beach.htmlLabels: Fire
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Fire Victims Charity Drive - This Thursday
by Steve
10/23/2007 05:59:00 PM
Jackie Dunagan, who works with Menifee Pop Warner Football, is announcing a charity drive to benefit people displaced by the fires in San Diego County.
Bring food, toiletry, clothing, and blankets.
Date: Thursday, October 25, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
Places:
- Albertson's in Menifee (Newport Rd & Murrieta Rd)
- Albertson's in Murrieta (Scott Rd & Antelope Rd)
- Ralph's in Menifee (Newport Rd and Antelope Rd)
On Friday, Jackie and her volunteers will be trucking the donated goods to Ramona, where several families living along Hwy 78 have lost their homes. Any supplies left over, she'll be taking down to Qualcomm Stadium to give away.
For more information contact (951) 231-1611.
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Apartment Fire in Sun City
by Steve
10/22/2007 03:04:00 PM
Yesterday, fire crews responded to a fire in the attic of an apartment building in Sun City.
The fire was reported at 3:49pm.
The apartment building is located at 27171 Sun City Bl near the corner with Cherry Hills Bl.
Thus far, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Menifee Fire at Bundy Canyon
by Steve
10/07/2007 08:23:00 AM
A brush fire ignited yesterday by Bundy Canyon Rd and Wright Rd, about a couple of blocks west of Murrieta Rd.
The fire had been reported to the Riverside County Fire Department at 3:52pm.
By 8:00pm it was 100% contained, having burned 35 acres.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Thank You Firefighters!
by Steve
8/01/2007 11:29:00 AM
I just realized that I had not published a big thank you to the firefighters who put out the fire in Menifee, and kept it from becoming a lot worse.
Now's the time to direct your attention to Menifee's very own Country Music recording artist, Michelle Crowley, and her song "Heart of a Hero", dedicated to the firefighting men and women...
http://www.myspace.com/michellecrowleyLabels: Fire, Michelle-Crowley
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Watching Menifee Burn
by Steve
8/01/2007 11:08:00 AM
I thought this was an interesting photograph...
Click on the photo to see a larger size.
It was sent into us from Eric Madrid, who writes stuff for us once in awhile, and who also publishes his own Menifee website:
http://www.cityofmenifee.comNothing like a fire to get people out to socialize.
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Fire Puts Menifee on the Map
by Steve
7/31/2007 10:20:00 AM
Nothing like a 120-acre brush fire to put a sleepy little town on the map.
Since the fire has been extinguished, the photos and videos are making their way around the Internet.
I happened to find this one from Bill Gould...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/30/ireport.west.fires/#cnnSTCVideoThis is the same Bill Gould that operates Full Value Entertainment, a local band agent, as well as his publication, "Full Value Review". He captured the billowing smoke on his camcorder, and submitted it to CNN, which subsequently plastered the video on their homepage to a billion viewers worldwide, depicting Menifee as exactly what the world thought: a paradise of single-wide trailers and dead weeds.
He writes on his blog that he plans to use events like this towards putting the Inland Empire on the map...
This 'next step' in opening up the Inland Empire to the outside world comes in the wake of a number of major stories broken (scooped) by the Full Value Review and many others that have been reported by the mainstream press after being first informed by The Review.
So now that the world has this "first hand impression" of Menifee painted into their minds, people will tell me, "Oh, you live
out there."
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Fire in Menifee by Scott Road
by Steve
7/29/2007 08:14:00 PM
ABC affiliate Channel 7 News published an article about the brush fire in Menifee by Scott Road (Sweetwater Canyon Rd)...
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5522880They also have a news video.
Here are some progress reports from the Riverside County Fire Department...
- 1:53pm - 20-30 acres involved with heavy fuels and rapid rate of spread.
- 2:45pm - 50 acres burning in medium fuels with a moderate rate of spread. CHP has closed Scott Road between Sweetwater Canyon and Daily Road. No evacuations are in progress.
- 3:40pm - 100 acres burning with medium fuels, moderate rate of spread. Road closure still in effect between Sweetwater Canyon and Daily Road. Wind blowing 5-10 mph in a south/west direction. No structure damages.
- 4:25pm - Fire has increased in size from 100 to 125 acres with 10 percent containment. Road closures still in effect. American Medical Response is responding to the incident for firefighter with smoke inhalation.
- 4:45pm - 119 acres invovled with 10 percent containment. 90 percent of the structure threat has been mitigated. American Red Cross has opened a voluntary evacuation center at Elsinor High School, located at 21800 Canyon Drive X Orange in Wildomar. TB 897 B4 American Red Cross has also set-up a canteening area outside the fire area for residents that voluntarily evacuated.
- 7:11pm - Fire is approximately 40% contained. Two structures received minor exterior damage; a single family residence and one out-building.
UPDATE (Jul 30): The Fire Department posted another update, identifying the cause as "recreational shooting"...
**UPDATE 07/30/07 0800 hrs: Fire is 100% contained at approximately 200 acres. Full containement expexted today at 1800 hours. The cause is recreational shooting. Any suspicious persons or vehicles seen leaving the area are urged to call the Arson Hotline at (800) 633-2836. 12 engines, four fire crews, four water tender and one bulldozer are on day assignment at the incident to mop-up and patrol the burned area.
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