http://www.yourstreet.com/news/sacramento-fire-department YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us A man died this afternoon in a Hollywood Park house fire, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Firefighters responded to multiple calls of a house fire on the 2100 block of Shielah Way about 1:15 p.m., said department spokesman Capt. Jim Doucette. The fire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662114/man-killed-in-sacramento-house-fire-on-shielah-way Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:40:08 -0700 Even if two of its firefighters – one of whom was on duty – sexually assaulted a woman, the city of Sacramento should not have to pay her anything because the assault was not part of their duties, a split state appeals panel ruled Monday. It wouldn't be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662099/sacramento-wins-appeal-over-firefighters-alleged-sex-assault Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:06:08 -0700 The city of Sacramento is not legally responsible for the alleged sexual assault of a woman by two of its firefighters - one of whom was on duty - because the assault "was not conduct within the scope of their employment," a split state appeals panel ruled Monday.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6656096/city-wins-ruling-in-case-alleging-sexual-assault-by-firefighters Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:16:08 -0700 A rafter checks his life jacket before leaving on a raft trip down the south fork of the American River from Chile Bar in this 2005 file photograph. As it hovered around 90 degrees at the Upper Sunrise Boat Launch on the American River, the park's visitors had the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6607866/8-drownings-this-year-in-sacramento-waterways-none-wore-life-jackets Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:08 -0700 Sacramento firefighters have called off their search for a man who on Wednesday night jumped off the Howe Avenue Bridge into the American River and is presumed dead, authorities said today. Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jim Doucette said that about 9... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6579554/drowning-feared-for-man-who-jumped-from-howe-avenue-bridge Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:25:08 -0700 The man whose body was pulled from the Sacramento River was identified today by Yolo County Coroner's deputies as Michael Brendon Fenton. Fenton, 54, of Sacramento was found Monday afternoon floating in the Sacramento River near Sand Cove Park, Sacramento Fire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6531001/body-found-in-sacramento-river-is-identified Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:57:08 -0700 A man's body was found floating Monday afternoon in the Sacramento River near Sand Cove Park, Sacramento Fire Department officials said. Fire department personnel were called to the scene at 4:24 p.m. after boaters reported finding the body, said Capt. Chris... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6526395/man-s-body-found-in-sacramento-river-near-sand-cove-park Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:14:08 -0700 Firefighters have left a stash of methamphetamine lab supplies dumped in Elverta in the hands of sheriff's deputies, according to authorities. Sacramento County sheriff's deputies called firefighters from the Sacramento Fire Department to the area of East Levee and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6461327/meth-supplies-found-in-elverta-released-to-sheriff Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Firefighters are responding to a possible hazardous materials situation in Elverta. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department initiated the call about 11:30 a.m., reporting that supplies apparently associated with a methamphetamine lab had been dumped in the area of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6453722/possible-meth-lab-supplies-prompt-elverta-hazmat-call Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:14:08 -0700 A frame from surveillance footage shows the man Sacramento Fire Department officials have identified as a "person of interest" in the Wednesday's dumpster fires. Surveillance video footage collected from various locations has led city of Sacramento fire officials to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6420711/dumpster-fire-investigation-aided-by-surveilance-video Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:59:08 -0700 Homes along 28th Street between 29th and 26th avenues were evacuated this afternoon after a contractor working in the area ruptured a gas line. Sacramento Fire Department Spokesman Jim Doucette said the call came in shortly after noon. Residents asked to leave their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6414489/gas-leak-forces-evacuation-along-28th-street Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:20:08 -0700 Homes along 28th Street between 29th and 26th avenues were evacuated this afternoon after a contractor working in the area ruptured a gas line. Sacramento Fire Department Spokesman Jim Doucette said the call came in shortly after noon. Residents asked to leave their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6414147/gas-leak-forces-evacuation-along-28th-street Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:48:08 -0700 Investigators with the Sacramento Fire Department are looking for an arsonist. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6402633/arsonist-suspected-of-setting-downtown-fires Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 If the triple-digit heat makes you want to jump in the river to cool off, the Sacramento Fire Department says … don’t. And they’re pointing to an 18-year-old Elk Grove boy who drowned over the weekend as the reason why. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6389043/authorities-warn-against-swimming-in-sac-county-rivers Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:08 -0700 Divers returned to the dangerous waters off Tiscornia Beach at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers today to search for the body of a teenager who is presumed drowned, a fire department spokesman said. George Ho, 18, of Elk Grove was in a group of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6383209/river-search-resumes-for-elk-grove-man,-18 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:18:08 -0700 Divers returned to the dangerous waters off Tiscornia Beach at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers today to search for the body of a teenager who is presumed drowned, a fire department spokesman said. George Ho, 18, of Elk Grove was in a group of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6382143/river-search-resumes-for-elk-grove-man,-18 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:55:08 -0700 A two-alarm wild fire late Wednesday morning toppled a 250-feet radio tower along the American River Parkway, damaged a second one and threatened a third, fire officials said. The fire, near Commerce Circle and Lathrop Way in North Sacramento, was reported shortly... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6345499/fire-topples-sacramento-radio-tower Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:21:08 -0700 Keith Fessler was found dead in his home June 23 by firefighters. Police are treating the case as a homicide. Keith Fessler's custom-made guitars were just part of the collection of instruments, books, fishing gear and other items that a close friend said represented... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6345492/police-hope-to-find-missing-guitars-150-and-leads-to-musician-s-killers Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Sacramento city firefighters had to put out an arson blaze today that "severely damaged" an elementary school's playground equipment. "Knuckleheads," is how Sacramento Fire Department Capt. Jim Doucette referred to the arson suspects who torched the playground... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6333000/arson-fire-damages-school-playground Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:13:08 -0700 A man on the way to the hospital this morning made an emergency stop on H Street to save lives. Santino Deanda was on H Street about 12:10 a.m. when he noticed fire burning at the rear of a boarding house in the 3700 block of H Street. He pulled up to the home, asked... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6321477/man-helps-boarding-house-residents-escape-fire Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:35:08 -0700