Dave Alaniz, who has been a part of the Bullhead City Fire Department family since 2003, has been named battalion chief for the agency.

Fire crews in Modesto and Turlock responded to two vehicle fires Thursday, one that ignited just feet from gas pumps at a ...

"Visibility was a big challenge," said Tim Tietjen, the Modesto fire battalion chief ... The Modesto Fire Department got a call of a vegetation fire around 6:15 p.m. in the area of Crows Landing ...

A person was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a grass fire that occurred in Turlock on Thursday , according ...

The fire was visible from a distance. “Fire can see header from Hall,” one Facebook poster said, indicating the heavy smoke column seen from the road. Multiple departments were involved in the ...

the Modesto Fire Department tackled the first of two big vegetation fires Sunday. The first incident occurred in La Grange and was reported at 9:06 a.m. The fire already was at 20 acres when crews ...

Just an hour into fire weather watch issued by the National Weather Service, the Modesto Fire Department tackled ... at 20 acres when crews arrived. A battalion chief’s incident report said ...

The Salem Fire Department is set to take full control of the city’s ambulance services starting July 1. This change comes after the department has already been providing advanced emergency ...

Santa Ana winds are the perfect fan needed to allow a fire to explode in size once it starts. The water year restarts every year on October 1 and measures the rain totals for the season through ...

Two dogs were killed during a motorhome fire in Turlock late Thursday morning that displaced five people, according to the Modesto Fire Department ... engine and a battalion chief were called ...

Two adults and three children escaped a fire that destroyed the motorhome they were living in on W Glenwood Avenue near Turlock. Three dogs died in the fire. Modesto Fire Department Two dogs were ...

The Battalion Chief says he remembers the department ran 4,000 calls when he joined the department in 2003. The Town of Mount Pleasant Fire Department also implemented the change. The departments are ...