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PHOTOS: An early morning fire in the Lindo Channel in Chico burned within a few feet of nearby homes. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. Thursday in the Lindo Channel, along Reed Park Drive just off Macdonald Avenue and the Esplanade. Neighbors told Action News Now they awoke to flames in the channel, where there is a transient camp.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2022 6:01:00 AM - SOURCE: KHSL-TV CBS 12 Chico

Ellie has a contagious smile and an even more infectious laugh. Wearing a Tulare City Police Department uniform Wednesday, she walked the halls of the department’s building, grinning ear-to-ear. It was one of the few requests the Make-A-Wish foundation was fulfilling for Ellie. “To get the opportunity for this young lady, it’s immeasurable,” Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley said.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2022 3:36:39 PM - SOURCE: Tulare Advance-Register & Visalia Times-Delta - Metered Site

The man who started the 2020 Dolan Fire in Big Sur was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Ivan Geronimo Gomez was found guilty of 16 felonies including arson, marijuana cultivation, injury to a firefighter and animal cruelty in April. Gomez was sentenced to 24 years in state prison. The Dolan Fire eventually destroyed 128,050 acres and 14 structures and may have killed 11 endangered condors.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2022 3:31:00 PM - SOURCE: KSBW-TV NBC/ABC 8 Salinas

In Shasta County there were tense moments in Shingletown Tuesday evening, where a fuel tank fire destroyed several trailers. It started in the 5700 block of Wilson Hill Road, just south of Shingletown, about 25 miles southeast of Redding. The location is just east of the Wild Horse Sanctuary in Manton.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHSL-TV CBS 12 Chico

A person of interest has been taken into custody in Los Angeles after fire crews contained a massive blaze initially categorized as a major emergency burning near the historic Griffith Observatory. The Los Angeles Police Department has detained a person of interest in connection to the massive fire that burned about six acres and prompted a response of 93 firefighters, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District invites the community to its ribbon cutting ceremony for Station 55 in the City of Oakley. The event will be held on June 1, 2022 at 10:00 am at 3200 E Cypress Road. Upon opening, the station will be fully operational to respond to calls. According to the District, the station will be ALS staffed and for the first month it is being run as a contract station with ConFire.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2022 10:39:35 AM - SOURCE: East County Today

Multiple explosions occurred after firefighters arrived, and approximately 30 tanker trucks shuttled water to the scene due to the lack of hydrants in the area

Justin Moore's mother described her son's declining health and offered her condolences to the family of slain firefighter Jacob Tyler McClanahan

Investigators say the victim suffered a broken left arm, a swollen right arm and a concussion

The measure contains a fire attack restriction, a limit on transit speeds and a thermal imaging camera requirement

Firefighter-EMT John Klanchesser was having an ordinary day until he felt lightheaded and said something out of character

Forecasters issued warnings for southern Nevada through parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado