Redlands Fire - Structure Fire - 1-30-13

Redlands Firefighters battled an early-morning structure fire Wednesday that killed a resident’s pet dog. Firefighters responded to the 2:25 a.m. call Wednesday, Jan. 30, in the 600 block of Forest Court after the sole resident returned home to find her house on fire. It took 18 firefighters approximately 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control. No injuries were reported, but the resident’s pet Cocker Spaniel was killed in the blaze. Damage to the structure and contents is estimated at $100,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Redlands Fire Department responded to an early morning fire in the 1100 block of Herald Street today. The rear portion of the residence was well involved with fire upon arrival. Crews contained the blaze in 15 minutes and damage was estimated at $15,000. There were no reported injuries and the cause is being attributed to unattended smoking materials.

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Redlands Fire - Traffic - 1-18-13

A San Bernardino woman was killed early Friday morning, Jan. 18, when she sideswiped another vehicle on Highway 210 in San Bernardino. San Bernardino County coroner’s officials said Vanessa Ventresca, 32, of San Bernardino, was driving her Chevy pickup and heading west on the freeway near San Bernardino Road. Authorities said at about 2:15 a.m., she sideswiped another vehicle, causing her to ricochet off the center divider. The truck drifted off the road and crashed into a tree. Coroner’s deputies declared her dead at the scene. The California Highway Patrol is investigating. There’s been no cause given for the crash.

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Redlands Fire - Commercial Structure - 1-17-13

Redlands Firefighters battled a structure fire in an abandoned commercial building in the 500 block of West Stuart Avenue early Thursday morning. A motorist driving by on Interstate 10 saw smoke and reported the fire shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. The metal building was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. It took firefighters approximately 30 minutes to knock down the blaze. There were no reported injuries. Damage to the structure was estimated at $50,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Redlands Fire Department - Extrication - 1-14-13

 A 30-year-old Redlands man was transported to the hospital with major injuries following a head-on collision at Wabash Avenue and Sylvan Boulevard Monday evening. Firefighters used equipment, including the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver from his vehicle following the collision at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. The driver of the other vehicle sustained only minor injuries and was treated and released at the scene. The injured driver had been traveling south on Wabash in a 2006 Saturn 4-door  sedan when he crossed the center line into the opposing traffic lane and collided head-on with an SUV traveling north on Wabash. The collision trapped the driver of the Saturn and caused major injuries. It took firefighters approximately 30 minutes to free him from the wreckage. He was then transported to a local hospital. Redlands Police are investigating the collision. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword “REDTIP.” Certain non-emergency crimes may also be reported online using the Redlands Police Department’s CopLogic reporting system at http://ci.redlands.ca.us/police/coplogic/start-report.html.

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San Bernardino City - Jumper - 1-16-13

(SB Sun) A man perched near the top of the 11-story courthouse building under construction in San Bernardino was safely talked down by police on Sunday evening, Jan. 6. The man climbed onto the building in the 350 block of N. Arrowhead Avenue sometime after 12:30 p.m. and spent almost six hours atop it while onlookers gathered below. The man, who was in his late 20s, was talked down to safety by officers about 6 p.m., San Bernardino police Sgt. Frank MacOmber said by phone. The man’s name and city of residence were not released. He was not arrested, MacOmber said. The man was not injured. It was not immediately known why he climbed up the building, MacOmber said.

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A good Samaritan was trying to talk the person down.

Redlands Fire - Traffic - 1-6-13

Redlands Fire Department responded to a traffic accident Sunday morning on Redlands Blvd. and Palm Ave. One of the vehicles involved rolled over into a palm tree and broke off the top of the tree.

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Redlands Fire - Traffic - 1-2-13

Firefighters treat one of two patients that were injured in a single vehicle rollover accident that occurred this evening on westbound Interstate 10 west of Wabash. Both patients were transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center with moderate injuries. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.

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