Two vehicle fires flare up the Central Coast Thursday morning
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A 22-year-old resident has been arrested for fleeing the scene of a vehicle fire on Dimeo Lane early Thursday morning.…
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Structure fire breaks out in Castroville Tuesday evening
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A KION reporter was on the scene Tuesday evening around 5 p.m. after reports of a mobile home fire broke out in…
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Gilroy upgrading fire crews with PFAS-free fire gear
GILROY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The city of Gilroy is looking to upgrade current fire gear with PFAS-fabric for firefighters to PFAS-free fire gear. The…
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CAL FIRE BEU does extended annual attacks, simulates real-life fire scenarios for training
Salinas, Calif. (KION) – Tonight we take you behind the scenes on how CAL FIRE responds to incidents.CAL FIRE did their annual extended attack drill…
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Georgia Pacific Packaging building destroyed in overnight fire in Salinas
SALINAS, CALIF. (KION-TV) – Salinas Fire crews are cleaning up after a fire destroyed the Georgia Pacific Packaging building in South Salinas…
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City of Monterey announces retirement of Fire Chief effective December 30
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer is set to retire effective December 30, 2023 according to the city of Monterey.…
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Body of second firefighter killed in library fire believed to be set by teens found
A fire captain has died and another firefighter is unaccounted for after they responded to a fire believed to be set by…
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Firefighters who died in Australia were on California tanker
California’s governor says the three American flight crew members who died when their aerial water tanker…
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California budget seeks more firefighters, fire protection
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make low-income communities safer from devastating…
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