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Volcano House, also known as the Cinder Cone House, [1] Vulcania [2] and Volcania, [3] near Newberry Springs in San Bernardino County, Southern California, United States, is a mid-century modern house designed by architect Harold James Bissner Jr. and built in 1968–1969 on top of a 150 ft (46 m)-high extinct volcanic cinder cone.
Volcanoville is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Georgetown, [2] at an elevation of 2992 feet (912 m). [1] A post office operated at Volcanoville from 1930 to 1953. [2] The name is due to early miners' mistaken belief that a nearby mountain was an extinct volcano. [2]
The district was created on September 12, 2002, by the Bethel Island, East Diablo, and Oakley Fire Protection Districts. The district currently has three fire stations with three fire fighters each. Its territory covers 247 square miles and includes two cities, plus much of the county's unincorporated area.
How to help firefighters. The LA Fire Department Foundation's Wildfire Emergency Fund supports the local firefighters battling the fires. The fund is being used to finance emergency fire shelters ...
Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County around Altadena and Angeles National Forest, around 21 square miles burned, 3% contained. Kenneth Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, about 1.5 square miles ...
In 2005, there were 4,250 inmate firefighters. By last summer, there were fewer than 1,800, housed in 35 Conservation (Fire) Camps across the state. Read more:California fire map: Track this fire live
The rescue truck carries all of the same equipment that a truck company carries, such as vehicle extrication tools, forcible entry tools and ventilation tools giving the rescue engine truck company capabilities without the aerial device of a truck company. Ventura County Fire Department has 3 rescue engines, 1 rescue is paired with a BLS engine ...
Several fast-growing wildfires fueled by a vicious Southern California wind storm are devastating communities across the Los Angeles region, with homes being burned to the ground and over a ...