Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, there was a mobile home fire in the 700 block of S. Second Street in El Cajon.  Upon arrival crews from Heartland Fire & Rescue found a mobile filled with smoke.  The owner, an elderly … [Read more...]

As of Friday, July 1st, 2011, single family homes will be required to have a carbon monoxide detector. See this news release from CALFIRE … [Read more...]

How often do you notice fire engines going down the street?  If you live in El Cajon, the answer is probably fairly often; but have you ever thought of what the firefighters see as they are looking out those big windows.  They see preventable … [Read more...]

A News Conference Is Scheduled To Highlight Water Safety Following Recent Drownings In El Cajon   News Conference: Tuesday - July 19th, 2011 Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Fletcher Hills Park & Pool, located 2345 Center Place, El Cajon   The … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, June 14th,  members of Heartland Fire & Rescue , serving the City of El Cajon, made a very special presentation to a 9 year-old boy at Madison Avenue Elementary. It was on the morning of June 3rd, 2011,  when Keith Norton, while … [Read more...]

Just before 3:00 p.m. today, a driver hit the gas instead of the brakes, plowing through a round center median, launching the vehicle through a temporary ramp and fence, over a deep trench and landing in a construction site near El Cajon City … [Read more...]

At 7:24 a.m. this morning a nine year-old boy was struck by a vehicle at Madison Avenue and East Main Street, while riding his bike to school, leaving the child trapped under the SUV.  El Cajon Police Officer Tim Roberts was among the first on scene … [Read more...]

Earthquake Awareness With the devastation of Japan’s earthquakes on everyone’s mind it is appropriate that April is National Earthquake Awareness month.  Let’s take a moment to make sure we are all prepared for our next quake. What … [Read more...]