The vegetation surrounding a building or structure is fuel for a fire. Even the building or structure itself is considered fuel. Research and experience have shown that fuel reduction around a building or structure increases the probability of it … [Read more...]
Small Planes Crashes In El Cajon
April 17, 2010 By
Just after 7:00 p.m. Friday night a single engine Cessna made a crash landing on Johnson Avenue, just north of Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon. The two men onboard were able to crawl from the wreckage just before the plane burst into flames. Fire … [Read more...]
El Cajon Fire Chief To Oversee Heartland Fire & Rescue
January 1, 2010 By
In November of 2009, the City Managers of the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove announced the appointment of the Fire Chief to oversee operations of the cooperative management services for the three fire and rescue departments as … [Read more...]
El Cajon Firefighters Reach Out To Troops In Iraq
December 30, 2009 By
A few months ago, El Cajon Fire Captain Dave Rickards sent a group of Army Rangers based in Iraq the department’s Breast Cancer Awareness shirts. Through a mutual friend, Captain Rickards was able to send this care package of shirts along with some … [Read more...]
Three East County Fire Departments Sign JPA Agreement
October 16, 2009 By
In La Mesa today, City Leaders, Fire Department Chiefs and staff from El Cajon, La Mesa, and Lemon Grove, gathered for the official signing of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA). This agreement will create a shared management team to … [Read more...]
El Cajon Fire 9/11 Search & Rescue Dog Dies
September 10, 2009 By
One of El Cajon’s original disaster search dogs “Sherman”, has died due to health issues related to his age. Sherman became a part of the El Cajon Fire Department in 1997 through a partnership with the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. … [Read more...]
Bystanders Assist Injured Motorist Following Crash In El Cajon
July 25, 2009 By
Just before 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon, a single vehicle crash occurred in the six hundred block of South Mollison Avenue in El Cajon. According to El Cajon Police, the vehicle was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed when the 84-year-old … [Read more...]
Unusual Rescue In Lakeside
July 2, 2009 By
At 10:35 a.m. this morning Lakeside Fire crews, with assistance from El Cajon Fire & Rescue, responded to reports of a seven-year-old boy with his head stuck in the storm drain located near 10252 Big Cone Court in Lakeside. It took approximately … [Read more...]
Newborn Surrendered To El Cajon Fire Station
June 13, 2009 By
In December of 2007, the El Cajon Fire Department joined fire agencies from throughout San Diego County to become a designated site for the Safely Surrendered Baby program. The Safely Surrendered Baby law established hospitals as safe haven sites and … [Read more...]
One Of El Cajon’s Finest Honored By El Cajon Masonic Lodge
June 5, 2009 By
El Cajon Fire Chief Mike Scott is proud to present Firefighter Dave Truttmann as the El Cajon Firefighter of the Year for 2009. Firefighter Truttmann is our most senior firefighter and has served the community of El Cajon for 30 years. He started … [Read more...]
