The notion that there is at least one book about any subject under the sun is given credence by a new release from STL’s Reedy Press:
“St. Louis Fire Stations.”
“St. Louis Fire Stations” (Photo by Reedy Press)
Released on Oct. 1 and anchored by some never-before-seen photos, the book details the stations of the city fire department from the early 1800s to some still in operation today.
Historical note: The St. Louis department is the second-oldest professional fire department in the U.S. It was formed out of volunteer units in 1857, four years after Cincinnati.
Along with the photos, there are histories of the stations and information about the personnel who worked there and the types of equipment used.
The photos in the book also show some of the department’s more unique facilities, such as the Horse Hospital and the 1904 World’s Fair
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Glass fire, a destructive wildfire that burned close to 800 homes in California’s North Bay area and forced tens of thousands to evacuate after sparking in extreme wind late last month, is almost fully contained.
With temperatures cooler, humidity higher and winds calmer, crews have made great progress in recent days, boosting containment to 95% on the nearly 67,500-acre fire, Cal Fire said in a Monday morning update.
LILBURN, Ga. — A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said.
The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three locomotives, ran off the tracks in Lilburn, according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services.
The fire involved “hazardous materials,” spokesperson Justin Wilson said. The agency shared photos on social media of smoky air over buildings in the city northeast of downtown Atlanta.
The derailment appears to have been caused by a washed out track from intense rain and flash flood conditions in the area, CSX said in a statement.
The Atlanta area is getting a soaking from the remnants of what was once Hurricane Delta.
It was unclear what exactly the train cars were carrying but crews were continuing “atmospheric monitoring” after evacuation orders were lifted around 6 a.m. Evacuations
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — It has been three long years since Sonoma County’s Tubbs Fire nightmare.
It feels like yesterday to those who survived.
For a crowd gathered with signs outside the Sonoma County courthouse Friday morning, it feels more like an eternity.
“I’m still not over it. PTSD for three years, now,” said Ellen Lencher.
She and others in the crowd lost homes in the fire and money, they say, to Sal and Pam Chiaramonte.
RELATED: Santa Rosa contractor Chiaramonte Construction responds to complaints about rebuilds of homes destroyed in Tubbs Fire
The contractors from Tulare County promised to rebuild 39 houses at Central Valley prices. They did not deliver on most of them.
“And even after the time the realized they would not be able to do what they promised, they continued to take money from people,” said attorney Richard Freeman, who represents many of the victims
There were 13 sweet, simple, wood-heated homes at Monan’s Rill, the intentional community on 414 gorgeous acres off St. Helena Road.
The Glass fire left just one. That surviving house was hand-built in the early 1970s by two co-founders of the residential collective, the extraordinary Mary and Russ Jorgensen.
In addition to helping to create Monan’s Rill, the Jorgensens, both former Freedom Riders, were stalwarts of the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County and undaunted champions of a better world.
They were for almost 30 years cherished by fellow residents of Monan’s Rill who’ve from the start worked together for the good of the land they inhabit and the community that they’ve run by consensus.
The Jorgensens were among four Quaker families that founded Monan’s Rill after having lived in the Berkeley hills with no fences between their yards so they could rear their kids communally. When they bought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The devastating Glass fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties is now halfway contained, with evacuation orders remaining in place for thousands while damage inspection teams continue to assess the wildfire’s extensive destruction, authorities say.
Since igniting outside of Calistoga on Sept. 27 and growing intensely toward Santa Rosa in its first 48 hours due to heavy wind gusts, the fire has now consumed at least 600 homes, Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit said in a Tuesday morning incident update. The state fire agency reports the blaze is now 66,840 acres and 50% contained.
A wildfire burning in Northern California’s famed wine country has now destroyed over 550 homes, but officials said Monday they were hopeful as containment of the blaze increased overall.
Cal Fire said as of Tuesday morning the Glass Fire that’s burning in Napa and Sonoma counties has scorched some 66,840 acres and is now 50% contained.
“We have turned the corner on the fire as a whole,” Cal Fire division chief Ben Nicholls said during a briefing in Sonoma County.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE SURPASSES 1 MILLION ACRES AS AUGUST COMPLEX DUBBED ‘MEGAFIRE’
Over 2,700 fire personnel are involved in the battle against the blaze, with some 408 fire engines deployed in the fight against the two-county blaze, according to the agency.
“We are the priority for the state here,” Nicholls said Monday.
In this Sept. 28, 2020, file photo, houses leveled by the Glass Fire are viewed on a street in
The number of homes swallowed by flames in the Glass Fire that has raged for more than a week Sonoma and Napa counties reached 600 Tuesday morning, and the total is expected to grow as crews continue to survey damage in burn areas.
Cal Fire reported in its Tuesday morning incident update that in Sonoma County 310 homes were destroyed and 81 damaged. In Napa County, 290 were destroyed and 72 damaged.
Weather conditions were hot and dry Monday into Tuesday morning, but winds were calm and this allowed firefighters to increase containment to 50%. The size of the burn area didn’t grow overnight and still stands at 68,840 acres.
Evacuation orders were reduced to warnings Monday for a portion of Zone 6B2 in Sonoma County (find details here). On Sunday, orders were reduced to warnings in multiple communities, including Kenwood, Oakmont and Calistoga.
The city of Santa Rosa released a preliminary damage assessment map showing homes that were damaged or destroyed within the city limits by the Glass Fire.
The map displays home addresses and uses a color-coded system to show the degree of damage, from green (structure is safe to live in) to red (structure is destroyed and unsafe for habitation). The county will continue to add to the map as more homes impacted by the conflagration are identified.
Find the map here.
Cal Fire said in its Sunday night incident update that ground crews have now identified 235 destroyed homes in Sonoma County and 252 in Napa County. An additional 73 homes have been damaged in Sonoma County and 64 in Napa County.
Cal Fire Assistant Chief Billy See said in a Sunday morning press briefing that 12 inspection teams are on the ground assessing burn areas and about half of
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Hot shots: Book looks at history, homes of St. Louis Fire Department | Joe’s St. Louis
Posted on October 13, 2020 by [email protected]_84
The notion that there is at least one book about any subject under the sun is given credence by a new release from STL’s Reedy Press:
“St. Louis Fire Stations.”
“St. Louis Fire Stations” (Photo by Reedy Press)
Released on Oct. 1 and anchored by some never-before-seen photos, the book details the stations of the city fire department from the early 1800s to some still in operation today.
Historical note: The St. Louis department is the second-oldest professional fire department in the U.S. It was formed out of volunteer units in 1857, four years after Cincinnati.
Along with the photos, there are histories of the stations and information about the personnel who worked there and the types of equipment used.
The photos in the book also show some of the department’s more unique facilities, such as the Horse Hospital and the 1904 World’s Fair
Category: Homes Tags: Book, Department, Fire, History, Homes, Hot, Joes, Louis, shots
Glass fire 95% contained after burning nearly 800 homes in California’s Napa, Sonoma counties
Posted on October 12, 2020 by [email protected]_84
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Glass fire, a destructive wildfire that burned close to 800 homes in California’s North Bay area and forced tens of thousands to evacuate after sparking in extreme wind late last month, is almost fully contained.
© Anda Chu/San Jose Mercury News/TNS
Thomas Lo, a member of a San Jose Fire Strike Team keeps watch from the roof of an outbuilding as a slow burning section of the Glass Fire burns near a home in St. Helena, CA, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.
With temperatures cooler, humidity higher and winds calmer, crews have made great progress in recent days, boosting containment to 95% on the nearly 67,500-acre fire, Cal Fire said in a Monday morning update.
© Anda Chu/San Jose Mercury News/TNS
A firefighter removes items from a garage as they battle a fire at a home along Tucker Road in Calistoga, CA, on Friday, Oct. 2,
Category: Homes Tags: burning, Californias, Contained, counties, Fire, Glass, Homes, Napa, Sonoma
Fire erupts, homes evacuated in Georgia train derailment
Posted on October 11, 2020 by [email protected]_84
LILBURN, Ga. — A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said.
The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three locomotives, ran off the tracks in Lilburn, according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services.
The fire involved “hazardous materials,” spokesperson Justin Wilson said. The agency shared photos on social media of smoky air over buildings in the city northeast of downtown Atlanta.
The derailment appears to have been caused by a washed out track from intense rain and flash flood conditions in the area, CSX said in a statement.
The Atlanta area is getting a soaking from the remnants of what was once Hurricane Delta.
It was unclear what exactly the train cars were carrying but crews were continuing “atmospheric monitoring” after evacuation orders were lifted around 6 a.m. Evacuations
Category: Homes Tags: derailment, erupts, evacuated, Fire, Georgia, Homes, train
3 years later, Tubbs Fire survivors seek justice after contractors allegedly fail to rebuild homes
Posted on October 10, 2020 by [email protected]_84
It has been three long years since Sonoma County’s Tubbs Fire nightmare.
3 years later, Tubbs Fire survivors seek justice in alleged home rebuild fraud
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It feels like yesterday to those who survived.
For a crowd gathered with signs outside the Sonoma County courthouse Friday morning, it feels more like an eternity.
“I’m still not over it. PTSD for three years, now,” said Ellen Lencher.
She and others in the crowd lost homes in the fire and money, they say, to Sal and Pam Chiaramonte.
RELATED: Santa Rosa contractor Chiaramonte Construction responds to complaints about rebuilds of homes destroyed in Tubbs Fire
The contractors from Tulare County promised to rebuild 39 houses at Central Valley prices. They did not deliver on most of them.
“And even after the time the realized they would not be able to do what they promised, they continued to
Category: Contractors Tags: allegedly, Contractors, fail, Fire, Homes, justice, rebuild, Seek, survivors, Tubbs, Years
3 years later, Sonoma County Tubbs Fire survivors seek justice after contractors allegedly fail to deliver on promise to rebuild homes
Posted on October 10, 2020 by [email protected]_84
It feels like yesterday to those who survived.
For a crowd gathered with signs outside the Sonoma County courthouse Friday morning, it feels more like an eternity.
“I’m still not over it. PTSD for three years, now,” said Ellen Lencher.
She and others in the crowd lost homes in the fire and money, they say, to Sal and Pam Chiaramonte.
RELATED: Santa Rosa contractor Chiaramonte Construction responds to complaints about rebuilds of homes destroyed in Tubbs Fire
The contractors from Tulare County promised to rebuild 39 houses at Central Valley prices. They did not deliver on most of them.
“And even after the time the realized they would not be able to do what they promised, they continued to take money from people,” said attorney Richard Freeman, who represents many of the victims
Category: Contractors Tags: allegedly, Contractors, County, deliver, fail, Fire, Homes, justice, promise, rebuild, Seek, Sonoma, survivors, Tubbs, Years
This community survived the Glass fire, though its homes didn’t
Posted on October 8, 2020 by [email protected]_84
There were 13 sweet, simple, wood-heated homes at Monan’s Rill, the intentional community on 414 gorgeous acres off St. Helena Road.
The Glass fire left just one. That surviving house was hand-built in the early 1970s by two co-founders of the residential collective, the extraordinary Mary and Russ Jorgensen.
In addition to helping to create Monan’s Rill, the Jorgensens, both former Freedom Riders, were stalwarts of the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County and undaunted champions of a better world.
They were for almost 30 years cherished by fellow residents of Monan’s Rill who’ve from the start worked together for the good of the land they inhabit and the community that they’ve run by consensus.
The Jorgensens were among four Quaker families that founded Monan’s Rill after having lived in the Berkeley hills with no fences between their yards so they could rear their kids communally. When they bought
Category: Homes Tags: Community, Didnt, Fire, Glass, Homes, survived
Glass fire 50% contained after destroying 600 homes in California’s Napa-Sonoma area
Posted on October 6, 2020 by [email protected]_84
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The devastating Glass fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties is now halfway contained, with evacuation orders remaining in place for thousands while damage inspection teams continue to assess the wildfire’s extensive destruction, authorities say.
© Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS
The vineyards at the Somerston Estate Winery & Vineyards, photographed on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in St. Helena, California. Wineries like Somerston are forgoing a 2020 vintage due to the ongoing wildfire season, which has seen two major wildfires in the region so far.
Since igniting outside of Calistoga on Sept. 27 and growing intensely toward Santa Rosa in its first 48 hours due to heavy wind gusts, the fire has now consumed at least 600 homes, Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit said in a Tuesday morning incident update. The state fire agency reports the blaze is now 66,840 acres and 50% contained.
Emergency officials in the past
Category: Homes Tags: Area, Californias, Contained, destroying, Fire, Glass, Homes, NapaSonoma
California wildfire destroys over 550 homes as fire crews increase containment, ‘turned the corner’
Posted on October 6, 2020 by [email protected]_84
A wildfire burning in Northern California’s famed wine country has now destroyed over 550 homes, but officials said Monday they were hopeful as containment of the blaze increased overall.
Cal Fire said as of Tuesday morning the Glass Fire that’s burning in Napa and Sonoma counties has scorched some 66,840 acres and is now 50% contained.
“We have turned the corner on the fire as a whole,” Cal Fire division chief Ben Nicholls said during a briefing in Sonoma County.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE SURPASSES 1 MILLION ACRES AS AUGUST COMPLEX DUBBED ‘MEGAFIRE’
Over 2,700 fire personnel are involved in the battle against the blaze, with some 408 fire engines deployed in the fight against the two-county blaze, according to the agency.
“We are the priority for the state here,” Nicholls said Monday.
In this Sept. 28, 2020, file photo, houses leveled by the Glass Fire are viewed on a street in
Category: Homes Tags: California, containment, Corner, crews, destroys, Fire, Homes, Increase, turned, wildfire
Number of homes destroyed in Glass Fire reaches 600
Posted on October 6, 2020 by [email protected]_84
The number of homes swallowed by flames in the Glass Fire that has raged for more than a week Sonoma and Napa counties reached 600 Tuesday morning, and the total is expected to grow as crews continue to survey damage in burn areas.
Cal Fire reported in its Tuesday morning incident update that in Sonoma County 310 homes were destroyed and 81 damaged. In Napa County, 290 were destroyed and 72 damaged.
Weather conditions were hot and dry Monday into Tuesday morning, but winds were calm and this allowed firefighters to increase containment to 50%. The size of the burn area didn’t grow overnight and still stands at 68,840 acres.
Evacuation orders were reduced to warnings Monday for a portion of Zone 6B2 in Sonoma County (find details here). On Sunday, orders were reduced to warnings in multiple communities, including Kenwood, Oakmont and Calistoga.
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Sean
Category: Homes Tags: Destroyed, Fire, Glass, Homes, Number, reaches
Santa Rosa posts damage map with homes destroyed in Glass Fire
Posted on October 6, 2020 by [email protected]_84
The city of Santa Rosa released a preliminary damage assessment map showing homes that were damaged or destroyed within the city limits by the Glass Fire.
The map displays home addresses and uses a color-coded system to show the degree of damage, from green (structure is safe to live in) to red (structure is destroyed and unsafe for habitation). The county will continue to add to the map as more homes impacted by the conflagration are identified.
Find the map here.
Cal Fire said in its Sunday night incident update that ground crews have now identified 235 destroyed homes in Sonoma County and 252 in Napa County. An additional 73 homes have been damaged in Sonoma County and 64 in Napa County.
Cal Fire Assistant Chief Billy See said in a Sunday morning press briefing that 12 inspection teams are on the ground assessing burn areas and about half of
Category: Homes Tags: Damage, Destroyed, Fire, Glass, Homes, map, posts, Rosa, Santa
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