The Sacramento Fire Department wants to remind everyone that when you turn back your clock next weekend  (11-01-09) you should replace the batteries in all of your smoke detectors with new, fresh batteries. Continue Reading »

Since I really haven’t experienced the plight of where to sleep at night while homeless, I have to say I sympathize with this person because my thought previous to this unfortunate incident would have been that a Fire Station would be a very safe place to sleep.  This gives a whole new meaning to yielding right of way to emergency vehicles.

This morning at 4:00AM, while responding to a call, Sacramento Fire Medic #20 ran over the foot of a man who was sleeping in front of the apparatus doors at Fire Station #20. The man, who appeared to be a transient, was transported to a local hospital by Sacramento Firefighters. The accident is being investigated by the Sacramento Police Department.

This is the beginning of “Open House Season” for Sacramento Fire Department.  They have set up a schedule so that everyone will have a chance to tour their local fire department and meet the fire fighters.  Bring the kids so they can see how the whole process works, meet the fire fighters and check out all those big red trucks. 

Station Number 5 held the first one last Saturday so you might have missed it, but the open houses are scheduled once a week at different fire stations through out the city until the end of September.  The next one is scheduled for this Saturday at Station Number 30, 1901 Club Center Dr, Sacramento, CA, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.  To check the times and dates for rest of the scheduled open houses click on this link to Sacramento Fire Department Open Houses.

Sacramento Fire Department Open House