Ten people were displaced after a fire heavily damaged a home in Turlock, officials said Wednesday.
The Turlock Fire Department said the fire happened shortly after 1:20 p.m. along Stallion Way. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage and the front of the home.
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On Friday, March 17th, 2023, at 11:28 pm, the Turlock Fire Department, Modesto Fire Department, American Medical Response, and Stanislaus Regional Fire Investigations Unit were dispatched to a reported structure fire at Vito’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, 3851 Crowell Rd, Turlock, after an employee had reported that the stove had randomly caught fire and they were unable to put it out.
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Turlock has hired seven firefighters to fill Fire Department vacancies.
The new recruits began a 14-week academy training Tuesday, Sept. 27, and are expected to start working shifts in January, said Capt. Jason Bernard, department spokesman.
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MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Some nearby residents were told to stay inside Monday as a sulfur fire burned inside a Modesto farm supply warehouse.
The Modesto Fire Department said fertilizer-grade sulfur was smoldering inside the Stanislaus Farm Supply warehouse.
Modesto Fire Chief Darin Jesberg told FOX40 there are about 900 tons of sulfur in the warehouse. At this point, they do now know how much of that is smoldering, he continued.
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The City Council on Tuesday approved a plan which will study Turlock’s fire department deficiencies and propose the best course of action when it comes to providing safety services to the community.
According to Interim Fire Chief Michael Botto, the fire department is lacking in countless key areas, including its fleet and facilities, and with the depth of staffing in administration, fire prevention and line positions, or boots on the ground. The department is operating with an understaffed administrative team, leaving them unable to plan for the future though staff has done their best to provide quality service to the city.
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A week after approving about $725,000 in additional funding for the Turlock Fire Department, the City Council on Tuesday will consider a study proposal aiming to give recommendations on the department’s future.
While the funding boost provides for critical needs, Interim Fire Chief Michael Botto said the six-month study would assess how adequately the department serves the community.
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The ranks within the Turlock Fire Department continue to dwindle with three firefighters leaving last week for new positions at other departments.
The recent departures follow the retirement announcement of Interim Fire Chief Gary Carlson and bring the number of firefighters to leave the department to 13 in three years and 23 in the last 10 years.
“We need to stop the bleeding,” said Turlock Firefighters Local #2434 President Chad Hackett about the recent personnel losses.
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TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) – A coronavirus outbreak at the Turlock Fire Department has 10 of the department’s 42 firefighters quarantining at home.
“Sunday morning, prior to reporting to their shift, we have two firefighters call in sick exhibiting symptoms related to COVID-19,” said Turlock Fire Department’s Interim Fire Chief Gary Carlson.
Carlson said on Sunday those two tested positive and that by Thursday eight others had as well.
“Out of the 10 firefighters, I believe four of them are asymptomatic, have no symptoms at all. They wouldn’t have known they had it had they not been directed to get tested,” Carlson explained. “The other six all have symptoms that are very minor. One of them has a little more pronounced symptoms but, overall, every one of them is doing very well.”
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MODESTO (CBS13) — Firefighters say an early morning fire at a pallet yard went to four-alarms on Friday.
The scene is along the 1700 block of Reliance Street in Modesto.
Modesto Fire says the incident, which started just before 3:30 a.m., prompted a four-alarm response. Firefighters from Modesto, Ceres, Turlock and the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District responded.
Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the yard, officials say.
Exactly what started the fire is now under investigation.
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TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) — Two people were rescued from a fire that damaged four units at an apartment complex Thursday morning in Turlock.
Around 8:40 a.m., the Turlock Fire Department says a fire spread through an apartment complex on East Monte Vista Avenue, near Geer Road.
In a video posted by the fire department, screams can be heard as fire and smoke pour out of first- and second-story windows.
Firefighters rushed to rescue two residents who were trapped on the second floor, according to the fire department.
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