Sac Metro Fire Media Releases

	8/5/2008 MEDIA INVITED TO FIREFIGHTER BURN CAMP FUN AND HEALING FOR YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS AT FIREFIGHTER SUMMER CAMP
	8/1/2008 YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS ATTEND FIREFIGHTER SUMMER CAMP FIREFIGHTERS HOST 16TH ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP FOR BURN-INJURED CHILDREN
	7/23/2008 SAC METRO FIRE INVITES THE MEDIA TO FIRE CAMP 80 KIDS PLUS 24 FIRE PERSONNEL EQUALS LOTS OF FUN
	7/15/2008 SAC METRO INVESTIGATORS SAY AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY FIRE INTENTIONALLY SET CITIZENS WITH INFORMATION ASKED TO CALL SAC METRO ARSON TIP LINE AT 916-566-4320
	7/3/2008 SAC METRO FIRE'S OPERATION RIVER SAFE RESUMES JULY 4TH DROWNING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES AT 10AM AT THE SUNRISE FOOTBRIDGE
	6/11/2008 SAC METRO RELEASES NAME OF CAPTAIN INJURED IN 6,400 ACRE JACKSON FIRE 21-YEAR VETERAN FIRE FIGHTER RECOVERING IN THE BURN UNIT AT UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER
	6/10/2008 MASSIVE WILDFIRE SCORCHES 6,400 ACRES IN JACKSON HIGHWAY INCIDENT SAC METRO FIRE CAPTAIN SEVERELY INJURED WHEN OVERRUN BY FAST MOVING FLAMES
	6/5/2008 SOUTH SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DESTROYED BY 3-ALARM FIRE TRAGEDY AVERTED AS TRUCK CREW BARELY ESCAPES CATOSTROPHIC ROOF COLLAPSE
	5/22/2008 DROWNING PREVENTION CAUSE CONTINUES Metro Fires 5th annual "Operation River Safe" to kick off on Memorial Day May 26th
	5/11/2008 Sac Metro Fire Investigators Announce Arrest in Arson Fire at Construction Site One in custody for arson on a construction trailer and burglary.
	5/9/2008 SAC METRO ANNOUNCES START OF 2008 FIRE SEASON FIRE OFFICIALS URGING PUBLIC TO CREATE DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND HOMES AND PROPERTY
	4/19/2008 75 YEAR OLD MALE PERISHES IN APARTMENT FIRE IN CARMICHAEL APARTMENT COMPLEX RESIENTS GO DOOR TO DOOR TO ALERT OTHER RESIDENTS OF APARTMENT FIRE
	4/16/2008 FEMALE CITIZEN PERISHES IN EARLY MORNING, SOUTH SACRAMENTO HOUSE FIRE SMOKE DETECTOR ALERTS SIX REMAINING RESIDENTS WHO ALL ESCAPE THE FLAMES
	3/25/2008 SHOW YOU CARE AND SHAVE YOUR HAIR Fighters shave there heads to support a brother and raise funds for the American Cancer Society
	3/22/2008 EARLY MORNING BLAZE DESTROYS BUSINESSES 3 Alarm Fire Races Through Attic, Forces Crews To Defensive Operations Just Prior To Partial Collapse. Second Fire Breaks Out Just Miles Away.
	3/19/2008 5-ALARM FIRE DESTROYS 12 APARTMENT UNITS IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO SAC METRO FIRE INVESTIGATORS RULE OUT ARSON AS RED CROSS ASSISTS DISPLACED FAMILIES
	3/11/2008 EARLY MORNING 4-ALARM FIRE DESTROYS BUSINESS IN RANCHO CORDOVA SAC METRO ARSON INVESTIGATORS TEAM UP WITH A.T.F. IN EFFORT TO DETERMINE CAUSE
	2/14/2008 FIREFIGHTERS TO SHAKE BOOTS FOR CHARITY FEBRUARY 15TH - 18TH LOCAL FIRE CHIEFS TO COMPETE IN "FILL THE BOOT" CHIEF'S CHALLENGE
	1/30/2008 FIREFIGHTERS SHAKE THEIR BOOTS FOR CHARITY ONCE AGAIN LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS "FILL THE BOOT FOR BURNS" FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS BURN INSTITUTE
	1/20/2008 FLORIN AREA RESIDENT BURNED IN GARAGE FIRE AN ADULT MALE IN HIS LATE 50'S OR EARLY 60'S SUSTAINS 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, NECK, TORSO AND HANDS AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLY ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH GARAGE FIRE.
	1/11/2008 SAC METRO OPENS NEW FIRE STATION IN RIO LINDA PARADE AND RIBBON CUTTING TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY
	12/21/2007 33-YEAR-OLD MAN LOSES LIFE IN CITRUS HEIGHTS APARTMENT FIRE NO SMOKE DETECTOR FOUND IN APARTMENT / INVESTIGATORS UNABLE TO RULE OUT ACCIDENTAL ELECTRICAL AS CAUSE OF FIRE
	12/19/2007 FIREFIGHTERS TO DELIVER TOYS TO CHILDREN AT SHRINERS HOSPITAL CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS THAT WERE DROPPED OFF BY THE PUBLIC AT LOCAL FIRE STATIONS
	12/14/2007 CLASSIC CARS AND CHRISTMAS CHEER MEANS TOYS FOR KIDS AT SHRINERS TOY DRIVE WILL TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE SUNRISE MALL / 100 PLUS CLASSIC CARS ON DISPLAY
	12/11/2007 SAC METRO FIRE TO HONOR 9-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH LIFE SAVING COMMENDATION YOUNG MAN CALLED 9-1-1 AS FATHER SUFFERED FROM MEDICAL EMERGENCY
	12/11/2007 HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY MEDIA EVENT THIS FRIDAY TWO DRY CHRISTMAS TREES TO BE IGNITED / MANY HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS WILL BE PROVIDED
	11/25/2007 SAC METRO FIRE UNITS ARRIVE TO FIND TWO HOMES ON FIRE Fire fighters battle two homes on fire with a natular gas leak and fire at the meter of one of the homes
	11/22/2007 SAC METRO FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARREST TWO IN HOME ARSON ATTACK BROKE FRONT WINDOW WITH ROCK, THEN THREW LIT ROMAN CANDLE DEVICE INTO LIVING ROOM
	11/16/2007 MEDIA INVITED TO GROUNDBREAKING FOR SAC METRO FIRE STATION IN ORANGEVALE STATION 29 WILL REPLACE OLDER STATION / EXPECTED TO OPEN IN JANUARY OF 2009
	10/30/2007 SAC METRO FIRE'S TYPE 3 STRIKE TEAM RETURNS TO SACRAMENTO SEVENTEEN SAC METRO FIRE FIGHTERS COMING HOME AFTER NINE DAYS AT WITCH INCIDENT
	10/24/2007 SAC METRO ARSON INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCE ARRESTS IN FATAL CARE HOME FIRE FOUR IN CUSTODY FOR NOV 2006 CITRUS HEIGHTS FIRE THAT KILLED THREE ELDERLY WOMEN
	10/11/2007 !8th ANNUAL SACRAMENTO AREA FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL The Sacramento area Fire fighters invite the Media to an event well worth attending. Respect, Honor and Tradition is Memorialized in an Old Historic Cemetery.
	10/8/2007 SAC METRO FIRE REMINDS OUR NEIGHBORS THAT OCTOBER 7th - 13th IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THEIR ESCAPE PLAN AND THINK HOME FIRE SAFETY AS WINTER APPROACHES
	9/24/2007 LOCAL STUDENT COLLECTS OVER 1,300 PAIRS OF SHOES FOR VILLAGE IN MEXICO DONATED SHOES TO BE DELIVERED TO IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE OF SAN LORENZO
	9/11/2007 MEDIA INVITED TO SAC METRO'S FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC RECRUITING EVENT LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS TO INCLUDE JAWS OF LIFE, ROPE RAPPELLING, SEARCH DOGS AND COMBAT CHALLENGE TEAM
	9/8/2007 28 Year old female dies in apartment fire Metro Fire responds to a report of visible smoke from windows of a townhouse on Howe Avenue.
	9/4/2007 LATE NIGHT 2 ALARM FIRE DESTROYS TWO HOMES IN FAIR OAKS SAC METRO FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVE TO FIND ONE HOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH HOME NEXT DOOR ALSO BURNING
	8/30/2007 SMOKE DETECTOR CREDITED WITH SAVING FAMILY FROM FAST MOVING FIRE IN CITRUS HEIGHTS UNFORTUNATELY, THE REMAINS OF 3 CATS ARE FOUND IN THE RUBBLE, WHILE 2 OTHER CATS REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR
	8/30/2007 SAC METRO FIRE RESUMES OPERATION RIVER SAFE OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND METRO FIRE HOPING LIFE JACKETS AND ALCOHOL BAN WILL RESULT IN A SAFE HOLIDAY FOR ALL