

Station 23 in Pine Cove gets “new” fire engine
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Riverside County has provided Station 23 (Pine Cove) with a new engine. This engine is 5 years old and was originally assigned to a desert station. With a tight turning radius, it will be an added benefit to the Hill’s firefighting force.

By Becky Clark Editor At 4:08 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service firefighters were dispatched to a vegetation fire off of Highway 74 in the Santa Rosa area. The fire’s size was 10-feet-by-10-feet. Two engines were kept on scene to handle the spot and all other resources were canceled. Forest Service crews also responded to a…
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