Published on August 5th, 2020
Firefighters learn the ropes at Painted Rock
Area firefighters participated in a low angle rope rescue training class held July 22 at Painted Rock in Moraga. The class included personnel from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District and was conducted by Northern California Rescue Training, whose instructors are certified ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on July 22nd, 2020
MOFD comes down hard on fire code violators
Owners of eight district parcels found out the hard way that the largesse of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District has its limits when it comes to exterior hazard abatement requirements.
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Published on July 22nd, 2020
The racial and gender makeup of the Lamorinda fire agencies
Results are mixed as to how Lamorinda fire ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on July 22nd, 2020
High fire danger prompts new MOFD ordinance
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District bolstered its aggressive fire prevention program and took a major, unprecedented step to help reduce fire risk by passing a local ordinance banning open burning and recreational fires during periods of high fire danger.
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Published on July 8th, 2020
Municipal fire prevention committee holds inaugural meeting
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District combined ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on June 24th, 2020
MOFD suspends community chipping program
In the face of a passionate outcry from district residents to continue the program, the Moraga-Orinda Fire District board June 17 passed on an opportunity to extend the district's highly acclaimed community chipping program through the summer months, citing the program ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Protective gear helps safeguard first responders
Firefighter-paramedics David Azevedo and Mike Stiehr model the protective gear used when responding to patients with known COVID-19 symptoms. Through early June, not one of the MOFD suppression personnel has tested positive for the virus. ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Hand crews bolster ConFire prevention efforts
Anticipating a long, hot fire season, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District introduced its inaugural Fire Control Worker program, which consists of hand crews that assist in weed abatement operations, fire trail maintenance, and equipment and apparatus ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on June 10th, 2020
County approves 15% wage increase for ConFire employees
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 27th, 2020
MOFD and local municipalities create joint fire prevention committee
So that all agencies are in sync with fire ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 27th, 2020
MOFD braces for $1.5 million operating loss in 2021
Facing its toughest financial year since the ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Lamorinda weed abatement deadlines fast approaching
Lamorinda fire agencies have ramped up their efforts to alert property owners to remove problem vegetation by the abatement deadlines before the weeds spark a community catastrophe. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District deadline is May 31 and the Mo ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 13th, 2020
Fire district ambulance revenue plummets since onset of pandemic
In March and April, the Moraga-Orinda Fire ...By Nick Marnell
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Published on May 13th, 2020
MOFD board declines to fully staff ambulance in downtown Orinda
A split Moraga-Orinda Fire District board rejected a staffing model that would have placed a fully staffed ambulance at Fire Station 45 in Orinda, instead voting to maintain the cross-staffing model in use since 2013.
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Published on April 1st, 2020
Lamorinda fire agencies in solid shape to confront pandemic
Officials from both Lamorinda fire agencies ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA