MOFD Station 43 finally germinates
The contractor drilled and poured 36 reinforced concrete piers in May, each pier 20 feet deep and 2 feet wide. In this June photo, workers were placing reinforcing bars - rebar - along the foundation. Next up comes the pouring of the slab.
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ConFire dodges bullet at Station 16 site
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District avoided a major headache pertaining to Fire Station 16 construction when the city of Lafayette agreed to issue a permit for the district to remove two oak trees from the station site. Had the tree removal not been ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD firefighters save the life of a cyclist in Orinda
Saturday morning, April 21, a bicyclist alerted the crew at Moraga-Orinda Fire District Station 45 that a fellow cyclist was down on Camino Sobrante in Orinda. Before the call was even dispatched, firefighters arrived at the scene of a man who had suffered a cardiac ...By Nick Marnell
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Chief praises firefighters for improved MOFD turnout times
Firefighters from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District contained a May 16 structure fire to the garage at 199 Corliss Drive in Moraga, with minimal fire, heat or smoke damage to living space in the home. No residents or firefighters were injured. Because of the extensive ...By Nick Marnell
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Fire officials issue defensible space guidelines
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, defensible space is the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs or wildland areas that surround it. This space slows or stops the spread of wildfire and ...By Nick Marnell
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Near-record attendance at MOFD Open House
From left, new probationary firefighter-paramedics Andy Kalenian, Ben Guthmiller, Thomas Schwedhelm and Mike Stiehr, were among the near-record 648 attendees at the Moraga-Orinda Fire District Open House May 2 in Orinda. Fire Chief Dave Winnacker welcomed the four as ...
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Lafayette ambulance service unaffected by state bid-rigging allegations
Lafayette residents will notice no change in their emergency medical service as a result of allegations of anti-competitive practices made against Contra Costa County EMS by a state agency, according to Contra Costa County officials.
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Questions arise over MOFD financial strategy
The amount of money the Moraga-Orinda Fire ...By Nick Marnell
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Democratic Party of Contra Costa County honors Local 1230 president
Vince Wells, president of Local 1230 of the firefighters union, received the inaugural Robert Reich Award from the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County at the 2018 Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt President's Award Dinner April 21 in Concord.
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MOFD board splits over proposed Moraga stormwater fee measure
Despite pleas from Moraga stormwater fee ...By Nick Marnell
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Here come the goats!
It may not sound as romantic as the swallows returning to Capistrano, and no hit song has been recorded (yet) about their activities, but the return of the goats to Orinda Downs signals a rite of the Lamorinda spring: time to prepare for wildfire season.
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Believe it! Fire Station 16 is under construction
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District celebrated the groundbreaking of Lafayette Fire Station 16 with a gold shovel ceremony April 11, and the 22 gold shovels used for the event could have each signified one of the many obstacles the district had to overcome ...By Nick Marnell
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New truck purchase
An early snapshot of the new truck purchased by the Moraga-Orinda Fire District. The truck should be put into service later this spring. The truck was assembled in Wisconsin, and yes, that really is Lambeau Field.
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A complex financing arrangement for MOFD Fire Station 43
To pay for the construction of Fire Station ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD firefighters share their passion for serving their hometowns
There is a good chance that one of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District firefighters who responds to your emergency call either lives in the district, grew up in the district or graduated from one of the three Lamorinda high schools. And to hear the firefighters talk, they ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA