Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department was recently awarded a $15,000 grant to expand the use of goats grazing in high risk, overgrown vegetation areas, according to a news release by the city. The grant was the result of a partnership between the California Fire Foundation and Pacific Gas & Electric, which have […]
Benicia FD douses Industrial Park grass fire
Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department extinguished a fire that burned 4 to 5 acres in the Industrial Park on Tuesday, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. At 12:45 p.m., the department responded to a report of a vegetation fire on the 300 block of Industrial Court. Initially, about 3 acres of […]
Numerous agencies respond to third-alarm vegetation fire off Interstate 780
Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department battled an intense vegetation fire for nearly two hours Thursday evening before it was finally under control. At approximately 6:43 p.m., the Fire Department received reports of a vegetation fire in the area of Eastbound Interstate 780 between Glen Cove and Columbus Parkway, according to a news release by […]
Benicia FD puts out grass fire off Lake Herman Road
The Benicia Fire Department extinguished a two-alarm grass fire that burned 10 to 12 acres near Lake Herman Road on Friday. At approximately 3 p.m., the Benicia Fire Department had responded to a grass fire on Lake Herman near the city limits. No injuries or damage to structures was reported. The Fire Department also […]
Fire Department distributes child ID kits to kindergarten families
No parent ever wants experience having a child go missing, but should that happen, the Benicia Fire Department has acquired a resource to assist in bringing lost children home safely. City firefighters have partnered with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and California Fire Foundation as well as the Benicia Unified School District to distribute […]
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Tons of dry ice spills on 680 over weekend
If there was one song to describe the scene on Interstate 680 on Friday, it was definitely “Ice Ice Baby.” More than 27,000 pounds of dry ice spilled in Benicia. A truck was traveling on 680 when an accident occurred causing the vehicle to lose its cargo of dry ice. Benicia Firefighters were dispatched for […]
Police, Fire Department transition to new radio system
Benicia’s police and fire departments have transitioned to a new radio system, according to the city’s weekly newsletter. The switch to a new radio system came after the police and fire department secured funding from Measure C– a revenue initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 that set aside $4 million for projects that would […]
Fire Department to host emergency preparedness classes beginning next month
Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department has announced dates for its next set of Benicia Emergency Response Team (BERT) classes, according to a newsletter sent out by the city. A program similar to BERT was founded and implemented by the San Francisco Fire Department in 1990 following the previous year’s Loma Prieta Earthquake, which between […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Dec. 31, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Ferry Traffic Reported Light For Holiday (Dec. 31, 1942) Port Captain A.C. Woodress reports that the ferries carried approximately 250 automobiles and 1500 passengers Christmas Eve while the load on Christmas Day for the full operation period approximated 500 cars and 2000 passengers. Free transportation of military personnel […]