Remembering Leroy Bennett The fire community lost a dedicated hero, mentor and teacher with the passing of Leroy Bennett, former engineer for the Vallejo Fire Department and founder of our Fire Cadet Program. In the former he protected the citizens of Vallejo for decades and was a mentor and teacher of young firefighters throughout his […]
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 […]