Mid-morning car accident causes gas leak

07/16/11 Cal Fire Fresno has evacuated people after a mid-morning car accident caused a gas leak Saturday. East Dinuba Avenue is shut down between South Bethel and South Academy east of Selma . A car hit a gas main after over correcting. The four people in the car were sent to a local hospital with moderate to major injuries. PG & E is assessing the damage for repair.  

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STATE PRISONS: U.S. Supreme Court order jeopardizes inmate fire crews

07/17/11 The U.S Supreme Court ruling requiring California to reduce its prison population has thrown the future of the state's decades-old inmate firefighter program into question amid a budget crisis that already has Cal Fire struggling with staffing cuts.

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Structure fire in Jacumba, flames spread across highway

07/15/11 Ground and airborne crews are fighting a structure fire that spread to 25 acres of land in Jacumba on both sides of Old Highway 80, Cal Fire officials said.

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