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Menlo Park

Fire board member who said he supported chief called him insubordinate in a private email

August 14, 2021 8:15 am

This story was originally published Aug. 6 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]

Menlo Park

Applicant for fire chief says selection process is unfair

July 23, 2021 9:53 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park Fire Board member told the rest of the board that he’s worried about the fairness and integrity of the search […]

Menlo Park

Retiring fire chief says board member hated him and was trying to undermine him

July 8, 2021 12:13 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In the months leading up to his retirement, Menlo Park Fire District Chief Harold Schapelhouman says he was hated by one of the […]

East Palo Alto

Teen runs pickup truck into fire station

March 3, 2021 1:02 pm

By the Daily Post staff An unlicensed 17-year-old boy borrowed his father’s Dodge pickup and crashed it into Fire Station 2 at University Avenue and Runnymede Street in  East Palo […]

East Palo Alto

3 injured in house fire

February 25, 2021 8:51 am

By the Daily Post staff A fire erupted in a home near Myrtle Street in East Palo Alto this morning, injuring three people and displacing a family of seven, according […]

Menlo Park

FedEx truck shears off fire hydrant

February 15, 2021 4:05 pm

By the Daily Post staff A FedEd delivery truck accidentally sheared off a fire hydrant in front of the Anton housing complex in east Menlo Park, sending water into the […]

Menlo Park

Teen dies in SUV rollover crash

January 19, 2021 5:40 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The 16-year-old driver of the SUV that overturned on Valparaiso Avenue in the Sharon Hills Park neighborhood has died, authorities said today. Michael […]

East Palo Alto

Family sets up Gofundme account after they lose their home to fire

December 28, 2020 11:50 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto resident said he has nowhere to turn for help after his house caught fire and displaced his family and […]

East Palo Alto

Christmas Eve house fire throws 11 people out on to the street

December 24, 2020 4:08 pm

By the Daily Post staff Fire struck a home on Oakwood Drive in East Palo Alto this morning, displacing 11 people from two families who were living there. It was […]

Election 2020

Peter Carpenter leaves retirement to challenge fire board incumbents

September 28, 2020 8:51 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Fire Protection Distrtict Board members Virginia Chang Kiraly and Rob Silano are fighting to keep their seats against two challengers who […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto fire chief warns the fuel is ripe for a wildfire here

August 22, 2020 6:39 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dry lightning storm is expected late tonight or early tomorrow (Sunday) morning, similar but smaller than last Sunday’s storm that ignited hundreds […]

San Mateo County

UPDATED: Survivor says stalker fatally attacked family

August 13, 2020 9:40 am

UPDATE, Aug. 13, 3 p.m. — The Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed in Tuesday’s attack as Katayoun Fomanimaskan, 53. Her husband, age 65, remains in the hospital in […]

Menlo Park

Firefighters rescue kitten after search of home’s heating ducts

August 8, 2020 6:29 pm

By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park firefighters rescued a kitten who had crawled into a missing heater register and dropped into ducting beneath a home under construction on Gordon […]

East Palo Alto

Cops make big fireworks haul

July 10, 2020 7:19 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto Police seized 1,304 pounds of fireworks in the days leading up to Independence Day and on the day itself, said […]

In the news

Officials look for ways to stop illegal fireworks

June 30, 2020 12:15 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Starting a fireworks buyback program, creating safe zone for people to set off fireworks and having residents talk to each other about the […]

East Palo Alto

Three fires in three hours starts at homeless encampment

June 5, 2020 1:44 pm

By the Daily Post staff Another fire in the homeless encampment off of University Avenue near Bayfront Expressway was one of three blazes put out by Menlo Park firefighters in […]

Menlo Park

Firefighters help out restaurants in these difficult times

March 27, 2020 7:12 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Firefighters at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District are serving their community in a new way. They are getting take-out food instead of […]

Menlo Park

City says fire district will get top priority when deciding how to use land on Willow Road

November 1, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s city manager said yesterday (Oct. 31) that the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s plan to build a fire station on land […]

Menlo Park

City to buy land for future fire station on east side

October 31, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has decided to buy a piece of land at the corner of Ivy Drive and Willow Road for $3.6 […]

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East Palo Alto

Firefighters bring man down from marijuana billboard

September 5, 2019 6:00 am

By the Daily Post staff Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck on the catwalk of a marijuana billboard 25 feet off the ground in East Palo Alto overlooking the […]

East Palo Alto

Transformer explosion triggers five small fires

July 9, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Five small fires in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto broke out after an electrical transformer by the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course […]

Menlo Park

Girl nearly drowns in Burgess Pool

June 29, 2019 2:12 am

By the Daily Post staff A 13-year-old girl was rushed to Stanford Hospital on Friday (June 28) when she nearly drowned after completing a swimming race at Burgess Pool in […]

Menlo Park

Woman killed in Menlo Park house fire identified

June 18, 2019 6:30 am

By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, JUNE 17 — The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a house fire on N. Lemon Avenue in Menlo Park […]

Atherton

Girl, 3, drowns in Atherton pool

May 31, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 3-year-old girl drowned in an Atherton pool, a fire official said Thursday. Dispatchers received a call at 7 p.m. on May 23 […]

Menlo Park

Five hospitalized after fiery crash in Menlo Park; man arrested for DUI

May 26, 2019 4:55 pm

By the Daily Post staff Police said they arrested a man for felony DUI following a fiery crash early this morning (May 26) at El Camino Real and Oak Grove […]

San Mateo County

Fire chief spots problems in proposed countywide ambulance contract

April 15, 2019 5:25 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman has discovered a couple of problems in the proposed contract between San Mateo County and AMR for […]

Atherton

Fire agencies in a tug-of-war over money they get from ambulance company

April 7, 2019 11:23 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When there is a medical emergency, local firefighters are the first to respond and stabilize the patient. Then AMR will take them to […]

East Palo Alto

East side to get more fire, paramedic service

January 7, 2019 12:19 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District, which also serves East Palo Alto, is hoping to keep up with growth on the east side […]

sits among the debris of a burned home as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise on Thursday. AP photo.
In the news

Yes, a wildfire like the one in Butte County could happen here, local officials warn, but there are differences

November 12, 2018 3:13 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers The latest fire to destroy a California town — the Camp Fire in Butte County — has raised the concern […]

Menlo Park

Fire breaks out just two doors from fire station

October 28, 2018 10:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff Firefighters in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood were quick to respond to a house fire just two doors away from the fire station on Saturday […]

Caltrain

Train nearly kills woman trapped on tracks

October 23, 2018 10:33 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman miraculously survived after her car — which was trapped between backed-up traffic and a railroad crossing arm — was hit by a […]

Menlo Park

Local team remembers responding to 9/11

September 11, 2018 12:32 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If you pass by one of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s fire stations in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks […]

Atherton

Candidate slams Menlo Park fire district for buying a $4.6 million home

September 6, 2018 2:34 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A candidate for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s board said he believes that the fire district should not have bought a $4.6 […]

Menlo Park

Fire closes Willow Road overpass above 101

August 15, 2018 4:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff A vehicle fire forced the shutdown of Willow Road at the overpass above Highway 101 at 3:22 p.m. today (Aug. 15), the Menlo Park Fire […]

Menlo Park

Firefighters would see a 22% raise over five years in proposed contract

August 1, 2018 3:40 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After seven months of negotiations, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s board has released the conditional agreement for its contract with firefighters, which […]

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