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Menlo Park Fire Protection District
Menlo Park
Retiring fire chief says board member hated him and was trying to undermine him
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
3 injured in house fire
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 […]
East Palo Alto
Christmas Eve house fire throws 11 people out on to the street
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 […]
Menlo Park
Firefighters rescue kitten after search of home’s heating ducts
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 […]
Menlo Park
City says fire district will get top priority when deciding how to use land on Willow Road
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 […]
East Palo Alto
Firefighters bring man down from marijuana billboard
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
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
Update: Suspicious package delivered to Facebook doesn’t contain sarin
By the Daily Post staff A suspicious package that arrived at Facebook on Monday set off an alarm for the chemical warfare agent sarin, but further testing by federal officials […]
Menlo Park
Girl nearly drowns in Burgess Pool
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
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 […]
Menlo Park
Five hospitalized after fiery crash in Menlo Park; man arrested for DUI
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
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
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 […]
San Mateo County
With the cost of an ambulance ride exceeding $3,000, the future of emergency medical response is up for debate
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After firefighter-paramedics stabilize a patient who is having a medical issue, the person is often whisked to the hospital in an ambulance. The […]
Atherton
Firefighters rescue kitten stuck in pipe
Firefighters can still be counted on to rescue a cat in distress. It wasn’t a cat stuck in a tree but a black kitten trapped in a water drainage pipe […]
East Palo Alto
East side to get more fire, paramedic service
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 […]
Menlo Park
Menlo College hit with two lawsuits over 50-foot branch that fell, injuring 6 people
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a toddler who was injured when a tree branch came crashing down at a company picnic at Menlo College in […]
In the news
Yes, a wildfire like the one in Butte County could happen here, local officials warn, but there are differences
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
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 […]