MOFD widens pool for chief officer candidates
In order to increase the number of ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD denies monetary claim from former fire chief
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board voted ...By Nick Marnell
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Down goes 16!
Lafayette Fire Station 16 bit the dust Jan. 31, one step closer to the opening of the new Los Arabis Drive station, scheduled for March 2019.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD to add firefighters in time for fire season
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board ...By Nick Marnell
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Lafayette delay equals Walnut Creek gain
Because of delays in the completion of ...By Nick Marnell
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Firefighters: North Bay fire could happen in Orinda
A team from the Moraga-Orinda Fire District responded to the Tubbs Fire in the North Bay in October, but what struck the firefighters about the incident was not only the amount of devastation but the parallel to their own district's topography and demographics.
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ConFire recruits practice rooftop ventilation and fire rescue
Academy 51 recruits from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District took 14 weeks of book knowledge into the field Jan. 12 as they practiced rooftop ventilation and interior fire rescue at the site of soon-to-be demolished Fire Station 16 in Lafayette. The ...By Nick Marnell
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ConFire all-day training session preps first responders for medical emergencies
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Plenty of 'new' for MOFD in 2018
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District redefined the "new" of the new year Jan. 3 as new board president Brad Barber convened the first 2018 district meeting at a new time - 6:15 p.m. - in a new location - a conference room at the Orinda City Hall complex.
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All systems go for ConFire Station 16 construction
To demolish Fire Station 16 in Lafayette, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District hired Federal Solutions Group of San Ramon, the same company that the Moraga-Orinda Fire District fired in November as the contractor to build Fire Station 43 in Orinda.
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MOFD cautiously welcomes in the new year
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board moved on from a difficult 2017 by ushering in a change in district leadership, including the election of board officers, retention of a new law firm and the approval of a contract for the recently hired fire chief.
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Rescue One Foundation board of directors seeks applicants to fill vacancy
The Rescue One Foundation has a vacancy on ...Submitted by John Kennedy
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Dispatch supervisor explains proper 911 call etiquette
The Rotary Club motto is succinct: Service above self. At its Nov. 29 luncheon at the Orinda Community Center, the Rotary Club of Orinda honored a group that lives that motto each and every day: the first responders of the Orinda Police Department and the Moraga-Orinda ...By Nick Marnell
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ConFire chief and his deputy share a special bond
Fire Chief Jeff Carman waxed eloquent as he recognized Lewis Broschard, his deputy fire chief, for his 10 years with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
"His qualities are ...By Nick Marnell
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Another setback with Fire Station 43 construction
Frustration over the lack of progress with ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA