MOFD Breaks Ground, Begins Station 43 Construction
Groundbreaking for Moraga-Orinda Fire District fire station 43 took place Nov. 9 as the construction phase of the project begins in earnest. The new $4.5 million Orinda station will be erected on the Via Las Cruces site of the razed station, which had deteriorated ...
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ConFire Not Rattled by $75 Million Pension Bond Downgrade
Moody's Investor Services recently ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD Fails to Dampen Frustration of Orinda Citizens' Group Regarding Tax Differences
Orindans dissatisfied with the allocation of ...By Nick Marnell
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Moraga-Orinda Fire District To Award Station
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board plans to award the contract for reconstruction of fire station 43 in north Orinda at its Oct. 19 meeting. The district unsealed bids for the project Oct. 4 and out of eight entries, the $2,660,129 bid submitted by Pacific Mountain ...By Nick Marnell
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MOFD Board Restores Firefighter Medical Benefits
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District moved to ...By Nick Marnell
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Differences Seep Through in High-profile MOFD Race
Distinctions between Victoria Smith and Craig Jorgens, candidates for the Division 5 seat on the Moraga-Orinda Fire District governing board, may not seem as glaring as those between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Still, shades of difference creep into the north ...By Nick Marnell
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ConFire Chief Proposes Additional Revenue Sources
The The Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...By Nick Marnell
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Arson Suspect Charged in Betty Lane Fire
The Contra Costa County district attorney charged a Lafayette resident with arson and attempted murder after a fire leveled a home in the 3300 block of Betty Lane, injured several of the occupants and sent one elderly resident to the hospital. Multiple units of the ...By Nick Marnell
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Local Candidates Prepare for '16 Election
The complexity of creating a vibrant community, or a cluster of communities, is often mired in the details, which are often painstakingly decided upon after hours of contemplation, discussion, negotiation and reflection by people who want to make a difference, in their ...By Pippa Fisher, Sophie Braccini, Sora O'Doherty and Nick Marnell
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MOFD and BART Highlight Lamorinda Special District Races
On the Moraga-Orinda Fire District governing ...
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Alex Evans Won't Run Again for MOFD Board
Alex Evans made his decision the day before the deadline to file candidacy papers with the county. That Thursday, Aug. 11, the Division 5 director of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District opted to not run for reelection.
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Fire Season is Flaming to Full Strength
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ...By Nick Marnell
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Firefighters Association Collects $10,000 for Charity
The Moraga-Orinda Firefighters Association hit the streets July 28 for its annual Fill the Boot drive, collecting donations along prime intersections of the two municipalities. According to spokesman Lucas Lambert, the firefighters collected over $10,000 for the ...By Nick Marnell
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Fire Investigators Put the Heat on Arsonists
Fire investigator Vic Massenkoff confirmed a report that took even his fire chief aback: There is an intentional fire set at least once a day in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
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Station 16 Gets Closer to Breaking Ground
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA