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Fire Station 2 groundbreaking recalls a bit of history
A ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, March 1, to rebuild the Menlo Park Fire Protection District‘s Fire Station 2 in East Palo Alto surfaced some of MPFPD’s historical roots. The Fire District...
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When the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, twelve Japanese Fire Rescue Personnel were training in Menlo Park with members of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s National...
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Guinness the Wheaton Terrier rescued from Atherton oak tree by Menlo Park...
Menlo Park Fire Protection District Firefighters recently responded to a report of a dog in a tree in Atherton. Most people who heard the radio-dispatched call believed that the reporting party must...
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Menlo Park Fire District provides recap of Beechwood School fire
Menlo Park firefighters completed operations at Beechwood School located at 50 Terminal Avenue in Menlo Park on Thursday evening (9/13). The school fire was reported at 3:50 am the morning of the...
View ArticleArson suspected in Menlo Park car fire
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District responded to a vehicular fire underneath a two story, multi-unit apartment complex located at 785 Roble Avenue in Menlo Park at 1.39 pm Friday (9/14)....
View ArticleDonated iPads mounted in Menlo Park Fire engines to improve operational...
In September of 2011 Heffernan Insurance Brokers partnered with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to donate $10,390 to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District to purchase iPads from Apple for each of...
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Menlo Park firefighters demonstrate how to keep your holiday safe and fire free
As they do annually before Christmas, fire fighters with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District reverse their role, igniting rather than extinguishing fires. The event attracts press from all over...
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Then and now: The evolution of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District
As the 20th century began, the informal village that had grown up around the Menlo Park train depot had an organized group of volunteer firemen who operated a horse drawn hose wagon that was kept in a...
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Menlo Park fire and police participate in Golden Guardian Exercise 2013...
From the east to the west, public agencies in Menlo Park today participated in the Countywide Disaster Exercise known as the Golden Guardian Exercise 2013 in mock simulations of emergency response...
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Members of local search and rescue team deployed to Washington state mud...
Members of California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 (CA-TF3) sponsored by the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, have been deployed to the Washington state mud slide as part of an overhead...
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Cafe Zoë in Menlo Park is site of emergency response drill with CERT teams...
It had an ominous name – the Silver Dragon VIII Emergency Exercise – but its purpose may keep local residents safer in the future. The drill, staged at Cafe Zoë in the Willows neighborhood of Menlo...
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Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman reflects on life a year after sustaining...
Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman’s life changed in a split second when he fell off a ladder the day before Mother’s Day a year ago, sustaining spinal cord injuries that...
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Menlo Park Fire District considers using drone quad-copter for situational...
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is seeking public feedback regarding its plan to purchase a remote control quad helicopter drone that will be used specifically for situational aerial...
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It all started with the Loma Prieta earthquake 25 years today for two fire...
Editor’s note: The Loma Prieta earthquake struck at 5:04 pm on Oct. 17, 1989, recording a magnitude of 6.9. Menlo Park sustained little damage, but the quake did prompt lasting changes to local...
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Train collides with passenger vehicle at Ravenswood crossing in Menlo Park,...
MPPD update on 2.24: “Due to last night’s accident, repairs are continuing on the rail road tracks. At this time, it’s an unknown ETA for completion, however we have been told that repairs will be...
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Casino bus catches fire on southbound 101 in Menlo Park, snarling traffic
A Graton Resort casino bus caught fire on Southbound Highway 101 in Menlo Park yesterday evening (3/26). Menlo Park and Redwood City fire fighters arrived on the scene at 6.17 pm to find the casino...
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Menlo Fire and USGS offer earthquake preparedness class so locals can “Get...
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District and USGS are combining forces to hold a two-hour basic emergency preparedness class on Wed., April 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Residents will learn about local...
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Menlo Park Fire rescuers look back on Hurricane Katrina 10 years later
To mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District released a number of documents and photographs never seen before by the public, including the District’s...
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Menlo Park Fire Chief recalls the aftermath of 9/11 as part of the response team
Most Americans can tell you exactly what they were doing on September 11, 2001, when they first saw or heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center. Most of us recall the tragic consequences of...
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Annual pancake breakfast at fire station slated for October 3
The 15th annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on Saturday, October 3 at the Menlo Park Fire District Headquarters at 300 Middlefield Road. This popular annual event, co-sponsored by the Junior League...
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