Fire Chief John Borboa remembered for years of service to Firebaugh
The legacy of his work and that of his family stands bright and shiny on “O” Street in Firebaugh....
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Category: First Responders
Firefighters battle blaze on trailer
On Jan. 19 at about 6 p.m., the Los Banos Fire Department, along with the Merced County Fire Department, responded to a reported fire in the back yard of a residence in the 1100 block of Overland Ave. According to Los Banos Fire...
Read MoreDriver killed in crash on I-5 Near Taglio Road
A driver was killed on Jan. 16 in a collision involving a BMW and a big rig on Interstate 5, just south of Taglio Road. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the crash occurred around 9:02 a.m. when a 2011 BMW,...
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LOS BANOS HOUSE FIRE
The Los Banos Fire Department, along with the Merced County Fire Department, responded to a report...
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Los Banos firefighter gives first-hand account of Eaton fire
Captain Brian Thompson, the leader of the four-firefighter crew from Los Banos at the Eaton Fire,...
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Four LB firefighters battle Eaton Fire
The mutual aid call came in early morning on Jan. 8, according to Los Banos Fire Chief Paul...
Read MoreTwo dead after head-on collision on I-5
A head-on collision at approximately 12:51 a.m. Oct. 30 in the southbound lanes of I-5 resulted in the death of both drivers. A 2008 Honda and a 2017 Isuzu box truck crashed north of Volta Road, blocking the southbound lanes....
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Measure R: What to know about Merced County sales tax measure for public safety
Every voter in Merced County will see Measure R on their ballots, a countywide half-cent...
Read MoreFatal motorcycle collision with trailer kills 2 young adults
According to a collision report from the California Highway Patrol, on Aug. 31 at approximately 6:10 a.m., Merced Communications Center received calls of a solo traffic crash in the area of Santa Fe grade, south of W. Shaw...
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Firefighters get new contract in fiery council meeting
During a fiery Los Banos City Council meeting on Aug. 21, the council approved a three-year...
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PICKUP CRASHES INTO BACKYARD
Firefighters work to remove the male driver from the cab of a pickup truck Sunday afternoon. The...
Read MoreLB strike team helps fight California’s fifth largest wildfire
The call came in on the evening of July 26 to Fire Chief Paul Tualla of the Los Banos Fire Department. Within hours, a strike team of three Los Banos firefighters were on their way to fight what is currently the fifth largest...
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