Fire season has begun in Southern California. The Saddleridge Fire in the San Fernando Valley has consumed more than 7,500 acres and is far from containment. Douglas Kent, an adjunct professor at Cal Poly Pomona and author of “Firescaping” (Wilderness…
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A grease fire in the kitchen area of the Bronco Student Center forced the closure and evacuation of the building Monday afternoon, but no injuries were reported. The fire broke out in the new Bronco Bowl restaurant at 2 p.m.,…
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An electrical fire in the University Library resulted in the building being evacuated Monday afternoon, but no injuries or serious damage was reported. University Police were first alerted to smoke alarms going off on the first floor of the building…
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a smoke advisory, noting air quality may reach the unhealthy range or worse because of the Etiwanda Fire. The advisory is for Pomona and other areas in eastern Los Angeles County…
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Most people don’t think about emergency planning until one arises. But it’s better to plan ahead than wait for a crisis to hit, says Debbi McFall, Cal Poly Pomona’s emergency services coordinator. Ask yourself: What’s the most efficient evacuation route…
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[Updated 12:13 p.m.] The parking structure has reopened after police and firefighters responded to a car fire Friday morning. The car owner, a student, was notified of the fire, and the car has since been towed out of the structure.
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Ronald Quinn, professor emeritus of biological sciences and regenerative studies, was keynote speaker at the September Heritage Days Festival in Southwestern New Mexico. The festival conference was sponsored by the Wildlands Network of North America. His talk, ¿Fire and the…
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It was a training exercise that confronts the unthinkable. University police and neighboring agencies conducted an ¿active shooter drill¿ on a recent Saturday morning that lays out a chilling scenario: A mentally ill man attends his former employer¿s open house.…
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In two unrelated incidents, Building 17 and the CLA Building’s tower and paseo were closed on Wednesday, April 13. Building 17 (Engineering Lab) was closed at about 3:30 p.m. due to a ventilation issue. Lectures scheduled in the building were…
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After an investigation by Los Angeles County Fire and the University Police departments, the CLA Building’s tower and paseo reopened shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13. The tower and paseo of the CLA Building were evacuated at about…
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