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California | San Diego County CERT volunteers search for victims in disaster...
CERT members practice “cribbing,” which is how to remove hazards or stabilize an environment under the guidance of Firefighter Paramedic Josh Gordon and North County CERT member Dewey Knox, both at...
View ArticleCalifornia | 05/14/2014-02:30:PM PST City of Carlsbad issues 15K evacuation...
The City of Carlsbad has issued about 15,000 evacuation notifications. Evacuation boundaries are west of El Fuerte Road, south of Palomar Airport Road, north of Aviara Parkway and west to the coast. A...
View ArticleCalifornia | Whooping cough cases increase across the state
Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer, today warned that the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases is increasing in California....
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California | In memory of Lee Sapaden, Disaster Medical Services Assistant...
Lee Sapaden, assistant division chief in EMSA’s Disaster Medical Services Division, passed away on April 24, 2014 at the age of 64. Lee is irreplaceable as a gentleman, friend and colleague. Since...
View ArticleCalifornia | San Diego County Animal Services rescues dozens of animals from...
Nearly all the animals rescued by the County Department of Animal Services during the recent wildfires are back home with their owners. Animal Services rescued more than 50 animals when fires broke out...
View ArticleCalifornia | Two Good Sams seriously injured during garage fire rescue in...
A fire Wednesday morning in a Mission Hills garage left one man with life-threatening burns, and injured a pair of neighbors – one seriously, when they rescued the man from the burning building prior...
View ArticleCalifornia | Whooping cough epidemic – 1100 new cases reported in last two weeks
The number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in the state continues to climb, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer reported today....
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California | San Diego County pertussis cases nearly double 2013 total
Seven new cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, reported this week where the public may have been exposed brings San Diego County to nearly double the number of cases reported in all of...
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California | May 2014 San Diego County wildfires report presented to Board of...
Hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency upgrades made over the past decade helped to minimize losses in last month’s devastating wildfires and enable a successful response by the County of San...
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California | San Diego County trauma system driving deaths down
Thirty years ago, the rate of preventable trauma deaths in San Diego County was 21 percent. Today, the figure is less than one percent. What is helping to save so many lives? The San Diego County...
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CA | San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy’s aid to wounded partners earns top honor
Deputy William Dunford in the center accepted his Deputy of the Year award with Deputy James Steinmeyer at right and Deputy Olivia Chavez at left. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department....
View ArticleCA | San Marcos – Cat tests positive for tularemia
A pet cat from a home in San Marcos has tested positive for tularemia — “rabbit fever” — a potentially dangerous bacterial disease that people can contract by being bitten by infected ticks or from...
View ArticleCA | Nearly 900 pertussis cases to date in San Diego County
Pertussis (whooping cough) cases in San Diego County number nearly 900 for the year according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Nine new cases of the disease were confirmed this...
View ArticleCalifornia | State’s first two WNv deaths confirmed for 2014
The first two deaths this summer due to West Nile virus infection have been confirmed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) it was announced today by Dr. Ron Chapman, CDPH Director and...
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California | San Diego County – Dogs & divers team up for search training
A team of 15 volunteers form the Sheriff’s Dive Team, coming from diverse backgrounds like the military, medicine, law, engineering, information technology, security and firefighting. They’re all...
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California | Squirrels test positive for plague in the Palomar Mountain area
County officials are reminding people to protect themselves when they hike and camp after two squirrels trapped in routine monitoring in the Palomar Mountain area tested positive for plague. County...
View ArticleCalifornia | Cases of EV-D68 confirmed in San Diego and Ventura counties
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has confirmed 4 enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in patients in San Diego (3) and Ventura (1) counties it was announced today by Dr. Ron Chapman, CDPH...
View ArticleCalifornia | CDPH updates enterovirus D68 situation statewide
As of October 1, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has confirmed enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection in 14 patients in 2014. The patients are residents of San Diego (5), Alameda (2), Los...
View ArticleCalifornia | Public health officials identify additional cases of EV-D68...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to monitor respiratory disease activity statewide. Outpatient reports of respiratory illness are low and within normal levels for this time...
View ArticleCalifornia | Runner potentially exposed to rabies at Del Mar Mud Run
The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual who may have been exposed to rabies during the Del Mar Mud Run at the Del...
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