Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Public Safety
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Southern Marin Fire Protection District will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for new Fire Chief Heather Marques on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Station 1 in Sausalito, marking a leadership change that has drawn both support and union pushback.
Public Safety
Mill Valley's search for a new police chief closes Friday, Sept. 11, after Rick Navarro left for Rohnert Park. Separately, the Hauke Park softball field renovation heads to the City Council on Sept. 21 for bid authorization.
Public Safety
After a brush fire near Mill Valley highlighted gaps in pet evacuation planning, Marin Humane offers a preparedness checklist for Southern Marin pet owners heading into wildfire season and National Preparedness Month.
Public Safety
The Central Marin Police Authority will run a sobriety and license checkpoint at an undisclosed Larkspur location on Friday, Sept. 11, from about 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Public Safety
Fire Safe Marin has been designated as Marin County's Wildfire County Coordinator under a CAL FIRE-funded statewide program, with retired fire chief Bill Tyler serving as coordinator.
Public Safety
Pacific Gas and Electric Company will use helicopters to replace three utility poles in Tiburon's open space area throughout September, temporarily closing trail sections near Sugarloaf Drive and Lyford Drive during flight operations.
Public Safety
Southern Marin Fire District's "Four Weeks. Four Actions." campaign gives residents a week-by-week checklist for National Preparedness Month, covering emergency alerts, defensible space, evacuation plans and neighborhood coordination.
Public Safety
Mill Valley's fuel break directly stopped the July 27 Hillside Fire, Division Chief Fred Hilliard told the City Council on Aug. 27, as officials urged continued funding and homeowner preparedness amid an active fire season.
Public Safety
A vegetation fire near Wolf Ridge Trail burned about 3 acres on Aug. 27 before crews stopped its forward progress by 1:40 p.m., marking the second significant wildland fire near Mill Valley this summer.
Public Safety
Mill Valley Police Chief Rick Navarro, who has led the department since 2021, will become Rohnert Park's director of public safety; no successor or interim chief has been named.
Public Safety
A Mill Valley police officer was moderately injured Sunday evening when an object packed with aerosol cans exploded during an attempt to extinguish a suspicious fire at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, on Camino Alto; investigators are seeking surveillance footage as they work to identify who set the blaze.
Public Safety
Marin County Fire begins two prescribed burns totaling up to 123 acres near Sky Oaks Ranger Station and Bon Tempe Reservoir on Aug. 25–26, closing several roads and producing visible smoke; residents are asked not to call 9-1-1.
Public Safety
Marin County has set specific AlertMarin trigger thresholds, readied 11 portable pumps for vulnerable Southern Marin neighborhoods and launched a 32-location sandbag site as officials prepare for a winter with greater than 90% El Niño probability.
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