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Two firefighter paramedics standing in front of new CAL FIRE red ambulance

Third Ramona Ambulance and Crew Busy Helping Residents

| 11:31 AM

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A new ambulance with its crew and services added by the San Diego County Fire Protection District and CAL FIRE is seeing a great deal of use. County Fire accepted the transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona last August. The change brought a third fire department paramedic ambulance and additional firefighter staffing enhancements to the Ramona service area. 

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Picture of SD Emergency App EQ notification

Be Ready for Local Disasters with SD Emergency App Equipped with ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

| 3:30 PM

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Did you get an earthquake early warning alert on your smartphone for an earthquake near Palomar Observatory seconds after 6:16 p.m. on March 31? The quake shook parts of San Diego, Orange and Riverside Counties. The alert delivered in Spanish and English said, “Earthquake Detected: Drop, Cover, and Hold On.”