Menlo Park Fire Protection District

Special joint meeting with City Council and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District on May 30

Both Mayor Jen Wolosin and Council member Betsy Nash gave us a heads up about this upcoming joint meet of the City Council and the

by Linda Hubbard
on May 28, 2023

Kitchen fire causes estimated $315,000 damage to Menlo Park home

A fire that started in the kitchen in a home in the The Oaks neighborhood of Menlo Park today spread to the back of the

by Linda Hubbard
on April 26, 2023

Spotted: Canine in training to be rescue dog

On Saturday and Sunday March 18 and 19, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and FEMA California Task Force 3 hosted a Canine Certification Evaluation

by Linda Hubbard
on March 25, 2023

Menlo Fire on scene at levee break near town of Pajaro

Jon Johnston of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District reports the Swift Water Rescue Team was deployed to Pajaro due to the levee break there,

by Linda Hubbard
on March 11, 2023

25 years ago today San Francisquito Creek flooded

Heavy, fierce rains on February 2  and 3, 1998, combined with high (king) tides resulted in 1,700 properties in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, and

by Harold Schapelhouman
on February 3, 2023

Bringing home America’s astronauts: The 20-year tragic anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia

In respectful memory of Colonel Rick Husband, Commander William McCool, LT Colonel Michael Anderson, Doctor Kalpana Chawla, Captain David Brown, Doctor Laurel Salton Clark and

by Harold Schapelhouman
on February 1, 2023

Looking back at the flood that happened 80 years ago today

On Saturday January 23, 1943, at 2:57 am, eight on-duty Menlo Park Firefighters from all three of its Fire Stations located in Menlo Park, Atherton

by Harold Schapelhouman
on January 23, 2023

Spotted: Ali delivering Bistro Vida meals to the fire department

This year's holiday meals to the Menlo Park Fire Department totaled 80. Bistro Vida owner Ali El Safy also delivered 50 meals to the Menlo

by Linda Hubbard
on December 23, 2022

Spotted: Menlo Fire at scene of gas leak

Lots of fire equipment and personnel showed up in a hurry near Oak Knoll School this morning at the scene of a gas leak. PG&E

by Linda Hubbard
on November 12, 2022

Schapelhouman Museum and the carriage house open at Menlo Fire Station 6

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District celebrated Fire Prevention Week yesterday (October 8) at Station 6 on Oak Grove Avenue with the official opening of

by Linda Hubbard
on October 9, 2022