Menlo Park Fire Protection District

Menlo Park Fire Station 4 now just a pile of rubble

Menlo Park Fire Station No. 4, built in 1949, was demolished today. Located at 3322 Alameda De Las Pulgas, it will be replaced with a new

by Linda Hubbard
on January 13, 2021

Menlo Fire Station number 4 on the Alameda will be rebuilt in 2021

At its December 2020 meeting, the Menlo Park Fire District Board authorized  Fire Chief Harold Fire Schapelhouman to replace the 71-year-old facility located at 3322 Alameda

by Linda Hubbard
on December 20, 2020

Close call for a veteran Menlo Park Division Chief Ben Marra at the Glass Fire

The San Mateo County Type 1 Heavy Engine Strike Team 2275A, led by  30-year veteran Division Chief Ben Marra of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, is

by Linda Hubbard
on September 30, 2020

Bay Area Urban Search and Rescue Task Force returns to Butte County for the second time in two years

California Task Force 3 (CA-TF3), sponsored by the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, starts operations today (Tuesday, September 22, 2020) in Butte County to help

by Contributed Content
on September 22, 2020

Curious kitten named Bear rescued from heating duct by Menlo Fire

A call from a resident on Gordon Avenue in Menlo Park asking for help to find a kitten that had crawled into a missing heater

by Contributed Content
on August 8, 2020

Menlo Park firefighters respond to three different fires on Thursday afternoon

Menlo Park firefighters were kept busy Thursday afternoon when three fires in three hours broke out. The first was an encampment fire in Menlo Park

by Linda Hubbard
on June 5, 2020

Encampment and neighboring grass fire in Menlo Park raises larger social issues according to Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman

Numerous calls to Menlo Fire were received shortly after 11:00 am yesterday reporting "bushes on fire behind the [self storage] facility” and "homeless encampment fire."

by Linda Hubbard
on May 23, 2020

Spotted: Menlo Fire “fly by” in Belle Haven neighborhood

Emails Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman: “Are you tired of sheltering in place, especially now that the weather is nice, or perhaps the kids

by Linda Hubbard
on May 11, 2020

Spotted: Mutual thanks from Menlo Fire and Stanford healthcare workers

Emails Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman: "We were invited to a public safety appreciation event at Stanford Hospital early Thursday morning during shift change, so

by Linda Hubbard
on April 24, 2020

25 years after the Oklahoma City bombing – a quieter remembrance today in Menlo Park

Twenty five years after responding to the Oklahoma City Bombing, members of California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 did not head back to

by Linda Hubbard
on April 19, 2020