Sunday, November 02, 2008

Parkway Fire Announcement & New Parkway Hotline Number

1) October 30, 2008
Fire fought on American River Parkway
From Stan Oklobdzija:

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District firefighters are putting down a fire on the American River Parkway near Larchmont Community Park, fire officials said.

The call came in at about 4 p.m., fire officials said. One engine has been dispatched to deal with it, officials said.

2) The new Parkway hotline number is 875-7275 or 875-PARK.

This number is to report incidents on the Parkway and will link callers to county dispatchers who can notify rangers and maintenance personnel as needed.

Dispatch hours are from 7 am to three hours after sunset.