San Joaquin County Public Safety Digest

Officials in Manteca are seeking to take an acre of the 17-acre Tara elementary school for use as a sixth fire station.

A 43% rise in calls over five years is putting pressure on the Manteca Fire Department.

The first two human cases of West Nile virus this season were reported in Yuba and Stanislaus Counties.

In a July 19 statement, the Ripon Consolidated Fire District announced it was suspending ambulance services because of a shortage in staffing.

The City of Manteca has begun a $1.6 million project to upgrade street signs to be more visible at night.

Swimming is allowed again at Lodi Lake following closure due to bacteria alert.

In their July 10 meeting, the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority Board of Directors approved funds in the 2024-2025 budget to provide ambulance service out of the Central Avenue headquarters.

First responders from the Lodi Fire Department were dispatched to incidents during the height of the recent heatwave on July 11.

Stockton Police reported a local woman was injured by a falling bullet fire on July 4.

Assemblymember James Gallagher speaks during the floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 13, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters

It's mosquito season, and West Nile virus has been detected in Yolo, Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties. CapRadio presents a guide to staying safe.

The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District reported mosquitos sampled from Stockton tested positive for West Nile virus.

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Before the first official day of summer, almost 90,000 acres have been burned in California wildfires.

In the June 18 meeting of the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency, an unofficial count of mail-in ballots from stakeholder property owners indicate passage of an increase in property tax to fund levee repairs and upgrades. The count will be verified and certified in July.

With multiple fires already burning in the state, forecasters predict the coming fire season will be "very active."

The City of Manteca is commencing street and safety upgrades in a number of areas in the city.

On June 6, CalFire reported the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County south of Tracy is 100% contained.

Starting around 3PM on Corral Hollow Road south of Tracy, the fire has grown to over 10,000 acres, and some residents ordered to evacuate.

The City of Manteca approved a contract with Ronin Protection Solutions for private security service for various locations in the city.

According to a Manteca Public Safety Tax Oversight Committee report, Measure M funds are paying for 18 firefighter and 20 police positions in the city.

In their May 14 meeting, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved $1.1 million in increased funding to be distributed across 19 fire districts in the county.

The City of Manteca has deployed additional license plate readers and red light cameras to fight crime and reduce traffic incidents.

More than 6,000 residents live outside the targeted 5-minute accident, fire and police response-time zone in southwest Manteca.

The Lathrop Police Department announced the hiring of Gabrielle Johnson as a new Community Services Officer.

A CalTrans project to improve traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety on a stretch of Kettleman Lane is set to begin on April 29 and will be completed by June.

At a promotion and induction ceremony on April 29, the The Ripon Consolidated Fire District will be swearing in new fire chief Eric DeHart.

In their April 9 meeting, the Ripon City Council discussed hosting a public workshop about the East Main Traffic Signal Project.

Manteca Fire responded to 168 fires in Ripon, providing coverage in cases when the single available fire engine and team were engaged.

Ripon Consolidated Fire District is seeking a parcel tax increase to fund the hiring of six firefighters.

Intended to reduce fire danger as summer approaches, the City of Manteca’s annual Weed Abatement Program begins May 1, enforcing the City’s weed ordinance requiring grass and weeds be under 6 inches in height.