by Mike McClintock on 2016-05-18
BLOOMINGTON >> San Bernardino County Firefighters from Bloomington and Fontana were dispatched to a reported rubbish fire on May 13 and shortly thereafter it was reported that a portable classroom was on fire.
Four medic engines, one truck company, one paramedic squad, and two Battalion Chiefs responded to the incident. The Rialto Fire Department also responded with one engine to assist. Units arrived in seven minutes finding one portable classroom with heavy smoke showing, and one portable classroom immediately threatened. With an aggressive attack the fire was knocked down in 13 minutes, limiting damage to one classroom. No injuries were reported to the public, or firefighters.
San Bernardino County Fire Investigators and San Bernardino County Sheriff Arson/Bomb were summoned to the scene to determine cause and origin of the fire. Earlier in the morning (0123 hours), SBCoFD responded to a report of trees on fire at Bloomington HS on a different portion of the campus. SBCoFD Investigators are looking into if these two fires are related. SBCoFD is working with Colton Unified School District to gather information and determine damage estimations.