The fire was reported to dispatch at 5:15 p.m. Sunday on Talbert Avenue, near the Santa Ana River, in the city of Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Asst. Fire Chief Jason Pyle said Monday.

Kreza, an 18-year veteran of the Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Department, is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

Local public safety agencies will join the Fountain Valley Fire Department Tuesday in a formal procession for former Fire Chief Bill McQuaid, who died Friday. The procession will begin at about 11 a.m ...

Kreza, an 18-year veteran of Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue, was hospitalized for two days after being hit by Scarpa's van Saturday morning on Alicia Parkway near Via Burgos, authorities said. He died ...

A fire in the 2500 block of Orange Avenue in Costa Mesa caused about $50,000 in damage to an apartment complex, firefighters said Monday.