Boyd Johnson

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  www.theunion.com/apps/pbcs.dll/search?Category=search&d - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/11/2008    Last Visited: 9/12/2008  

  When the 49er Fire roared through Nevada County 20 years ago today, Boyd Johnson decided to join his communitys fire department, despite his lack of experience.
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  It was 20 years ago that Nevada County was burning, said Boyd Johnson, the North San Juan Fire Chief in a recent e-mail to Prospector.

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  www.theunion.com/article/20070830/BREAKINGNEWS/70830008 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2007    Last Visited: 8/31/2007  

  Two fires broke out Wednesday afternoon in North San Juan, according to Boyd Johnson, fire chief at the North San Juan fire department.
  
  The first fire occurred around 2 p.m. in the backyard of a house on Scenic Drive when a weed trimmer possibly hit a rock and caused a spark, Johnson said.
  
  The fire was quickly contained by the North San Juan fire department and the Columbia Hill station of the California Department of Forestry and Fire, Johnson said.
  
  No one was injured and no property was damaged, the fire chief confirmed.
  
  A second fire broke out in a car an hour later, around 3 p.m. Wednesday, on Tyler Foote Road uphill from Mother Truckers, according to Johnson.
  
  The car fire spread into the vegetation next to the road, Johnson said.
  
  The North San Juan Fire Department, the Calfire station on Columbia Hill, and the U.S.Forest Service contained the fire, he added.
  
  "We believe it was electrical but the driver had left the scene," Johnson said."We believe he drove with the car on fire for 30 to 40 feet."
  
  The fire caused no property damage and nobody was hurt, Chief Johnson said.

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  www.theunion.com/article/20071113/NEWS/111130175/0/FRON - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/13/2007    Last Visited: 11/15/2007  

  A fire near Peterson's Corner resulted in a "total loss" for an elderly couple who had recently bought a house and were remodeling it, Fire Chief Boyd Johnson of the North San Juan Fire Protection District said Monday.
  
  The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, and the loss probably exceeds $200,000, Johnson said.
  
  The couple have relatives in the area and are staying with them, Johnson added.
  
  The building, on the 27000 block of Highway 49 about a half-mile north of Peterson's Corner, was a modular house that had additional rooms and roofing.Neighbors living across the street heard what they described as an explosion at about 6:18 p.m. Sunday and went outside to see the house in flames, Johnson said.
  
  The fire appeared to have started in the area of the kitchen or laundry room, Johnson said.By the time firefighters arrived several minutes later, the house and recreational vehicle next to it were "completely engaged," Johnson said.
  
  "Both the house and the RV were total losses," he said.
  
  The couple was living in the RV, but were not at home at the time the fire started, Johnson said.
  
  An engine each from Nevada County Consolidated Fire Protection District, Nevada City Fire Department and Camptonville Volunteer Fire Department assisted 12 volunteer firefighters from North San Juan, Johnson said.

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  www.theunion.com/article/20070903/BREAKINGNEWS/70903007 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/3/2007    Last Visited: 9/4/2007  

  The fire, which started about noon behind Rose Hill Court, was contained in less than two hours, said Boyd Johnson, North San Juan Fire chief.A lawn mower spark started the fire, he said.
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  Forest Service helicopters dropped water on the conflagration, Johnson said.Several other fire departments from the unincorporated area responded but weren't needed, he added.
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  "People should be inside drinking lemonade on these 100 degree days, not mowing their lawn," Johnson said.

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  Last Visited: 4/6/2008  

  North San Juan Fire Chief Boyd Johnson will lead an emergency preparedness class featuring information on CPR as relates to infants & young children.

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  www.theunion.com/article/20071112/BREAKINGNEWS/71112013 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/12/2007    Last Visited: 11/14/2007  

  A modular house undergoing remodeling and a nearby recreational vehicle burned to the ground Sunday night in North San Juan, Fire Chief Boyd Johnson said today.
  
  An elderly couple had recently bought the house, were having it remodeled and were living in the RV - but were not at home at the time the fire started, Johnson said.No inujuries were reported.
  
  The building, on Highway 49 about a half-mile north of Peterson's Corner, was a modular house with additional rooms and roofing.Neighbors living across the street heard what they described as an explosion at about 6 p.m. Sunday and went outside to see the house in flames, said Johnson, of the North San Juan Fire Protection District.
  
  The fire appeared to have started in the area of the kitchen or laundry room, Johnson said.By the time firefighters arrived several minutes later, the house and RV next to it were "completely engaged," Johnson said.
  
  "Both the house and the RV were total losses," he added.
  
  An engine each from Nevada County Consolidated Fire Protection District, Nevada City Fire Department and Camptonville Volunteer Fire Department assisted 12 volunteer firefighters from North San Juan, Johnson said.
  
  The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, and the loss probably exceeds $200,000, Johnson said.
  
  The couple has relatives in the area and is staying with them, Johnson added.

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  www.theunion.com/section/LOCALNEWS - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/31/2007    Last Visited: 8/31/2007  

  Firefighters quickly contained two small blazes in North San Juan, Fire Chief Boyd Johnson of the North San Juan Fire Protection District said Thursday.

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  Published on: 11/13/2007    Last Visited: 11/13/2007  

  Union - A fire near Peterson's Corner resulted in a "total loss" for an elderly couple who had recently bought a house and were remodeling it, Fire Chief Boyd Johnson of the North San Juan Fire Protection District said Monday.

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  www.theunion.com/article/20070602/NEWS/106020170 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/2/2007    Last Visited: 6/5/2007  

  "The river was too much for her and she was unable to swim," North San Juan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Boyd Johnson said.
  
  The woman's friends pulled her out of the water and she was transported by firefighters one-quarter of a mile to the bridge.The woman was not seriously injured, Johnson said, but others have not been so lucky.
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  "It's a seasonal problem," Johnson said."The water is relatively high and cold this time of year."
  
  He estimated the water will not be safe to swim in for at least another month, when it is expected to slow down and warm up.
  
  River water flow is measured in cubic feet per second.

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  County residents await news of family back East - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/12/2001    Last Visited: 9/12/2001  

  Boyd Johnson , fire chief of of the North San Juan Fire Department , said his department had a number of connections to the tragedy in the World Trade Center , but preferred not to elaborate Tuesday afternoon.
  
  Two hundred firefighters died , Johnson said.It's horrifying.That's more firefighters than normally die any given year.It's a catastrophe..
  
  Johnson said his cousin in New York saw the second World Trade Center tower collapse.

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