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PGE ► San Bruno Fire - An Alternate Theory Leading To Another Fire

Pete Bennett4:24 PMArson, Bomb Squad, C-4, Dead Bankers, EBMUD, Explosions, Explosives, Foray No comments

PG&E: San Bruno Fire - An Alternate Theory Leading To Another Fire

Date: January 22nd 2013 Author: Pete Bennett
Reference Link: Suspected and Known Arson Fires

Pleasant Hill CA: Shortly after the San Bruno Fire in 2011 a PGE high performance engineer was sitting a desk across from me at my web start-up located at 1923a Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill CA requesting a nearly useless database project. This person was nice enough but under extreme duress, lacked focus but also highly agitated when former Lt. David Oberhoffer appeared shortly after he arrived but he never seemed interested in his project.

A deposit was presented to build a skeleton database for his ongoing litigation which sounded like extortion by a former employee who teamed up with an attorney. What wasn't known then was he worked for PGE but the nearly impossible coincidence was the San Bruno Fire was

Sept 2010 a few days after the San Bruno Fire A PGE High Performance Engineer order a database solution for his litigation support needs. My best guess was this was perhaps a few bankers boxes but in retrospect he didn't need the database and was there about former San Francisco Police Officer David Oberhoffer who retired in June 2010. My problem with Oberhoffer is his connection to the Piedmont Lumber Fire and his connection to persons that I know have tried to run me off the road.

he paid a deposit but never returned calls but that afternoon Oberhoffer arrived and this guy appeared to be scared to death of him.

By February 2011 a company called Ravenelle Enterprises calls from Fresno saying they "found" my resume on Craigslist. They said they wanted to hire me but given I was homeless, broke, and barely surviving I said yes, sure, no problem, when do you want to start but knowing that I was sleeping in the rain it was going to be tough road.

My problem was getting clothes and getting around. Then my phone goes off but Ravenelle apparently undeflected by my problems makes contact again after the phone was off for three weeks. We meet in Walnut Creek and this VP presents my resume that was posted back fall 2010.

I get hired, Ravenelle sells me a car, gets me traveling to Newman, Modesto, Concord, and PGE Offices on Wiget Lane

I've spent several years piecing together job histories, other cases, arson fires, insurance fraud and other stoked up deflection stories.

ex DOD
ex Military
Explosives Background
Large Properties e.g. land in Northern California

Current law enforcement or friends of law enforcement

Persons deployed in a military sensitive positions

Access to logistics, banking, finance, drones and Cointelpro investigations
Access to Law Enforcement Databases and Intel

While neighborhoods erupt in flames with huge pipeline explosions, staged and faked arrests underneath there are many good officers but in my case someone had plans for me.

Looking motives on the San Bruno Fire using a disruption model one could surmise that disrupting gas lines could create a ripple effect throughout the system or region. Gas transmission and power arrive at numerous entry points. My past project once included mapping SBC Global's DSL system to orders. Not complicated but an eye opener but SBC inadvertently bankrupted the agency responsible for paying me back in 2001. So much for feeding your kids but Hicks Consulting sued and won so SBC retaliated by cutting off Hicks Consulting.

Please see Case CIVMSC02-00313 - HICKS VS SBC SERVICES or CC-courts.org

Giving Credit where it's due

PG&E is moving in the right direction in regards to safety and placing citizens over the cantankerous PUC debates but working in unison instead of cross principles would help facilitate progress.
The neighborhood you're protecting could be yours, mine or your family.
The businesses that rely on consistent and reliable power that drive one of the largest economies in the world rely on an aging system with systemic problems from legacy that has left the room long ago.

It would be nice for SBC to pony up as the Agency filed Bankruptcy and vanished. The project broke down after working for months without payment.

Mid September 2010 PG&E High Performance Engineer

Around early September 2010 right around the San Bruno Fire a person (Coded: H.S.) contacted me for software services. He arrived either the first or second Saturday after the biggest pipeline fire in the country. He placed an order for services, left a deposit and was instructed return with documents. The problem was he never returned but the bigger problem was when Oberhoffer arrived on top of this appointment but today I'm highly suspect of Oberhoffer's timing and his connection to other suspect events, his job history, and suspiciously early pictures he took of the Piedmont Lumber Fire that was a Johnny on the Spot scoop or perhaps he knows more.

Months later I'm homeless, either fighting for survival or meeting some of the nicest down and outs around. Stuck in San Francisco Tenderloin for four months but using by Singing To Survive I returned to Walnut Creek by Christmas where I connected with Hillside Covenant Church.

Anyone connected to PGE is not my normal client

The High Performance Engineer would be an innocuous event except that this was days after the San Bruno Fire

The other person in the room possessed images of the Piedmont Lumber Fire that in my opinion plus that of others was far too early in the fire.

The day of the Piedmont fire I was attending State Senators Mark Desauliniers event at the Lafayette library more or less ranting about what would surface as CNET.

That afternoon my engine threw a rod - oops the oil sensing light failed - thank god for Mormons who sell crappy cars.

The vendor for PGE owes me about $10,000 but PGE's attorneys have ignored me saying that their vendors are responsible for paying their bills. They took my time sheets and got paid but decided that paying me was not in their best interest. Weeks later my car was totaled in Lafayette - search on accident in this blog.

Senator DeSaulnier showed concern initially but my concerns are the San Bruno Fire is a critical infrastructure component required for the worlds 11th largest economy to function. I didn't ask for this connection but my suspect is relentless but I've filed police reports in Walnut Creek, Lafayette and Pleasant Hill but since filing them I've had about three solid attempts on life - e.g. car accidents, someone from Hillside Covenant Church tried to run me over in Lafayette - Lt. Gorski told me to pound sand while he was busy driving Vice Ultra Lounge out of business, the Chief of Police of Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Danville and Clayton have all announced their retirements since CNET became a household name.

Wait until you read about the connection to my arson map and Peter Branagh where I was at event where CCSO detectives appeared. A movie making event where they made me the star? Not really but days later a young kid at the Walnut Creek McDonald's yelled Daddy it's Pete, get your gun!

I get it - I get that the story is far from over.

Once You're an Arson Victim you'll understand >> Fire at old Antioch fire station was arson, officials say

Pete Bennett3:24 PMATF, Murder No comments

By PETE BENNETT - Contra Costa Watch EMAIL
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 01/13/2014

Reposted to Protect My Sons
Arson Murder - Magalia / Paradise CA
Related: Arson / Arson

Fire at old Antioch fire station was arson, officials say

By Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times

POSTED: 01/03/2014 05:53:35 PM PST | UPDATED: 10 DAYS AGO

ANTIOCH -- A blaze that caused $10,000 in damage to an old fire station Thursday night was arson, a fire official said.

Fire Inspector George Laing with the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said the investigation into the fire is ongoing, but evidence at the scene confirmed that someone intentionally set the blaze. The building is now owned by the city of Antioch.

The building was solely used for training purposes until three or four years ago, Laing said, and has since been sitting idle. Laing said the vacant building has attracted some trouble; as recently as a month ago, copper wire was stolen from inside the building's walls.

While the flames were contained to one room in the old station, fire crews said smoke damage extended through much of the building, resulting in $10,000 in damage.

Neighbors were able to provide possible suspect descriptions to investigators regarding who may have set the fire, but that information is not being released yet, Laing said.

The fire, on Deerfield Drive, was reported around 8:20 p.m. Thursday. Crews were able to knock the fire down by 8:50 p.m.

Follow Katie Nelson at Twitter.com/katienelson210.

Chez Panisse restaurant closed after fire

Pete Bennett2:11 PMAlameda County, Arson, BERKELEY No comments

Re-posted from Contra Costa Times

Note: There are numerous fires in Contra Costa County that bear strong connections to this one. The Easy Bay Arsonist often starts the fires on porches, sheds and structures near the building.

Keywords: Arson, Restaurant Fire, Fire Starter, 3AM,

BERKELEY -- The world-famous Chez Panisse restaurant was damaged by a fire early Friday morning, but a sprinkler in a downstairs dining room may have saved the building from being destroyed, fire officials said.

A tearful Alice Waters stood in front of the Berkeley iconic eatery she co-founded in 1971, recalling a fire that started more than 30 years ago, as she cooked in the kitchen.

After touring the darkened restaurant with fire officials early Friday morning, the stress of the event was evident on Waters' face which started with a grimace went to a smile and back to the countenance of someone trying very hard to keep herself together. As she exited the building and crossed Shattuck Avenue to talk with waiting press, a fire official accompanied her, and she hugged her long time pastry chef Mary Jo Thorsen.

"It brings up a lot of emotional sadness for me," a barely audible Waters said to rows of news cameras and microphones. "It reminded me of the first time when it took out a wall between the kitchen and the dining room. I'm just glad nobody was in the building."

No one was injured in the blaze, which was reported just after 3 a.m. at the restaurant at 1517 Shattuck Ave. The fire was under control by about 4:30 a.m.

Damage was heavy in the front porch area, near where the fire was thought to have started. Flames spread inside the building, to a downstairs dining area, but a sprinkler there controlled the blaze as

firefighters worked from the inside, likely saving the building, according to Berkeley fire spokesman Avery Webb.

Waters already had some new ideas for fixing the charred downstairs portion of her restaurant.

"The first thought I had is maybe we should extend the dining room out," Waters said.

The fire initially was being treated as suspicious in nature because it started under the porch which is "unusual," Webb said. But investigators also are focusing on some electrical equipment under the porch as a possible cause.

"They don't know whether it was an electrical problem or someone smoking out front or what," Waters said.

Both Waters and Webb said that considering the relatively low amount of fire damage, the restaurant could conceivably reopen as soon as next week.

"It's hard to say what they'll allow us to do," Waters said. She said it was a "miracle" that there appeared to be no damage to the structural beams that hold up the building.

But smoke damage to the entire restaurant will be an issue, Webb said. He said the city's health department will also have to inspect the building before it reopens.

It's always smoky in there," Waters said. "I guess we'll just have to burn more rosemary."

Webb estimated the damage at $150,000 to $200,000.

Orinda: Fire guts home, two residents displaced

Pete Bennett2:33 PMATF No comments

By PETE BENNETT - Contra Costa Watch EMAIL
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 06/13/2013

Reposted to Protect My Sons

Does not seem suspicious? Really - the entire burns to the ground, unsafe for investigators and they already know it's not suspicious before the Arson Team shows up?

We have an arsonist roaming around and it's not suspicious?

Orinda: Fire guts home, two residents displaced

By Rick Hurd Contra Costa Times

POSTED: 01/13/2014 09:09:31 AM PST | UPDATED: 25 MIN. AGO

ORINDA -- Two people were displaced after a fire gutted a two-story home in Orinda on Sunday night, a fire official said.

A neighbor across the street was the first one to report the blaze, which began around 10 p.m. on Bobolink Road, Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief Stephen Healy said. Fire crews arrived to find flames coming from about half the 2,500-square-foot home and vegetation outside beginning to burn, prompting a second alarm, Healy said.

According to neighbors, the residents of the house were not at home when the fire started. None of the neighboring houses were damaged, and nobody was injured, he said.

A home in Orinda burns in a two-alarm fire Jan. 12, 2014. (Moraga-Orinda Fire District)

Fire crews contained the blaze in 21 minutes. Healy said 29 personnel from the MOFD and Contra Costa Fire Protection District were involved in fighting the blaze, which caused approximately $800,000 in damages to the home. Healy said crews attempted to salvage some belongings in the home, but that parts of the house began collapsing later Monday morning, making any salvage work unsafe.

"It's too dangerous to go in there, so we're trying to determine whether the next step is to bulldoze the rest of it," he said. "It's not inhabitable."

The Red Cross was requested to help the residents find housing, but it was not known if they were going to use other alternatives, Healy said.

The origin and cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Healy said it does not appear to be suspicious.

Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District appoints new chief -now perhaps the 1776 Ygnacio Valley Road Fire might be solved

Pete Bennett7:13 PMAgents, Alameda County, Butte District Attorney No comments

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District appoints new chief

By Jennifer Modenessi Contra Costa Times

POSTED: 09/21/2013 03:09:53 PM PDT | UPDATED: 75 MIN. AGO

MARTINEZ -- County supervisors have appointed Roseville Fire Department assistant chief of operations Jeff Carman as the new fire chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

The supervisors, who also act as the fire district board, officially appointed Carman Sept. 17. He starts his new job Oct. 21.

Carman replaces fire Chief Daryl Louder, who announced his resignation in April. Louder's last day with the district is Oct. 31.

Supervisors selected Carman in August from an initial pool of 42 applicants.

Carman's monthly starting salary is $15,527.14. In October, county Human Resources Director Ted Cwiek will ask the board to approve reallocating the fire chief's salary to a higher step; Carman's base salary will be $195,641.88 annually. That salary is 5 percent higher than the retiring chief's, according to County Administrator David Twa. The county, he said, increased the chief's salary range to make the recruitment pool "as broad as possible."

The nine-day overlap between the two chiefs will cost $6,500, which will come from the fire district's operating budget.

Carman will also start his new position with a vacation credit of 80 hours and a relocation reimbursement of up to $10,000. Twa told supervisors the new chief will be entitled to accrued vacation of 23.3 hours a month, which is what Carman receives in his current position.

"Traditionally, when we've brought department heads in, we've brought them in at the same level of benefits that they are receiving from their position," Twa said.

As a county employee, Carman's retirement benefits will be managed by the Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association.

Because Carman was previously a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, he's not subject to new state pension reforms. Additionally, when he retires, Carman will receive retirement benefits from both agencies.

After approving his appointment, the board welcomed their new chief.

"We are looking forward to working together, and resolution to a number of issues we face here in the fire district," said Supervisor Federal Glover.

Carman was not in attendance at that meeting.

Update: Man dies in Magalia fire

Pete Bennett9:42 PMArson, ArsonMurder, CNET, Contra Costa Arsonist, Explosions, Murder, Seeno Construction No comments

By PETE BENNETT - Contra Costa Watch EMAIL
Phone: 510-460-5641
Posted: 06/13/2013

Reposted to Protect My Sons
Arson Murder - Magalia / Paradise CA
Related: Arson / Arson
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UPDATE June 23 2013 - I posted these articles as they were extremely close to my sons residence. Given that I was cut off from them andd given the number of incidents in Contra Costa that are arson - that was enough for me -

5:30 p.m. Update: Man dies in Magalia fire

By Rick SilvaManaging Editor

Posted: 06/12/2013 10:58:01 AM PDT

The Butte County Sherriff's office and Butte County Fire Investigation Team are investigating a fatal fire that at a single wide mobile home on Drexel Road in Magalia.

The fire, which authorities say was the second one at the home in two weeks, occurred at 2:47 a.m. and began in the back bedroom.

The name of the man who died is being withheld until deputies can get a positive identification, though Sgt. Jason Hail said they believe that they know the name of the victim.

Firefighters were called after a neighbor Marion Prevatt, 40, was awakened by his growling dog as if someone was in his yard.

But when Prevatt looked outside, he saw the mobile directly across the street from his emanating smoke and ran across the street to help his neighbor.

“About the time I got there to the front door, there

as like an explosion,” he said. “Something went boom and fire just came out the window and of everything else.”

Despite the fire and the explosion, Prevatt said he still tried getting to his neighbor.

“I got to the ice box near his back room,” he said. “But it got so hot that I started to choke out. I went in three different times … I barely made it out myself.”

Prevatt said he tried yelling for the man to come out and went down to his knees at one point. He said the man never responded to his calls and never yelled for help of any kind.

“I hollered his name but he never responded,” he said.

Prevatt said the man usually sleeps on the couch and when he entered the house, he noticed the man wasn't there.

“I've never seen him go back there,” he said. “I knew something was wrong when I could find him.”

That is when he made his way to the back of the house, but was overcome with smoke and heat.

“It was so hot, I could see the orange glowing under the door,” he said. “I tried everything I could do to bring the guy out. I just couldn't do it.”

He said the man was a frequent visitor to his home and traded movies with him.

“He was kind of like my father,” he said. “But then my father passed away. He was kind of a role model.

CAL Fire Capt. Joe Tapia said the fire is still under investigation and says it could a month to get finish the investigation.

Tapia said last week's fire at the home and Wednesday morning's fire were both being investigated but would not deem them suspicious.

Hail said that deputies were there for a very in-depth coroner's report and that they are waiting an autopsy to determine cause of death.

5:30 p.m. Update: Man dies in Magalia fire

Pete Bennett9:54 PMArson, Arson/Murder, Bomb, Bomb Squad, Explosions, fire, Murder, Paradise No comments

5:30 p.m. Update: Man dies in Magalia fire

By Rick SilvaManaging Editor

Posted: 06/12/2013 10:58:01 AM PDT

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A member of the Butte County Crime Scene investigation unit carries a bag... (Rick Silva/The Post)