HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Lines of fire trucks arrived at a training facility April 30, bringing dozens of Orange County firefighters to receive free skin cancer screenings. “Occupational cancer is so big in the fire service right now. It’s the number one line-of-duty death for us,” Scott Jennie, with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network told The Epoch…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Huntington Beach Police Department made a local underprivileged family’s Christmas a little more special this year by showing up on their doorstep with toys for their three boys. The department normally partners with CHOC (Children’s Health of Orange County) Children’s Hospital to spread cheer during the holidays, which was canceled this year due…

A brood of ducklings is recovering after being rescued from a storm drain by Huntington Beach firefighters. The wayward baby ducks inadvertently waddled into a 30-foot-deep hole off Gothard Street April 1, and became trapped, a Huntington Beach Fire Department spokesperson said. The group of seven ducks was discovered by a passerby, who waved down…