Fire burns residence at local mobile home...

Fire burns residence at local mobile home park

Costa Mesa firefighters battled a blaze at a mobile home park

early Wednesday.

A single-wide dwelling at the Tradewind Mobile Home Park in the

2000 block of Harbor Boulevard caught fire just after 6:30 a.m.,

Costa Mesa Fire Capt. Chris Coates said. When firefighters arrived,

the home was fully engulfed in flames and the homeowner was using a

garden hose to try to keep the fire under control, Coates said.

Nobody was inside the home at the time of the fire, and nobody was

injured, Coates said.

Flames briefly threatened another home, but firefighters managed

to contain the fire and extinguish it in about 10 minutes, he said.

A water heater in the home may have started the fire, he said.

Police announce next Citizens Academy

The Costa Mesa Police Department will hold its 19th Citizens

Academy starting March 1.

The 12-week course gives community members a better understanding

of their local police department through lectures, demonstrations and

hands-on activities.

The courses include a K-9 demonstration, a ride-along with a

patrol officer, a lesson at the shooting range and crime scene

investigation techniques.

Classes are from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and are open to

people 18 and older who live or work in Costa Mesa.

For more information, call (714) 754-5658 or go to

https://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us.