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Fire Department Flying Flags at Half Staff
Flags at all Alameda County Fire Departments are being lowered out of respect for the San Francisco firefighter who died Thursday in the line of duty.

Nika Megino is the community manager for Patch communities throughout Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
Hometown: Newark, California
Flags at all Alameda County Fire Departments are being lowered out of respect for the San Francisco firefighter who died Thursday in the line of duty.

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