Within hours, decades worth of legacies on the Oceanside Pier burned away, including the piece of the pier Joe Civalleri left for his family.
“1978 was a huge raging storm with record-high tides,” Joe’s other granddaughter, Julie Adamic, said. “It took out 560 feet of the pier, and it was the fifth time the pier has been destroyed.”“It’s made from love,” Joe’s daughter, JoAnn Civalleri, said. “It means so much to more than us.”
Crews fought the fire for more than 24 hours. No one got hurt, but they couldn’t save everything. Ruby’s Diner is a total loss, but Jennifer hopes Joe’s legacy board isn’t. San Diego lifeguards returned to headquarters in Mission Bay after helping fight the Oceanside Pier fire. They shared their experiences with NBC 7's Jeanette Quezada on April 26, 2024.
NBC 7 reached out to the Oceanside Fire Department to hear its plans. Division Chief Blake Dorse responded with the following statement:
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