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For the first time since 2021, the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) crew responded to a fire in Nevada County.
PGYCC Fire Crew 1 was dispatched to the Highway Fire burning near the town of Washington. The fire started last Wednesday, burning more than 45 acres before being mostly contained. All evacuation orders have been lifted and no structures were lost in the fire.
CHINO HILLS, Calif. (KABC) — A home in Chino Hills is one of the best protected in case of a fire.
It is the first home in Southern California to get a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that says it is well prepared for a fire.
“I need to do everything – everything – I possibly can so I can make sure that at least my family in my home is able to sustain a wildfire if another one were to happen,” said OP Almaraz, who owns the home and is from Allied Disaster Defense.
(NEXSTAR) – The Maui fires are a terrifying reminder of the destruction that wildfires can cause. It’s a threat Californians are unfortunately familiar with.
A new report from CoreLogic analyzed how many homes and apartments are at risk in 14 Western states at high risk of fires. They looked at areas’ slope, drought conditions, wildfire fuel, wind and other factors to determine places with the most at-risk residences.
In the wake of the profound losses the community has experienced, the CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department is committed to ensuring that all who wish to pay their respects can do so. As such, livestreaming options will be provided for the celebrations of life for Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez and Assistant Chief Josh Bischof via the CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department YouTube Channel.
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – 67 firefighters will be dispatched to Hawaii to support the community affected by the wildfires taking place in Maui and Lahaina, CAL FIRE announced Wednesday.
CAL FIRE says out of the 67 personnel that will be sent over, two are from Merced County. The firefighters sent to assist Maui wildfires and the community of Lahania are Assistant Fire Chief Mark Pimentel and Battalion Chief Joey Felix.
A rule-breaking tortoise avoided injury when firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire Department sprang into action to safely move it out of a roadway.
Video shared by the Fire Department on Wednesday showed a firefighter greeting the small desert tortoise in the middle of a four-way intersection, picking it up and moving it off the roadway and into the nearby shrubbery.
Calaveras County consists of 10 volunteer fire departments:
The CCFCA fire agencies are located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 188 miles east of San Francisco and 135 miles west of Lake Tahoe in California. Found midway on State Highway 49, between Sacramento and Yosemite, Calaveras County links the two towns of the California Gold Country. With an average of 6,000 fire and emergency service calls a year, our 11 fire districts serve a rural area of 45,578 people. We provide fire protection and rescue service to 1,020 square miles of rural area. Our 11 volunteer agencies respond to structure fires, wild land fires, medical emergencies, water rescue, technical rope rescue, hazardous materials spills, public service assistance calls and other emergencies. The Calaveras County Fire Agencies protects an area that is 66% rural wild land, 21% residential, and 3% commercial, including Calaveras Big Trees State Park, a preserve of Giant Sequoia trees, located in the county several miles east of the town of Arnold.
Below is a list of the selection criteria each department requires in order to consider an application for volunteer firefighter. Read the criteria and make sure that you qualify, then click the Apply button to complete your application online.
Although local governments and departments establish different selection criteria, many departments require that volunteers:
Time requirements vary by department. Time commitment will depend on several factors, such as the number of calls the department receives, training requirements, shift versus on-call structure, and community activities in which the department requires volunteers to participate.
Volunteer departments prefer that volunteers have the ability to respond to calls 24 hours a day, although most departments still accept volunteers who are unable to leave work or other obligations to respond to a call.
Typically, departments pay for training and firefighting equipment. Volunteer firefighting is an unpaid position; however, some departments may provide stipends or reimburse volunteers for certain expenses.
