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DIVISION news
By Ryan Beckers
Lower Swatara Volunteer F.D. hosted
Southern California Incident Managemnt
Team 2, including Local 935 member
Kyle Hauducoeur during the 2017
hurricanes. The team was staged in
Harrisburg, Penn., on the way to
Puerto Rico and could not fly into
San Juan until seven days of food
and water was obtained.
Covering the cities of Fontana and Upland as
well as seven other unincorporated areas of the Valley
LABOR REPS:
CHRIS WILLIAMS,
ANTHONY MUSCARELLO
AND NICK HARKINS
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DIVISION news
JEFF BIRCHFIELD
ASSISTANT CHIEF
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HOT TOPICS
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FROM THE WEST VALLEY
Local 935 congratulates Brian Agrelius on his promotion
to the rank of engineer.
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FIREWIRE • Spring 2018
The annual public safety awards ceremony was
held in Fontana in April. Firefighter/Paramedic
Craig Lynde was awarded firefighter of the year,
and the crew of Captain Tony Siciliano, Engineer
Mike Brimmer, Firefighter/Paramedic Justin
Mollicone and Firefighters Cody Nelson and
Nate Oden were honored for saving a pet during
a house fire. Captain Bob Kittleman received a
meritorious service award. Meanwhile, those who
responded to a swift water rescue call in Lytle
Creek last year were honored, including Mike
Murphy, Bryan James, Bill Rozinka, Anthony Pena,
Brian Agrelius, Jeremy Hanson, Chris Williams,
Ted Alten, Joe Chaplinski, Robert Stine, Craig
Lynde, Andrew Anderson and Jose Cruz.
• Local 935 donated $5000 to sponsor a brick for
the veterans memorial wall to be built next to
the Miller Park Amphitheater, adjacent to Fire
Station 71 in Fontana. The donation qualifies our
organization as a “Gold” level sponsor.
• Numerous public events have taken place,
including use of the Local 935 grill trailer. The
union sponsored, for example, dinner at Comm
Center in Rialto as a thank you during National
Public Safety Telecommunications Week for the
service provided by those folks on a daily basis.
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Assistant Chief Jeff Birchfield visited
Washington, D.C., with Mayor Acquanetta
Warren and others from Fontana, looking to
secure grant funding for several projects.
He also met with the Health and Wellness
Committee regarding measures meant to
reduce our cancer risk, including a second set
of turnouts and extractors for each station.
These and other measures are set to become
reality, likely after July.
Local 935 congratulates George Tom on
his recent promotion to the rank of engineer.
The city of Fontana has voted to purchase
the land for future Station 80, at the corner
of Highland and Cherry Avenues. Meanwhile,
Station 81 already has a future site planned,
just west of Sierra on Casa Grande in the north
part of town.
Firefighter/Paramedic Carson Anderson
meets the county vision by participating in
a school program in Fontana.
Local 935 members support a recent
community event at the Journey
Community Church in Fontana.
Engineer Brad McCauley is proud to
support Dr. Seuss Read Across America
in our local schools.
Spring 2018 • FIREWIRE
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