From San Bernardino and Twentynine Palms , and to everyone who maybe hasn ’ t picked up an issue of this magazine in a while ,
TO OUR NEW
LOCAL 935 MEMBERS
From San Bernardino and Twentynine Palms , and to everyone who maybe hasn ’ t picked up an issue of this magazine in a while ,
WELCOME TO FIREWIRE !
This publication was born of the idea that while communications are essential to all aspects of fire service delivery , it is not always easy to reach everyone in an organization spanning over 20,000 square miles .
Between department emails , union messages and coffee table gossip , information gaps still exist and grow . The pages you are about to click / turn are meant to fill those gaps , get the record straight and give us all a chance to see what ’ s really going on both in and beyond our little corner of the store .
The best part of this whole thing , and the reason it works at all , is that it truly is a community project . Check out the bylines on each article , and you ’ ll see how many ranks , divisions and interests are represented in our efforts . Still others work to collect advertising revenue , and to coordinate photo collection and distribution . In the end , we turn the look and design over to a terrific outside partner , Mike Teal , who brings the pages together in ways that continue to impress even those of us who review and edit them every quarter .
And still we need more !
So if you have a story you want to tell , an idea or project you want to highlight , a colleague you want to honor , or if you simply want to contribute to a dynamic and growing project , please contact any of the names you see below . If you ’ re not confident in your writing skills , we can guide you through . Even if you have a complaint , correction or question , please let us know .
We probably haven ’ t even imagined yet what this little publication can achieve , but we can only get there with your help .
Yours in service ,
The FIREWIRE editing team Engineer Jeff Allen , Division 2 , editor in-chief Engineer Ryan Beckers , Division 1 , lead assistant editor Engineer Brenton Baum , Division 6 , assistant editor Kalina Cox , OES , assistant editor Captain Kyle Hauducoeur , Division 1 , assistant editor Captain Dan Nelson , Division 5 , assistant editor Captain Jared Newcomer , Division 3 , assistant editor Firefighter / Paramedic David Pingree , Division 4 , assistant editor
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