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Wildland fires in light flashy fuels occur almost daily in San Bernardino.
Serving San Bernardino, Grand Terrace
and the
community
community
of Mentone
of Mentone
By Ryan Beckers and Local 935 VP Nate Lopez
LABOR REPS:
TIM SMITH AND
KENNY WHITE
DAN MUNSEY
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Just one of the many wildland fires that occur in the city of San Bernardino.
HOT TOPICS
FROM SAN BERNARDINO
AND THE EAST VALLEY
Firefighter/Paramedic Chad Wiemann educating
youth in the city of San Bernardino.
Firefighter/Paramedic Chris Schuessler
educating youth in the city of San Bernardino.
• Assistant Chief Dan Munsey, along with representatives
from Local 935, have completed divisional meetings
for all shift personnel. This included updates on recent
changes in the division, discussion on future apparatus
and facility improvements, as well as leadership
expectations.
• An operational agreement has been negotiated
between SBCoFD and San Manuel Fire Department. This
agreement is to include allowing SMFD to automatically
run medical aids within a portion of the city of San
Bernardino, command and control parameters, positions
on the Type-3 incident management team, access to
SBCoFD reserve apparatus, etc.
• Station security upgrades have commenced, including
installation of perimeter fencing, razor wire and
automatic gates. Completed stations include 222, 229,
224, 226 and 227. Station 221’s project is ongoing.
• San Bernardino International Airport is now staffed
full time with a BLS captain and engineer. They will be
responsible for emergency calls on the airport, assisting
with training at the ARFF center and providing standby
for the USFS tanker base.
Local 935 members supporting a recent BBQ with Victory
Outreach in the city of San Bernardino.
Engineer Steve Houston meeting the county vision showing the young members of the community how its done.
• 935 held a BBQ at the Arrowhead Grove Appreciation
Day on July 28th.
A recent wildland fire near Glen Helen camp brought a
multi-agency response, including crews from Cal-Fire
and the U.S. Forest Service.
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• As part of its annual national run survey, Medic Engine
224 has been recognized by Firehouse magazine as the
fifth-busiest engine company in the nation. In 2017, the
company ran 6,922 calls.
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