What is Being A Union Member ........................ 4 Faces of 935 ...................................... 5 SBCERA . ........................................ 6 Captain Promotions . ............................... 9 2017 : Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Division 1 News . ................................. 12 Montclair Firefighters .............................. 14 MDA ........................................... 15 Movember ....................................... 16 Where Are They Now ............................... 17 Division 2 News . ................................. 18 IAFF Fair Share . .................................. 20 Grievance Process ................................. 21 Department in Action .............................. 22 Orange County Professional Firefighters ................. 23 Spark of Love .................................... 24 Division 3 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Flashback ....................................... 28 Office of the Fire Marshal ........................... 29 Division 4 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 SBCoFD Behind the Scenes .......................... 32 The Mothership ................................... 33 Department in Action .............................. 34 Division 5 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Creig Nece Memorial Ride ........................... 37 Fight On Cory Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Department in Action .............................. 40 Fire Mechanics ................................... 41 Extractors ( Cancer : Minimizing the Risk ). ............... 46 IAFF Media Award ................................. 47 935 in Action .................................... 48 Thomas Fire ..................................... 50 Command and Control ............................. 51 Division 6 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Office of Emergency Services ......................... 54 Division 11 News ................................. 56 Anchor Point ..................................... 57 Congratulations Chief Dave Corbin .................... 58 Our Editors ...................................... 59
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Front Cover Photo : Firefighter / Paramedic Chris Adams Snape , then-Engineer Erik Dahlberg and Captain Jeff Schneider perform vertical ventilation during a residential structure fire in the city of San Bernardino . Photo : Tod Sudmeier EPN 564
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