Firefighter News - February 2019
SEBASTOPOL FIRE DEPARTMENT FLOOD INFORMATION
• Basic Safety Tips:
• Flood Watch = “Be Aware.” Conditions are right for flooding to occur in your area.
• Steps to Take:
• Prepare Your Home:
• Flood Warning = "Take Action!" Flooding is either happening or will happen shortly.
• Steps to Take:
• After a Flood:
• When it is Not Flooding: Make a Flood Plan
Forestville Fire Alarm Recap 2018
The Forestville Fire District's paid and volunteer staff participated in 939.5 hours of in house training and logged over 15,416.36 hours responding to 834 calls for service during the 2018 calendar year. The District's volunteer staff provided coverage for the District's first out engine company to assure that it was staffed by a total of 3 personnel, 2 paid and 1 volunteer, at all times. In 2018 members of the District also served the community by donating to local youth groups and charities as well as, setting up for the Youth Park Barbeque, Toys for Tots and local toy giveaways, installing the Christmas Lights in town, delivering Santa Claus to the tree lighting, EMT standby at El Molino football games and a host of other events and charities. The Forestville Fire District Board of Directors would like to thank all of the members of the Forestville Fire District and their families for another year of Service and Sacrifice.
RUSSIAN RIVER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Like many other departments in the county, 2018 was a very busy for our department. In all, we ended the year at 1,879 incidents. Thank you to all of our volunteers and paid staff who continue to do an outstanding job!
As a reminder, the Russian River Fire Protection District Board of Directors will hold their next meeting on February 13th at 6pm at the fire station at 14100 Armstrong Woods Rd in Guerneville. We hope you’ll consider attending. Visit us online at www.russianriverfire.org.
Graton Fire 2018 in Review
As 2018 ended, the firefighters of the Graton Fire Protection District completed 629 calls! This may not seem like much when compared with larger city departments, but Graton Fire still runs every call with volunteers – from the Fire Chief to the Trainees... they interrupt their paying jobs and personal lives to serve the community. Graton is one of the busiest volunteer fire departments in Sonoma County. Thank you to all of our volunteers, employers, and families for their understanding and support.
