Notable Incident: On Thursday, September 27th, the Fire District was busy providing automatic aid to Vallejo Fire on two separate incidents: Hwy 37 at Wilson Ave and on Henry St.
On September 11th, 2019, we held our annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Public Safety Facility to honor Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS personnel, along with the civilian victims of the 9/11/01 terrorist attack. The District would like to thank the community for coming together along with Police Chief Oscar Ortiz, American Canyon High School Marching Band, Band Director, Brendan Day, Pastor Marshall P. Stevens from Calvary Baptist Church, Mayor Leon Garcia, Senior Chaplain Lee Shaw, Pastor Rick Mendez and the Napa County Sheriff’s Office Color Guard.
Training: Probationary Firefighter O’Shaughnessy training on the aerial ladder.
Other Duties as Assigned: Firefighter Rojas (pictured) and Reserve Firefighter Powell Helems have been doing their best to make a dent on fire hydrant maintenance. We have over 1,500 fire hydrants that need to be maintained.
In September, we commenced our annual testing of all fire hose. We test each section of hose in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. The primary reason for testing fire hose is for firefighter safety. Fire Hose testing is also a part of Insurance Services Office (ISO) scoring criteria when they evaluate our Public Protection Classification. Currently the District has an ISO Class 2 grading. Class 1 is the highest with Class 10 being the lowest (equivalent to “0” fire protection).
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