Delivery of New Fire Engine On December 5th, we received delivery of our new Pierce fire engine! Pictured below are department members taking the first look, and apparatus committee member Captain Dave Medina inspecting to ensure the apparatus was delivered as specified. After the delivery of a new fire apparatus, all members need to receive "in-service" training. The firefighting, rescue, emergency medical service, and safety equipment such as self-contained-breathing-apparatus need to be securely stored in the compartments. During the month of December district personnel worked diligently on this project and we expect to have the new engine in-service by late January. Special recognition and THANKS goes to firefighter Mark Cia for his creativity and commitment to quality work. Mark's ability to fabricate brackets are a valuable asset to the department!
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Toys for Tots In conjunction with the American Canyon Family Resource Center, we provided aid to 58 families with 130 children through the Toys for Tots program. Nearly 700 toys were donated, and $100 was given to the US Marine Corps Reserve in support of the program. The toys were distributed to pre-qualified families on December 20, 2019. Each child received at least two toys. We want to thank the following organizations and businesses for contributing to this year's success:
Boys Under the Hood Car Club Chelu Car Club American Canyon Schools Napa Valley Casino Walgreens Walmart Station 11
We have a healthy head start to next year’s campaign because donations continued through the Christmas holiday. We have approximately nine full barrels of usable toys ready for next year.
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We want to extend a special thanks to Firefighter Max Etchieson for serving as the program coordinator, and Firefighters Barnes, O'Shaughnessy, Quick, Costello, as well as Captains Prettyman and Medina, for their support in this year's success! |
Public Education - Santa Sleigh Santa and his Sleigh were very busy this year. Santa made appearances at Walmart, the Tree Lighting Ceremony, and Snow Day.
Training Probationary Firefighter O’Shaughnessy is pictured below, being tested on the Module II skills, which includes basic rope rescue systems.
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