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SPECIAL ALERT: BURN SEASON CLOSING ON APRIL 18, 2008!
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CAL FIRE, in conjuction with the Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District, has announced that OPEN BURN SEASON shall be closed, starting on Friday, April 18th, 2008.
Open Burn Season has been closed due to a number of factors, including low fuel level moisture in the area, a high number of fires due to escapes from burn operations, and unfavorable wind and weather conditions. Burning out of season may result in a citation, and you could be liable for all fire suppression costs.
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PRESS RELEASE - BURN SEASON ENDING 4/18/08
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| CAL FIRE & Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control Dist. have announced that Backyard Burn season will end on Friday, April 18th 2008.
This decision is due to a number of fires in the area, low fuel level moistures in the area and current wind and weather conditions, among other factors.
See attached Press Releases from CAL FIRE and Aptos/La Selva Fire District for more info.
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A/LS Rescue Ambulance
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| Once or twice a month, all ambulances in Santa Cruz County are in use and there's another medical call. In that case, Aptos/La Selva's rescue-ambulance 3566 is activated. An engine company, which includes a firefighter-paramedic, responds wherever in the county it's needed. Here, our crew works with Central Fire Protection District firefighters to transport a patient. American Medical Response, the ambulance provider, compensates the Aptos/La Selva Fire District for all of these runs. (Photo by Chuck Anderson)
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EMT of the Year 2008
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| Doug Rockwell (left), the State Law Enforcement/FF/EMT Chairman, shakes the hand of FF/PM Greg Grabost at the 2007 EMT of the Year award ceremony. VFW State Commander David Norris (right) presented the award oficially at the awards dinner on January 18th, 2008. |
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What's New - April 2008
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New Firefighter/Paramedic: Nigel Miller
Firefighter-paramedic candidate Nigel Miller has been hired effective April 3, 2008. Nigel has been an AMR paramedic in Santa Cruz County for the past year and a paid call firefighter for Branciforte F.D. since September 2005. Employees are getting to know the new member until April 14th, when he and our other new hire, FF/PM Zach Wilson, are scheduled to begin the fire academy hosted by Santa Clara County Fire.
Living With Fire – Guide for Residences in Intermix
With fire season just around the corner, now is a perfect time to start working on keeping your home safe from the risk of wildland fires. Our Homeowner Safety Section is a great start towards learning how to keep both your home and the surrounding landscape fire-safe year round.
This section also includes the Acrobat PDF Brochure, entitled “Living With Fire in Santa Cruz County”. This educational brochure, recently revised and printed by the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District, is an excellent way to learn about wildland fire causes and methods of firefighting, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to help keep your home and family safe from the dangers of wildland fires.
For a list of native/non-native recommendations for fire & drought-resistant plants in this area, see the Fire Safe Garden page of our website, located in the Prevention section.
Station Facility Upgrades
All stations are receiving new dispatch alerting systems. The new systems improve sound clarity, announcement distrubution and safety during dispatches. We are also about to beigin a complete seismic retrofit and refurbishment of our Rio Del Mar station (Station 2). In addition to strengthening the building against earthquakes, we will be installing fire sprinklers, making improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, constructing a new exterior stairway and performing other general repairs. Station personnel will be moved to a rental house across the street from the fire station during construction.
Apparatus Update
The new Type III engine is in quarters at Station 1. This fire engine was specifically designed for wildland fires and other incidents in the rural parts of our district. We have also purchased a new Rescue for the Rio Del Mar station. It’s currently at the factory receiving alterations per our specifications. Once in service, the new unit will provide improved capability for handling vehicle accidents and other rescue incidents.
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New Engine for ALSFD
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RFP - Station Alerting Systems
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Happy Retirement, Capt. Bert West!
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| Capt. West enjoys a moment with a "new friend" onscene, just weeks before his last day at Aptos/La Selva Fire District. (Dec. 2007) |
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ALS District Boundaries 2007
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A/LSFD Employees: Email Access
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| EMPLOYEES ONLY:
Click on link, then enter domain\”user name”, and your network password at the promts given.
Click on the "Log On" button for access to your Outlook account.
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