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Fourth of July: District members
patrolled the District on Independence Day from 7-11 p.m.
It was a quiet night; however, despite the extremely hot
day and dry vegetation, a few residents still thought it
was okay to set off fireworks. Thank you to everyone who
participated in the annual fire patrols. |
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May 29 - Vaca
District took part in the Fiesta Days Parade and placed
2nd in the Antique Auto category. Thanks to everyone who
participated and helped prepare the units for display.
And, a special thanks to Smokey. |
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May 17 - The last two volunteer firefighters from
this year’s recruitment joined the District. 1 assigned to
Station 64 1 assigned to Station 65. |
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May - Luke Wurzel (Station 68) was promoted to the
position of Fire Engineer. |
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Apr 28- Baskin Robbins held its fourth annual 31¢
scoop night on April 28. Vaca District Firefighters and
Vacaville City Firefighters helped scoop ice cream from 5
to 10 p.m. A big thank you to those who participated and
to Jason Keune for helping to coordinate this annual
fundraiser.
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May - During the month of May, we will be finishing
the new recruitment process. 2 new recruits @ Station 65.
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Apr 16 - Our special thanks to everyone who worked
at the joint Yolo/Solano dinner at Station 65 on the 16th
and those who solicited raffle prizes beforehand. There
was close to 100 people in attendance and everyone there
had a great time. The food was absolutely delicious.
Winters FD enjoyed themselves so much that they have
already volunteered to host the joint dinner in 2011. |
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Mar - Buck Stew - Buck Stew: As usual, the dinner
was well attended. Close to 200 guests filled the Elmira
Fire Station this year. You know it’s good food when
attendees line up with their red Ace Hardware buckets for
a chance to get leftovers. Hats off to our cooks. The meal
could not have been better. Our special thanks to everyone
who helped make this event so successful. |
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Mar 2010 - In March Firefighters LuMaye and
Fletcher were promoted to the position of Engineer.
Congratulations Patrick & Joe!
New members:
Station 64 – 3
Station 65 - 5
Station 67 – 1 |
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Jan - Awards Ceremony -
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2009
Firefighter of the Year, BC Willy Smith, and Junior
Firefighter of the Year, Sarah Breiling. Those who
attended enjoyed a delicious Mexican dinner and the year
end video. |
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Oct - Muster Team: Members of the District's muster
teams came back from the state championships with smiles
on their faces after having placed in the following
categories:
- 1" Place for our Women's Team in Motorized Hose
Wagon, Women's Speed Division, Class II
- 2nd Place for our Men's Team in the Motorized Hose
Wagon, Men's Open Speed Division, Class II.
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Sept. 11 - Remembrance Ceremony: Several District
members attended the solemn observance at
Station 64 to honor and remember the victims of September
11, 2001. The flag was lowered, the station bell was rung,
and a moment of silence was observed. |
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Aug 28 - Early in the morning of August 28, Brush
67 left town with a Captain and 2 Firefighters enroute to
the Station Fire in Los Angeles. An Assistant Chief also
responded in 6403 as the OES Strike Team Leader. Then, on
the 30th of August Vacaville District sent another unit to
the Station Fire. Engine 357 was staffed with a full crew.
The AC and B76 returned to Vacaville on Friday, September
4. A relief crew for E357. This unit was released and
returned to Vacaville on the 9th |
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Aug 13 - Before the sun rose on Thursday, August
13, two District units left Station 64 en route to the
Lockheed Fire. As part of an OES Strike Team, Brush 65
with 3 personnel plus Engine 265 with 4 personnel headed
towards the wildfire burning in Santa Cruz County. They
joined hundreds of firefighters battling the wind-driven
flames. Engine 265 returned to Vacaville on the 17th and
Brush 65 on the 20th |
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Sep 11 - Vaca District resolved Never to Forget and
annually conducted a brief tribute to those who were
killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
especially the fallen firefighters. |
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Oct 3 - Open House Station 64 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.).
There will be various demonstrations; such as auto
extrication, fire extinguisher demonstration, static
display of vehicles, or barbecuing. Junior firefighters
will perform a hose demonstration. It's sure to be a
fun-filled, educational day.· Free barbecued hot dogs will
be served at lunchtime. |
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Aug - Mustier Team Update
Virginia City: And the winners are, Vacaville Fire
District:
1st place, Open Division: Class II, Motorized Hose Wagons,
Speed Class
2"d place Women's Division II, Motorized Hose Wagons,
Preservation Class |
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July, 2 more new volunteer firefighters joined Vaca
District. |
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Sept. 26 - Solano County Firemen’s Association Picnic |
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Aug. 6 - 25th Annual Children’s Party @ Vacaville Museum
(10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) |
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The Muster Season has begun and our Team attended the
Lincoln Muster on the18th and 19th of July. They came back
winners:
- 1st place Women’s Division II, Motorized Hose
Wagons, Preservation Class
- 3rd place Open Division: Class II, Motorized Hose
Wagons, Speed Class
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7/4/2009 - Independence Day
- Approximately 16 members patrolled the District on the
4th of July. Although relatively quiet, crews responded to
a fireworks-caused fire on Meridian Road and helped City
firefighters extinguish fireworks-related fires on Vine
Street |
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New Members: In June, 9 new
volunteer firefighters joined Vaca District:
Station 64: 3 Members /
Station 65: 3 Members /
Station 67: 2 Members /
Station 68: 1 Member |
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5/7 - OES Mutual Aid -
Fire Season started early this year. On the 7th of May
Engine 357 left town en route to the Jesusita Fire in
Santa Barbara with 4 members. Utility 64 also responded as
Strike Team Leaders with 2 members. Both units returned to
Station 64 on Thursday afternoon, May 14.
Early the next morning Brush 64, staffed with 4 VFPD
members, also left town on the way to Santa Barbara. Brush
64 was released on Friday, May 15. |
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4/25, 2009 - Winters Youth Day.
The Vacaville Fire Protection District
participated in their annual parade. www.wintersyouthday.com |
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4/29 - Baskin-Robbins 31 cent Scoop
Night. The District participated with the City
of Vacaville in the annual 31 scoop night. 5pm -10pm
at the local Vacaville Baskin-Robbins locations.
www.baskinrobbins.com/firefighters |
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5/9 - Dixon May Fair Parade.
The Vacaville Fire Protection District participated in their annual parade.
www.dixonmayfair.com |
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5/10 - Mothers Day. |
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5/16 - Child Safety Day.
Pacific Service Credit Union is hosting a child safety day
at 950 Mason Street from 10am to 2pm. The Event was
rescheduled to a later date. |
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5/23 - Vacaville Fiesta Days Parade. The Vacaville
Fire Protection District participatied in their
annual parade.
www.fiestadays.com |
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10/25 - The Harvest Days, VFPD
Sponsored, Chili Cook Off was heald at the Nut Tree Plaza
on Saturday, October 10th. There were 4
delicious entries. The Seagraves was on
display all day. |
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10/13 - OES 244 responded to assist
with the Southern California fires and was assigned to the
Sesnon fire |
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10/10 - B64 as a part of a Solano County Strike Team
responded to the Deer Park fire in Napa County. |
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9/20 - Vacaville’s Kid Fest was held on September 20th at Andrews Park. The Fire District
collaborated with the City of Vacaville Fire Department
offering children an opportunity to learn about fire
safety in an interactive, fun way. We also
assisted in answering questions and helping families learn
how to prevent fires and what to do if a fire occurs. |
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9/11 - On September 11th, Vaca District
once again paid tribute to those who were killed in the
terrorist attacks of 9/11. District members, friends, and
families were invited to attend the annual remembrance. |
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8/22 - On the 22nd of August,
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District donated a 1984
Pierce Engine to Vaca District. It replaces E265, which
has been out of service.
We will also receive a replacement for the State OES unit.
This should also be complete by mid-September. |
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8/9 - Fire Muster – State Champions
Our muster teams attended a Muster in Firebaugh on July
12-13 and came home 1st place winners in the Women’s and
Men’s Motorized Hose Wagon categories. Then, on August
9-10, they attended the State Championship in Elk Grove.
Our women’s team placed 2nd and the men’s team took 3rd.
Overall, our teams came back winners. The women’s
motorized hose wagon team received 2nd place honors in the
State Championship. |
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Jul 26 - Both B67 & OES244 have been
dispatched to the Telegraph Fire in Mariposa |
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July 19th - All Strike Team Units
are home safe and sound. |
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July 4th - The District
conducted fire patrols. ALL Fireworks are
ILLEGAL in Solano County |
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July 2nd - Added 2 Seasonal Firefighters to the paid staff
to assist during Fire season. |
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June - OES244 Is currently at the
Shasta
Lighting Complex. |
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June 21 - B67 responded with a type 3
Strike Team to help with all the fires up North at the
Humboldt Complex Fire. There is a Relief crew
being sent up Saturday 6/28 |
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June 21/22 - Numerous VFPD Units
responded and assisted with the fire
in the Twin Sisters (Napa) Fire. |
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June 11th - OES244 responded to assist with the Humboldt
Fire in Butte County. Some of their assignments were
structure protection in the Honey Run road area,
Protecting and saving the historical Honey Run Wood
Covered Bridge. They also had been assigned to provide
structure protection in the Paradise City area. The team
returned home 6/18.
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June - Three promotions announced for
station 64: |
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Phil Jones |
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Paul Dahlen |
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Engineer |
Dan McCalmon |
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June - The District
brought on 4 new firefighters. 2 of them are former VFPD
Junior firefighters. |
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May 24 -
Members participated in the Vacaville Fiesta Days Parade,
taking First Place in Antique Fire Truck category.
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May 22 - OES 244 was dispatched to assist on the
Summit Fire in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties.
The Strike team returned home Tuesday May 27th at noon.
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April 30th -
The District participated in the 31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin-Robbins® and
helped honor America’s firefighters. This was a joint event with the
Vacaville City Fire Department. |
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April 26 - Members
participated in the Winters Youth Day Parade, taking First
Place in Antique Fire Truck category. |
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April 21 - The Fire District welcomed 6 new
volunteers to the department. |
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April 1 - Captain Rick
Kune retired from the Vacaville Protection District after
spending 27+ years with the district. |
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March - The District conducted new
recruit training which consists of training and testing
all new recruits. |
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2/23/08 - We
celebrated our 50th annual Buck Stew. As usual,
the dinner was delicious! At least 160
guests attended. |
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Jan/08 - After more than 20 years, John
Hogg resigned his position on the Vacaville Fire
Protection District's Board of Directors |
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Jan/08 - Assistant Chief Boyd Clegg was
awarded the Firefighter of the Year. Sarah Breiling
was awarded the Junior Firefighter of the Year |
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2008 Fire Muster Dates posted
on the "Muster Team" page.
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Jan/08 - New Vacaville Volunteer
Firemen's Association 2008's elected officers:
President: Doug Rogers
Vice Pres: Gary D Robinson
Secretary: Evan Weinzinger
Treasurer: Howard Wood
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Dec/08 -
It truly was a wonderful
Christmas dinner. With the help of the FireBelles and
our expert cooks, Rick Keune and Steve Gill, about 80 people
enjoyed a delicious dinner and all the festivities that followed.
Yes, Santa Claus was able to attend this year.
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11/24 - OES244 was dispatched
to assist with the wind event in Southern California.
The unit made as far as Madera, spent the night and then cancelled.
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10/24 - Our District
sent 2 Units along with other units from Solano County to
Southern California to assist with the Fire Storm.
Brush 67 went to the Witch Fire east of Ramona (197,990 acres).
OES 244 went to the Rice Fire near Fallbrook (9,472 acres)
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The District
held public meetings
regarding the Assessment Project in October and
November.
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Station 68 |
Lake Solano, 9am Saturday, Oct. 6th |
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Station 67 |
English Hills, 7pm, Wednesday, Oct
17th |
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Station 65 |
Elmira, 9am, Saturday, Oct 20 |
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Station 64 |
Vine, 7pm, Wednesday, Nov 7 |
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10/13 - Vaca District
held its
biannual open house at Station 64 on October 13. It was
a huge success.
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10/27 - Harvest Days "Chili
Cook-Off" sponsored by the Vacaville Fire Protection District
was held at the Nut Tree Family Park on October 27 |
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9/11 - Approximately 30personnel attended the remembrance
at Station 64 to honor and remember the victums of
September 11th. |
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9/4/07 - Our district was called out for a strike team to
assist at the "Lick" fire in Santa Clara County.
(47,760 acres) |
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9/15/07 - Our district was called out for a "Type 3" and
"Type 1" strike team to assist at the "Butler 2" fire in
San Bernardino County (14,039 acres) |
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July 07 -
Muster team
returned from Tulare STATE CHAMPIONS!
| 1st Place |
Motorized Hose Wagons, Class II |
| 2nd Place |
Motorized Hose Wagons, Class II |
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7/15/07 - This year Chief Wood
added two
seasonal firefighters to assist the paid staff. On July 15th Josh
Hotchkiss and Steve Pascznk were hired to work until October 6th. |
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Vaca District's Muster
team returned from the Firebaugh winners!
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Approximately 25 members patrolled
the district on the 4th of July from 7 to 11pm. Our patrolling
paid off, there were no incidents in Vaca District.
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MUSTER
TEAM: Attended the muster in Elk Grove on Jun 22nd. The
team came home with 2nd plce for:
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6/2007 - In June VFPD
welcomed a new director to the Board of Directors, Nellie Walters.
Nellie might be new to the Board, but not to the district.
She has been a silent supporter of the District for years.
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6/25/07 - OES 244 was dispatched to assist with the "Angora" fire
in South Lake Tahoe which burned more than 3,100 acres. |
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6/16/07 -
MDA
Fill the Boot. Saturday, June 16th VFPD along with Vacaville
City Fire Department conducted a "Fill the Boot" campaign at Nut
tree and Orange Drive which helped raise $19,826 for Muscular
Dystrophy. |
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5/2007 -
In May Daniel McCalmon
became our newest paid firefighter
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5/7/07 - On May 7th VFPD had new volunteers join
the ranks:
St 64 - 6 firefighters
St 65 - 4 firefighters
St 67 - 2 firefighters |
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Wildfire Awareness
Week
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL
FIRE) Communications Office is preparing for Wildfire Awareness
Week 2007 (May 6-12) promoting the theme, "Why 100 feet?... Because
defensible space is YOUR responsibility." The week will include
a series of events statewide to educate the public about wildland
fire prevention.
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CDF Now CAL FIRE
CAL FIRE will now be used in reference to CDF and the California
Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. Assembly Bill 1423 allows
CDF to be refered to as CAL FIRE where appropriate.
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