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SEFFA-member firefighters join in battle to save Big Sur
-- Camp Roberts Engine 8966 working back-fire operations on Highway 1
Just as their SEFFA brothers and sisters in Engine Co. 5969 at Hearst Castle did last year in helping fight the Southern California fires, the crew of Engine 8966 is now doing along Highway 1 near Big Sur in fighting the Northern California blazes.
At the start of the month, the state Military Department donated E-8966 and four crew members to the cause of fighting the worst of all the 1,000 blazes that have scorched vast acreages of Northern California. More... |
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Suspected murderer of SEFFA member found in Oregon
-- Sheriff’s detectives get tip on 4-year-old case
Acting on a tip, Napa County Sheriff’s detectives have made a positive identification of the man they believe murdered Veterans Home of California at Yountville Security Officer Manny Reyes in 2003.
Juan Jose Hernandez Mendoza, 28, remains in an Oregon jail on charges there. According to press release issued by the sheriff’s department, “Napa County Sheriff’s Detectives recently received information that Mendoza was in custody in an Oregon County Jail under an assumed name. More... |
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New engine breaks 80-year record at Eldridge Fire Department
It didn’t have to go fast to break an 80-year record, but when a brand new Type I HME Custom Rescue Pumper rolled up to the Eldridge Fire Department on Feb. 11, it became the first engine since 1928 that wasn’t a hand-me-down from another agency.
The Eldridge Fire Department, staffed by SEFFA and CSLEA members, is based at the Sonoma Developmental Center of the state Department of Developmental Services and keeps watch over the 1,640-acre facility, the oldest such institution for treating individuals with developmental disabilities in California. More... |
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700-mile round trip to help put out Southern California blazes
-- The story of Engine Company 5969 of Hearst Castle
The heroes who rose to the challenge and defeated the Southern California wildfires are too numerous to name. They answered the call from all levels of government and came pouring out of every agency massive and miniscule.
The men and women of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) make up the central thread in the state’s public-safety net, and the story of Engine Company 5969 of Hearst Castle is a good illustration of the inter-dependence each thread in that net has to one another. More... |
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SEFFA Board prepares for contract negotiations
--President says now is the time for all members to speak up
SEFFA President Steve Bradley is calling on all members to get SEFFA Board members and site representatives their thoughts and ideas for the upcoming contract negotiations with the Schwarzenegger Administration.
“Now is the time to speak up, and we would like to hear from you,” said Bradley. More... |
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