Who We Are
We are the oldest volunteer fire department in Nevada County.
The department began serving the town of North San Juan in 1862, and was incorporated as a Fire Protection District in 1986. Today we cover the largest territory with the smallest budget of all fire districts in Nevada County.
We provide emergency services for 250 to 300 incidents per year. Like all fire departments, only a little over 10% of our emergency responses are related to fires. Over half of our responses involve medical emergencies, one-fourth are vehicle accidents, and the remainder are other miscellaneous emergencies. About 65% of our calls come from North San Juan or the San Juan Ridge area from Highway 49 to approximately Sages Road.
In addition to Medical Aid, Vehicle Accident, Wild Land and Structure Fire Response, the District provides services for:
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Fire Prevention First Aid Training Search and Rescue Hazardous Materials Response Swiftwater Rescue Safety and Injury Prevention Public Assistance Public Education |  |
We are a Volunteer Fire Department. Our Firefighters, Board, Auxiliary members and several District residents who help with office tasks all donate their time. The Chief is paid a small stipend for what is almost a full-time job. The District Administrator and Business Manager are paid part-time positions.
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Click to view Chain of Command Chart as of 6/11/10
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FF=Firefighter P=Paramedic
EMT=Emergency Medical Technician
FR = First Responder Capt. = Captain
ENG = Engineer
R = Reserve ** = Probationary
Roster up to date as of 7/14/10
Firefighter Volunteers
Beams, Andrew FF**/EMT
Blue Cloud, Rainy FF/EMT
Dassman, Torrey FF/EMT
Decker, Devin FF**/EMT
Edmondson, Trish FF/EMT/P**
Goacher, Luke Explorer
Goacher, Mike FF**-R
Gross, Richard FF
Hall, Ryan FF
Johnson, Freya Explorer
Killigrew, Theo
FF-R
Lewis, Andrew FF**/EMT
Lingen, Doug FF-R
Lingen, Joy Explorer
McMillin, Scott FF**
Mead, Rich ENG
Skoverski, John ENG-R
Smith, Glenn FF**/EMT
Tschantz, Tim ENG
Willard, Zachary FF**
Administrative Volunteers
Beckenbach, Ed
Chilldres, Lenny
Jones, Scott
McArthur, Karl
Moore, Paul
Officers
Flores, Jason EMT, Fire Chief
Hoffmeyer, Al FF, Ass't. Chief, Prevention
Johnson, Boyd EMT, Ass't Chief, Administration
Blue Cloud, Rainy EMT, Act. Capt., Sta. 1
Castiglioni, Paul ENG, Act. Capt.,
Sta. 3
Flores, Angela EMT/ENG, Act. Capt., Sta. 2
Administration
Beckenbach, Sharon, District Secretary
Corris, Tracy, District Mgr. and PIO
Board of Directors
Leach, Pat, Chair
Kelley, Durinda, Vice Chair
Beckenbach, Ed, Treasurer
Boyd, Bruce
Fites-Kaufman, Jo Ann
Fire Auxiliary
President
Kelley, Durinda
