volunteer

Cal Fire’s Volunteer Firefighter Of The Year

September 17, 2010

Cal Fire Volunteer Firefighter Pat Hinds got five star delivery service to his award ceremony at the Tulare County Fair. But he didn’t get there by limo or fire truck, Hinds arrived in an ambulance. Hinds is a veteran volunteer firefighter on the road to recovery. Thursday firefighters gathered at the fairgrounds to congratulate Cal [...]

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Bonny Dooners fundraise for injured volunteer firefighter

August 1, 2010

BONNY DOON — The 6-foot fall caused by a branch bouncing off the ground and striking the ladder he was standing on was not as much of a concern for Ted Fairbanks as was the running chain saw he was holding the day he fractured his pelvis. Fairbanks, a Bonny Doon volunteer firefighter, was in [...]

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Rocklin firefighter returns from Haiti after 10 days of volunteering

February 3, 2010

ROCKLIN, CA — Zachary Smith, a Rocklin firefighter paramedic, returned Sunday from ten days of volunteer service in Haiti with Team Rubicon. Team Rubicon is a self-financed, all-volunteer, rapid response, medical rescue team. The former Marines, soldiers, firefighters/EMTs, medics, and nurses of Team Rubicon are all unpaid. The group of selfless volunteers from all over [...]

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