By Matt Knowles When I was a teenager, my younger brother’s laziness almost spelled disaster for our family. After being asked to clean out the fireplace, he placed the ashes in a paper bag, and thinking that the fire had … Continue reading →
At the FVFD Annual Dinner on Feb. 26, 2011, John Miller was announced as the Fireman of the Year. John joined the department in 2004. Since that time he has gone to the Fire Fighter Academy, attained his EMT license, … Continue reading →
Chief Tom Grinsell provided these photos of the new annex being built by DCI Builders.
Continue reading →Ferndale Rotary recently donated $5,000.00 to the Ferndale Fire Dept to purchase new AEDs. (Automated External Defibrillator) We bought two LifePak 1000 units. This allows us to have a primary and backup unit that are exactly the same, so we … Continue reading →
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office recently donated a 25KW 3-phase generator to Ferndale Fire . The generator was confiscated from a grow operation. A new generator would have cost about $25,000, so the FVFD is very grateful to get this donation. The … Continue reading →