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On Saturday, June 21, the Briceland community gathered at the Octagon to honor and bid a formal farewell to former Fire Chief Gerald Myers—one of the founding members of what began as the Beginnings Volunteer Fire Company and later became … Continue reading →

You may have heard about Defensible Space; the area directly around our home that should be managed to minimize the spread of fire from the wildland to structures. However, wind driven fires can bring blowing embers and falling fire brands … Continue reading →

On April 5 and 6th, BVFD concluded the Southern Humboldt Firefighter Type 1 Academy with a S-211 (Portable Pumps and Water Use) course. Saturday, participants spent the day in our firehouse classroom reviewing the intricacies of 2- and 4-stroke motors, … Continue reading →

While the storm winds gusted and the rivers crested, our crew was active and ready to respond to emergency calls for medical distress, trees down, high water hazards, fallen electrical lines, landslides, road slipouts, or, of course, fires!. Briceland Fire … Continue reading →

While many CalFire resources were deployed to corral a recent outbreak of wildfires in the Central Valley and Southern California, some local government fire departments were called on to help fill the gaps to maintain emergency fire and medical response … Continue reading →

This Sunday, June 9th 2024 was another great success in skill sharing and camaraderie at the Southern Humboldt Community Park with our fire service community! The Wailaki word Lachinde (meaning “Hazel”) was used as the incident name for this training … Continue reading →