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S-211 Training

We hosted a S-211 (Portable Pumps and Water Use) course over this past weekend; balancing a rainy Saturday spent in the classroom crunching numbers with a beautiful Sunday putting the lessons to practice in the field. Attendees gained enhanced knowledge … Continue reading

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Beautiful afternoon in Briceland at annual Fired Up fundraiser

The Wolf and his crew entertaining the crowd. A picture perfect sunset.

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Rest in Peace Gerald Myers, former Beginnings VFD Chief

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BVFD assists CalOES with Six Rivers Forest Lightning Complex

Engine 5436 and her crew recently returned home from a 14 day assignment near Orleans at the SRF Lighting Complex Fires. Assigned to protect homes in the Ishi Pishi and Somes Bar area, we partnered with Shelter Cove and Fortuna … Continue reading

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Three Days, Many Fires; BVFD responds to Garberville Lightning Complex

With hundreds of lightning strikes recently in the area, mostly to east of Briceland, local fire agencies responded to dozens of reported fires over the last few days. Fortunately there were significant amounts of rain associated with these thunderstorms and … Continue reading

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One Day, Two Fires

Just before 6 AM this Wednesday (8/9) BVFD responded to a structure fire adjacent to Briceland Thorne Rd, 2 miles west of Redway. With mutual aid assistance from Redway and Garberville VFDs, as well as from CalFire, the fire was … Continue reading

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2023 Wildland Fire Academy and RT-130

Briceland VFD would like to thank everyone who collaborated with us to make the 2023 Southern Humboldt Wildland Fire Academy and the annual RT-130 a great success. Following guidelines defined by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 47 students completed the … Continue reading

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On Sunday June 11th, there will be a large gathering of fire service personnel and equipment at the Southern Humboldt Community Park near Garberville. Expect a large number of vehicles to be arriving in the early morning and departing in … Continue reading

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First Weekend of Southern Humboldt Wildland Fire Academy

     The first three days of the Southern Humboldt Wildland Fire Academy wrapped up this afternoon; we’ll be back at it next weekend to complete the training.      Thanks again for financial support from the Humboldt Co Prescribed Burn Association, … Continue reading

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2023 Fireman’s Ball at Benbow Inn

Briceland Fire would like to thank the Southern Humboldt Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center and hosts The Benbow Historic Inn, plus all the community members who attended the 2nd annual Fireman’s Ball, a fundraiser for local volunteer fire departments held … Continue reading

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