11/02/2011

Branciforte Fire Volunteers are once again participating in Movember....Raising money and awarness for prostate and testicular cancer by growing moustaches! Please donate to the cause by going to this link: http://mobro.co/brancifortefire

The station addition is coming along. Currently we are installing the rafters. I'll post some pictures soon.

Branciforte Fire has promoted two more volunteers to the Type 2 Paramedic position. Congratulations to Nick Hanna and Aaron Whiting.

09/23/2011

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2011 IS 9/25/11. PLEASE REFER TO THE RECRUITMENT PAGE FOR AN APPLICATION.

05/11/2011

Click the link below to see the 2011 Branciforte Newsletter:

NEWSLETTER

01/24/2011

Every year The Branciforte Fire Protection District likes to recognize all of the volunteers at the department with a dinner at the Crows Nest (A special thanks to Chuck Maier for allowing this). Each year a few of the voulunteers are recognized for their outstanding achievements. Below are the volunteers that were recogized for their achievements:

Firefighter Of The Year 2010: Aaron Whiting

Most Drills Attended: Nick Lucchesi

Most Calls Attended: Read Weseman

Most Fill Shifts: Shaine Karleen

Volunteer Type II Paramedics: Shane Vanderveen, Joey Rosenthal, Colin Mitchell, Aaron Kruse

Volunteers promoted to the Lieutenant Position: Cody Griggs, Roel Ruiz, Will Post, Adam Matlock, Joey Rosenthal, Aaron Kruse

Thanks guys for all your hard work and dedication!

01/23/2011

First off happy holidays and we hope everyone is having a great start to the new year! Thank you to everybody that has donated to our Station #2 fund. All of your support and contrubutions are a huge help.

The new apparatus bay is coming along. Here's a look at the current progress:

Thanks again to everybody that is sacraficing time, supplies, and money to help these projects come to be.

11/03/2010

MOVEMBER HAS BEGUN! Approx 20-25 voulunteers, the captains, and yes.... even the chief have shaved off their existing facial hair (if they had any) to begin growing a "Mo" for the month of November to raise money, but most importantly awarness, for prostate and testicular cancer research. Below is a link to direct you to our Movember if you'd like to donate to the cause.

Here is a link to the article that was in the Sentinel on 10/31/10 about Branciforte Fire and Movember, and fyi the "Felton Fire" remark is a mistake:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_16482382?IADID

Thanks again for your continued support!

10/17/2010

Come to The Branciforte Fire Protection Districts fundrains event for Station #2 This Saturday October 23rd. The event starts at 10:00 with a structure protection drill followed by a chili cook-off lunch at 12:00 and a wine bottling party at 1:00. Below is a link to the newsletter that went out. Hope to see you there!

STATION #2 FUNDRAISER

10/13/2010

We have officially begun work on the station addition! Currently we are preping the construction site. A special thanks to Jeff Reber and Reber Construction for the HUGE help! Check out the pictures.

10/05/2010

We now have our permits to begin construction on our new apparattus bay addition at the fire station. Work has begun and we will be breaking ground by Oct. 9th..... weather permitting. Please contact our Fire Chief to inquire about donations at 831-423-8856. Also if you have any materials for construction or skills that would benifit our project please contact Captain Dan Lipkowitz at the station at 831-423-8856.

Thanks again for your help and support!

Here is a link to Santa Cruz County's wildland fire preperation handbook "Living With Fire". This booklet has a lot of valuable information on how you can prepare your home/property for the fire season.

LIVING WITH FIRE

The Branciforte Fire Protection District is now an ALS agency! As of today we have the green light to start providing Advanced Life Saving care. As of right now we have one Paramedic that has gone through the accreditation process in Santa Cruz County and is ready to go. Four other Paramedics will be going through the accreditation process and will be ready to go in the next several weeks. Branciforte Fire is the first Volunteer agency in Santa Cruz County to provide ALS care.

08/05/10

Check out the Branciforte Fire Protection District on Facebook!

Branciforte Fire Facebook Page

08/01/10

Welcome to the new website! The site is a work in progress and more News and Photos will be posted in the near future.