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Volunteer fire chiefs report expanded training, EV rescue work and new brush trucks
Summary
The Orange County Volunteer Fire Chiefs Association reported ongoing training, a volunteer academy, school-bus and alternative‑fuel vehicle rescue training, and near-term inspections and equipment work on newly ordered brush trucks.
Jeff Mendoza, president of the Orange County Volunteer Fire Chiefs Association, gave the board a semiannual briefing on training, personnel and equipment.
Mendoza said a volunteer fire academy started in January, with 15 of 18 recruits remaining and 10 of those recruits drawn from Orange County volunteer companies. He described large, hands‑on training events — including three days of school‑bus rescue training and an outside instructor program called…
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