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Arcadia Fire chief reports accreditation, grants, new equipment and higher call volume
Summary
The Arcadia Fire chief told the board College of the Redwoods received accreditation for firefighter training, staff are pursuing several grants (drone training funded), a reserve engine required about $30,000 in repairs, and the district logged roughly 330 calls last month with medical calls comprising about 45%.
During the Nov. 12 meeting the fire chief briefed the board on operational highlights: local firefighter training capacity, equipment updates, grant activity and recent incidents.
The chief said College of the Redwoods has received accreditation that will allow local firefighter certification training to stay in-region, reducing travel and training delays. Former Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Robertson was named as an academy lead, and the district plans to leverage…
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