Porterville Fire Department

We are pleased to introduce the newest member of the Porterville Fire Department - a 10 week old English Cream Golden Retriever puppy named Gardner. Gardner will be utilized as a therapy dog and will be going through specialized training provided by the California Service Dog Academy to help First Responders cope with stress in the work place. The CSDA has established the Sentinel Program to provide service dogs to veterans and therapy dogs to first responders. Chief Ross Ga...rdner is the name sake for our puppy. Chief Gardner was the first paid fire chief for the Porterville Fire Department and served for a total of 54 years. He had a reputation of taking care of his firefighters above all else. Our little puppy has big shoes to fill but we believe he is up for the task. We would like to give a special thanks to both Matt and Rebecca Corso, the Executive Officer and Animal Behaviorist & Lead Trainer, respectively, of the California Service Dog Academy, and thank them for establishing a great program! #firedog https://californiaservicedogacademy.org/sentinel-dog-progr/ https://californiaservicedogacademy.org/ Gravitas Golden Retrievers See more

Porterville Fire has responded to two working fires in the last 24 hours. Last night, crews responded to a commercial fire in the 700 block of N. Plano. Earlier this evening, crews responded to a garage fire in the 900 block of Chess Terrace. No injuries where reported.

Please avoid Villa Street between Mortan and Putnam for next hour as crews are working a large debris fire in the area.

PFD would like to thank these young ladies for the care packages that they put together for their local Fire Departments. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Today, Porterville Fire responded to a unique rescue call. Animal control requested a crew for a report of a dog with her head stuck in a wrought iron fence. Using extrication skills honed over countless hours of training and a little bit of innovated thinking, the crew was able to free the dog unharmed. It’s not often we get calls like this, but we’re always ready and able to handle any type of calls that come our way.

Over the past few weeks, Porterville Fire had the pleasure to assist with relief efforts for Camp Nelson, Sequoia Crest, Alpine Village and Cedar Slope and other communities affected by the SQF Complex Fire. The effort was in partnership with AmeriCorps Team Sliver 2, the Ponderosa Fire Brigade , Self Help Enterprise, Tulare County Fire and Shopshire. It could not have been done without the amazing effort from these groups! THANK YOU ALL.

Have a safe and spooky Halloween!

Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all the men and women who have served our county. We would like to send a special thank you to our 4 Veterans: Chief LaPere, Captain Huerta, Firefighter Sauceda and Firefighter Kozar.

This morning, Porterville Fire responded to a structure fire in the 900 block of W Putnam. Upon the first engines arrival, they found smoke and fire coming from the vacant house. Crews extingished the fire with no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Earlier today, Porterville Fire responded to a RV fire in the 1600 block of N. Beverly. Upon the first engine's arrival, they found a motorhome well involved in fire. Quick aggressive fire attack kept the fire contained to the vehicle. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

The 35’ ladder throw challenge is back, and PFD answered the call! Battalion 78 leading by example.

PFD is proud to announce our newest Battalion Chief, Isaac Buller. Chief Buller comes to us with 25 years of experiance in the fire service. He has completed several weeks of orientations and has been assigned to B-Shift as Battalion 78. Please welcome Chief Buller!

Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10, 2020. This year’s theme, Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen! , focuses on the importance of cooking safely: Cooking is the leading cause of U.S. home fires and home fire injuries. https://bit.ly/2XtNrzK #FirePreventionWeek

Today we are lowering our flags to half-staff in observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service and in rememberance of the nation's fallen firefighters. This is a tough year for the PFD family as we add Ray Figueroa and Patrick Jones, who both passed away in the line of duty earlier this year. We also remember Steve Snow (LODD 1992 heartattack) and Jim Gentry (LODD 1991 heartattack). Please take a moment out of your day to remember all of our nation's fallen firefighters.

Porterville Fire Department is proud to announce that our new engine has arrived and is in service! This newest addition to PFD’s fleet is a Rosenbauer Type 1 Engine. This engine features a 450 HP Cummins engine, a 3000 EVS Allison transmission, a 1500 GPM Rosenbauer pump with a 750 gallon water tank and Foampro 2000. This Engine will serve our city out of our downtown Station 71 and will primarily be used to respond to structure fires, EMS and grassfire calls. Thank you to all fire personnel who helped assist putting this engine in service.

Today gift bags put together by PMA ASB and Interact students were delivered to Porterville Fire Department firefighters working at #SQF. We are so appreciative of their hard work and sacrifices to keep our communities safe.

Porterville Military Academy ASB and Interact Club members delivered care packages this afternoon to the Porterville Fire Department. These packages will be del...ivered to members of Strike Team 5801 Alpha, currently fighting the SQF Complex fire in the Sequoia National Forest. With additional donations made from the Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club, the packages include many items such as socks, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, eye drops, foot powder, razors, and snacks. See more

*Out of County Update* Porterville Fire still has 8 firefighers deployed throughout the state to assist with one of the busiest fire seasons on record. Patrol 71 was deployed Saturday, the 19th to the SQF Complex where it continues to work. OES 411, which has been out since the 5th is also assigned to the SQF complex. Battalion 70 is assigned to the Creek Fire in Fresno County. ... We would like to assure our citizens that even though our firefighters are working tirelessly in the state, we haven’t neglected our city. We ensure every day that our stations remain fully staffed and ready for duty.