West Plainfield Fire Department

To those that support us and the community we serve, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please take a moment to see the attached letter for the details. ... Thank you for reading, liking, and sharing! https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/112072974 Meeting ID: 112 072 974 or via phone at 1-408-638-0968 Meeting ID 112 072 974

West Plainfield Firefighters would like to remind residents & visitors that fireworks, even safe and sane, are illegal within the boundaries of the West Plainfield Fire Protection District. Please report any fireworks activity to 9-1-1 or 530-666-6612. Have a safe 4th of July!

Here is the information for the Yolo County Board of Supervisors Meeting that starts at 9:00 a.m. https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/112072974

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West Plainfield E30 is covering the City of Davis while they are working an incident.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.

Yes it’s January, but with the lack of precipitation and just finishing up a north wind event, fuels are tinder and ripe for combustion. Please take extra precautions and weigh the risk versus gain before igniting your piles on burn days!

In November of 2020 the West Plainfield Fire Department hired it's third full time employee, Lieutenant Larry LaTour III. Larry has been training with our two other full time employees in preparation of moving our staffing model from 12 hour day coverage to 24 hour coverage. This morning at 7:00 a.m. Lt. LaTour became the first firefighter in our district to provide 24 hour coverage from the fire station in over 3 decades. The move to 24 hour coverage has been a goal of th...e Board of Commissioners and Fire Chief Cherie Rita for quite some time. Today we achieved that goal! Our career staff is still augmented by over 20 dedicated volunteer members who at a moments notice are there for you in your time of need! Our Department at a glance: 5- Commissioners 1- Fire Chief 2- Assistant Chief's 1- Battalion Chief 4- Fire Captains (2 Career, 2 Volunteer) 2- Lieutenants (1 Career, 1 Volunteer) 17- Firefighters (14 EMT's) 2- Type 1 Fire Engines 2- Type 1 Water Tenders 2- Type V Fire Engines 1- Type VI Fire Engine Approximately 35 square miles of rural Yolo County is protected by the West Plainfield Fire Department.

West Plainfield Firefighters started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday.

In service soon ...

The hay stacks will burn through the night and into tomorrow. There is currently no threat to anything beyond the hay stacks. The incident has been turned over to the property owner. All units have been released.

West Plainfield Firefighters are at scene of a hay stack fire on County Road 96 near County Road 27. We are being assisted by the Willow Oak Fire Protection District. Fire is currently contained to the stacks of hay. Will update as we get more information.

CHANGES TO WEST PLAINFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE: In keeping with the public health order issued on March 19th by the Governor, the West Plainfield Fire Department will be closing our administration office effective Friday March 20th. We understand, for some, this will be one of the many inconveniences in the weeks ahead. We want our community to know that despite this closure of our business office, the men and women of the West Plainfield Fire Depar...tment are on the job and committed to public safety. We will still be answering phone calls on our main line during business hours (9:00 am- 5:00 pm) at 530-756-0212 and providing non-emergent services to the extent we are able. If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1. If you have any questions please feel free to email the following: Department [email protected] PIO [email protected] We appreciate the public's patience and understanding during this difficult time.

A #RedFlagWarning and #FireWeatherWatch is in effect for much of CA due to critical fire weather. Watch this short video to see exactly what areas are under the warning.

On December 8, 2020, at 6:55 p.m. the Yolo Emergency Communications Agency received a report of a fire at a residence on County Road 95. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from a detached garage on the property. The building did have fire sprinklers that activated to slow the fire growth. Firefighters made a quick aggressive attack to keep the fire to the contents of origin. West Plainfield Firefighters were assisted by the Willow Oak Fire Protection District, Winters Fire Department, and the Yolo Fire Department. There were no reported injuries to firefighters or residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

***Update - 10/25/20 1030 hrs - We are now Task Force 4275. Due US National Weather Service Sacramento California declaring a High Wind Event and an Extreme Fir...e Weather event due to the expected high winds and low humidity, we are up staffing Engine 12 as part of a pre-positioned Task Force 4275. The extra staffing will be in place from Sunday, October 25 at 8 am through Monday, October 26. Please keep in mind that any small spark can start a large, fast moving fire with the winds and low humidity we are expecting. Please help us prevent fires: 1. No outside fires during the high fire danger period including rural residential and agricultural burns 2. Dispose of your smoking materials properly 3. If you are towing a trailer, make sure the tow chain is properly secured and will not drag. Lastly, we hope evacuations won’t be necessary but if they are, now is a good time to get ready. Prepare your family and home ahead of time for the possibility of having to evacuate. Ensure you have a plan of what to take and where to go don’t forget prescription medications and important documents. Make sure that you have signed up for Yolo Alert (www.Yolo-Alert.org). Make sure to visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org for more ways to prepare for the event of a wildfire. The other members of Yolo Task Force 4275 City of Davis Fire Department Esparto Fire Protection District / Esparto Volunteer Fire Department Madison Fire Protection District UC Davis Fire Department West Plainfield Fire Department Yocha Dehe Fire Department #XYOTF4275 #ReadyForWildfire #TeamWork #MutualAid #TF4275

E30 is currently covering Willow Oak Fire Protection District while they are committed to a vegetation fire in Yolo.

Always keep a lid nearby when cooking. If a small grease fire starts, slide the lid over the pan and turn off the burner. Leave the pan covered until it’s cool.... Make sure smoke alarms are installed in your home at least 10’ away from the cooking area. This will help avoid nuisance alarms triggered by cooking. #FirePreventionWeek Learn more safety tips at https://bit.ly/2XtNrzK

CAL FIRE WILDFIRE UPDATES FOR 9/29/2020 (Todays starting #'s) Fires of Interest: **CAL FIRE Incidents** Zogg Fire, Shasta County Southwest of Redding...Continue reading

We are always looking for volunteers to join our family. Give us a call if you’re interested. 530.756.0212 or stop by ... masks required.

150 years of unwavering service to the City of Woodland. Happy Birthday Woodland Fire Department!!!

West Plainfield Firefighters are at scene overhauling an early morning structure fire off of Russell Blvd. We were assisted by the Winters Fire Department, Woodland Fire Department, UC Davis FIre Department, Yolo Fire Protection District, American Medical Response, Yolo County Sheriff's Office, and the Davis Fire Department. There were no reported injuries to firefighters and the cause is under investigation.

Recently the Commissioners of the West Plainfield Fire Protection District authorized the purchase of a water tender to replace one that has been serving our community since 1994. The new apparatus will be a Rosenbauer 2000 gallon water tender with a 500 gpm pump on a Navistar Chassis. We are patiently awaiting the arrival, sometime in October.

Great opportunity with our neighbors to the north!

Your West Plainfield Firefighters have been in the thick of the activity in Yolo County, as well as around the State. Our Assistant Chief, Dave Stiles, went out in support of the Willow Oak Fire Protection District on their Brush 7 as an Engine Boss to Southern California. Last week West Plainfield provided Water 230 on the initial attack dispatch to the Markley Fire near Canyon Creek Resort. W230 took on additional roles as structure protection support in the Golden Bear E...states with Esparto Fire Protection District. Meanwhile back in our area we have been able to provide constant staffing for new starts and incidents in and around our community. We would like to remind our residents that wildfire can strike in an instant, and planning for disaster today could mean the difference in survival when the time comes. Please visit www.readyforwildfire.org for helpful tools to keep your home safe from wildfires.

Here’s a lesson from rural Solano County. This neighbor's son has cut a fire break on their side of the valley every year regardless of the fact that there hasn...’t been a fire on that side, in anyone’s recollection, for decades. This year, that simple couple hours of work on a tractor saved his father’s home and perhaps other neighbors as well. #PleasantsFire #QuailCanyon #DefenseableSpace #FireBreak CAL FIRE CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Vacaville Fire Protection District Solano County Sheriff's Office

West Plainfield Firefighters, with the assistance of the Willow Oak Fire Protection District, were able to quickly contain two separate road side vegetation fires on County Road 95 JWO the Yolo County Airport. The cause of the fire was a trailer that lost two tires.

West Plainfield Firefighters with the assistance of Woodland Fire Department, Winters Fire Department, Willow Oak Fire Protection District, City of Davis Fire Department, UC Davis Fire Department, and the Yolo Fire Department, are at scene of a commercial hay facility fire on County Road 28.

There will be another burn today in the Golden Bear Estates area of Winters. Smoke will be visible.

West Plainfield Firefighters with the assistance of the Willow Oak Fire Protection District, contained an escaped control burn threatening two outbuildings to one acre. Units remained on scene for approximately one hour to mop up and extinguish all hot spots. Residents are reminded that even on declared Permissive Burn Days extra caution should be undertaken on warm days with north winds and lower humidities. If you have any questions about burning, please contact the fire department prior to ignition.