City of San Gabriel Fire Dept

Some information regarding residential smoke alarms.

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Huge congrats to our Probationary Firefighter Travis Corr! He has earned his red leather helmet shield by passing his 3 month exam! FF/PM Corr has shown proficiency in a variety of hoselays and ladder throws utilized by our department. He has also memorized vital specifications and showed proficiency in a multitude of tools used by our department. And throughout his first three months, Travis gave numerous company schools and drug drills in the ACLS inventory used by L.A. County licensed paramedics. Great job, Travis!

This morning, Capt. Antonio Negrete gave the Public Information portion of the basecamp briefing at the Castle Fire. Capt. Negrete is in his 2nd week of working as one of Public Information Officers at the incident affecting the areas of Porterville and Sequoia National Forest.

Here we go again! Weather Service forecasters are predicting another period of extreme heat over the next week. The City of San Gabriel will have a cooling center open 10am - 6pm Monday and Tuesday (with the potential through to Friday) at the Adult Recreation Center in the Mission District, at 324 S. Mission Drive. Face covering and social distancing measure will be enforced. We are not able to accept pets and recommend you contact you veterinarian for advice on keepin go you let safe. If you experience a heat emergency, call 911 and we’ll be right there to help. The San Gabriel Fire Department will have it’s heat plan in effect that includes augmented staffing and resources. Heat exposure can be deadly, so don’t hesitate to seek help.

We regret to announce the Line of Duty death of a US Forest Service Firefighter at the El Dorado Fire on the San Bernardino Forest. Please keep ALL of the men and women on the frontlines of the many fires across the West in your thoughts and prayers. Rest Easy, we’ll take it from here.

Great job! 2 members of our department, Captain Aaron Terry and Engineer Chris Fetner make up half of this amazing team.

Division Chief Newton Ong and FF/PM Michael Rebolledo are also deployed on incidents throughout the state. Chief Ong is working as a Medical Unit Leader for the Elkhorn Fire in the Shasta Trinity Forest and FF/PM Michael Rebolledo is working as a Fireline Paramedic at the Red Salmon Complex. Please keep these 2 men in your thoughts.

Best of luck to the 9 candidates taking the Captain’s exam today. Your hard work is about to pay off!

Thank you so much to Mary Acuna Garcia and Native Sons of the Golden West for the DELICIOUS Lasagne Dinner. We truly appreciate your support of the San Gabriel Fire Department!

For the past 2 days, E52, staffed by Capt. Sean Irwin, Eng. Cuong Tran, FF Jacob Gustafson and FF Graham Hale have been assigned to the area of the foothill cities for the Bobcat Fire. As part of Strike Team 1205A, they are currently assigned to Structure Protection in the City of Monrovia. The City of San Gabriel continues to be staffed with recalled firefighters and remains fully protected. Please keep them in your thoughts.

***9/11 Ceremony Update*** Due to restrictions in Los Angeles County regarding Covid, we are unable to invite the general public to join us at our headquarters station as we honor the victims of 9/11. We DO invite you however, to watch our ceremony on our Facebook page as we will go Facebook Live. The broadcast will commence at 6:45am. Thank you.