Fire District and City of Placerville Receive Check for Placerville Joint Public Safety Facility Project

Placerville, Calif. (December 5, 2023) — Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil and El Dorado County Fire Protection District co-hosted a meet and greet at Station 25 in Placerville on Sunday, December 3. Senator Marie Alvarado-Gill presented a check for $1 million of state funds towards a Placerville Joint Public Safety Facility for El Dorado County Fire Protection District and the Placerville Police Department. Both agencies are providing public safety services out of facilities that have long outlived their effectiveness in providing essential emergency services to the City of Placerville. Over the past year, both the City of Placerville and El Dorado County Fire Protection District have been cooperating to identify how a new facility could provide emergency services now and into the future. When completed, the Placerville Joint Public Safety Facility could contain a fire station, fire district administration, a police department and an emergency operations center among other options. 

"The Senator and her staff listened to our needs and concerns, took the time to tour our station and see the challenges first hand, and went to work for our firefighters," says Fire Chief Tim Cordero. " This funding is a tremendous start towards providing our firefighters and police officers the facility they desperately need." 

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil stated, "this is in investment in the men and women that serve our community in the fire district to make sure that they are safe, respected and that they have dignity in the work that they give our community."

During the ceremony Fire Chief Tim Cordero presented Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil with a flag that had flown over Station 25 on 9/11 of this year as a token of appreciation for the senator's assistance in moving the Placerville Joint Public Safety Facility forward.   

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A woman in traditional dress speaks at a ceremony outside a fire station, while firefighters hold a framed honor and flags.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil
A fire station ceremony in Placerville, featuring officials, flags, and a presentation with a framed document.
Fire Chief Tim Cordero
Firefighters in uniform at El Dorado County Fire Station 25, holding flags and a framed honor certificate.
A woman in a festive outfit speaks into a microphone, flanked by firefighters holding a flag and a framed certificate.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil
A woman in a red dress and a man in uniform hold a giant check for $1 million for the El Dorado County Fire Protection District.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil, left, with Fire Chief Tim Cordero
A check for $1 million for the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, presented by officials on September 15, 2023.
Placerville Police Chief Joe Wren, left, with Fire Chief Tim Cordero
A group poses with a large check for $1 million for fire protection funding in El Dorado County, California.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (center) with (left to right) ECF Director Jim Edmiston, ECF Director Lloyd Ogan, ECF Director Paul Gilchrest, ECF Director Mickey Kaiserman, Fire CHief Tim Cordero, Placerville Police Chief Joe Wren, and El Dorado County Supervisor Wendy Thomas. 
A woman in red speaks at a ceremony outside a fire station, while a firefighter holds a framed certificate and flags.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil
A vintage red fire truck with a holiday wreath, with people at a festive booth in the background under a tent.
A vintage red fire truck from Placerville, featuring shiny chrome details and parked near a modern pickup truck.
A holiday event featuring Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil's booth, with festive decorations and people interacting, including children.
A vintage red fire truck from Placerville, adorned with a holiday wreath and a firefighter's jacket.
A crowd gathers at an event featuring a tent for Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil, with people interacting and a festive atmosphere.
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