Captain Ron Smelser began his career with the fire service after he graduated from high school in 1970. He worked for the California Division of…

Charles “Jay” Ross got his start working with CDF and was later hired by the City of Placerville, where he spent the rest of his fire service career…

Knowing early on that he wanted to dedicate his career to the fire service, Matt volunteered his time doing odd jobs at his local fire station after…