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El Dorado County Fire Protection District Firefighters

Helicopter Rescue Technician Program

May contain: adventure, leisure activities, person, and ziplining
May contain: nature, outdoors, wilderness, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, person, rock, mountain, mountain range, peak, bag, plant, vegetation, and backpack
May contain: plant, vegetation, tree, nature, outdoors, sky, scenery, person, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, helmet, land, woodland, and grass
May contain: rock, nature, outdoors, wilderness, cliff, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, person, clothing, hardhat, helmet, plant, vegetation, mountain, mountain range, peak, face, head, photography, portrait, sky, bag, and scenery
May contain: cliff, nature, outdoors, helmet, clothing, glove, and person
May contain: aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, animal, bird, and flying
May contain: gravel, road, clothing, hardhat, helmet, glove, person, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, nature, outdoors, backpack, bag, footwear, shoe, accessories, handbag, rubble, rock, worker, people, and photography
May contain: people, person, clothing, footwear, shoe, glove, adult, male, man, accessories, glasses, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, architecture, building, factory, helmet, and box
May contain: gravel, road, clothing, hardhat, helmet, person, and walking
May contain: flag, people, person, clothing, footwear, shoe, helmet, glove, accessories, belt, architecture, building, hangar, glasses, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: architecture, building, factory, clothing, footwear, shoe, manufacturing, adult, male, man, person, accessories, belt, wristwatch, hat, flag, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: animal, bird, flying, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, and flight
May contain: clothing, hardhat, helmet, rock, person, footwear, shoe, adult, male, man, outdoors, cliff, nature, and glove
May contain: clothing, hat, glove, adult, male, man, person, accessories, bag, handbag, glasses, car, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: helmet, backpack, bag, person, clothing, glove, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, accessories, and handbag
May contain: helmet, clothing, footwear, shoe, adult, male, man, person, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, accessories, glasses, backpack, bag, and handbag
May contain: adventure, leisure activities, person, and ziplining
May contain: nature, outdoors, wilderness, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, person, rock, mountain, mountain range, peak, bag, plant, vegetation, and backpack
May contain: plant, vegetation, tree, nature, outdoors, sky, scenery, person, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, helmet, land, woodland, and grass
May contain: rock, nature, outdoors, wilderness, cliff, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, person, clothing, hardhat, helmet, plant, vegetation, mountain, mountain range, peak, face, head, photography, portrait, sky, bag, and scenery
May contain: cliff, nature, outdoors, helmet, clothing, glove, and person
May contain: aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, animal, bird, and flying
May contain: gravel, road, clothing, hardhat, helmet, glove, person, adventure, hiking, leisure activities, nature, outdoors, backpack, bag, footwear, shoe, accessories, handbag, rubble, rock, worker, people, and photography
May contain: people, person, clothing, footwear, shoe, glove, adult, male, man, accessories, glasses, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, architecture, building, factory, helmet, and box
May contain: gravel, road, clothing, hardhat, helmet, person, and walking
May contain: flag, people, person, clothing, footwear, shoe, helmet, glove, accessories, belt, architecture, building, hangar, glasses, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: architecture, building, factory, clothing, footwear, shoe, manufacturing, adult, male, man, person, accessories, belt, wristwatch, hat, flag, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: animal, bird, flying, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, and flight
May contain: clothing, hardhat, helmet, rock, person, footwear, shoe, adult, male, man, outdoors, cliff, nature, and glove
May contain: clothing, hat, glove, adult, male, man, person, accessories, bag, handbag, glasses, car, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: helmet, backpack, bag, person, clothing, glove, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, accessories, and handbag
May contain: helmet, clothing, footwear, shoe, adult, male, man, person, hat, aircraft, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, accessories, glasses, backpack, bag, and handbag
May contain: person, human, jacket, clothing, coat, apparel, fireman, and helmet
May contain: rock and text
Grateful for our Community support
May contain: helmet, clothing, apparel, person, and human
Captain Snyder assisting a cat that was home during a structure fire
contains fire engine, wildfire, trees, dirt road, el dorado county, dixie fire
Crews on Engine 328
May contain: person and human
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, and fire truck
Residential fire in Pleasant Valley
May contain: fireman, person, and human
Training day
May contain: lighting
Engine 328 out on the fireline 
May contain: person, human, fireman, helmet, clothing, and apparel
Captain Poganski and Firefighter Serena - out on the fireline
May contain: person and human
Residential fire in Camino
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
Congratulations to our newly promoted Engineers and 2 new firefighters
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, and transportation
A huge THANK YOU to Peet's Coffee for recognizing and supporting our fireifghters with a generous donation of coffee!
May contain: transportation, vehicle, and truck
PRIDE
May contain: person, human, adventure, leisure activities, vegetation, plant, outdoors, and rock
Swift Water Rescue drills in Coloma

Cool Incident May 22, 2008

Summary: The Cool Incident was a 97 acre wildland fire that started west of Highway 49 across from the quarry, north of the town of Cool on May 22, 2008. The fire was wind driven. No structures were lost or damaged. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians.

May contain: nature and outdoors
Wind drives the fire toward the town of Cool.
May contain: nature, outdoors, mountain, and water
A smoke column erupts from the fire.
May contain: person, human, and utility pole
Flames race uphill behind the town.
May contain: utility pole, person, and human
The fire burns behind the local businesses.
May contain: car, transportation, vehicle, automobile, and utility pole
Flames scorch the hills behind Cool businesses.
May contain: flying, animal, bird, traffic light, light, airplane, transportation, vehicle, and aircraft
A helicopter drops water on the fire.
May contain: nature, smoke, fog, smog, car, transportation, vehicle, and automobile
Crews gain access to the fire.
contains buildings, strip mall with a burned hill behind
The aftermath: a burned hillside behind the town of Cool.
May contain: nature and outdoors
May contain: nature, outdoors, mountain, and water
May contain: person, human, and utility pole
May contain: utility pole, person, and human
May contain: car, transportation, vehicle, automobile, and utility pole
May contain: flying, animal, bird, traffic light, light, airplane, transportation, vehicle, and aircraft
May contain: nature, smoke, fog, smog, car, transportation, vehicle, and automobile
contains buildings, strip mall with a burned hill behind

These pictures were taken by and are courtesy of Andrea Schliessmann of the Cool Deli.

Special Events

May contain: person, human, fire truck, truck, vehicle, and transportation
Christmas Parade
May contain: person, human, fire truck, transportation, vehicle, truck, sunglasses, accessories, accessory, and crowd
Christmas Parade
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, fire truck, helmet, clothing, and apparel
Christmas Parade
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, and fire truck
Christmas Parade
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, and vehicle
Christmas Parade
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
School visit
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, and fire truck
Halloween
May contain: person, human, tent, bread, and food
Pancake Feed
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, shoe, clothing, footwear, apparel, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, and school
May contain: person, human, fire truck, truck, vehicle, and transportation
May contain: person, human, fire truck, transportation, vehicle, truck, sunglasses, accessories, accessory, and crowd
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, fire truck, helmet, clothing, and apparel
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, vehicle, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, tent, bread, and food
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, shoe, clothing, footwear, apparel, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, and school

Paying Respects

May contain: person, human, helmet, clothing, and apparel
Sac 911 Memorial Climb
May contain: tomb and tombstone
Gravestone of Captain Matt Keck
May contain: text, word, and plaque
California Firefighter's Memorial
May contain: person, human, clothing, and apparel
California Firefighter's Memorial
May contain: person, human, logo, symbol, trademark, and wristwatch
California Firefighter's Memorial
May contain: business card, text, paper, and plaque
California Firefighter's Memorial
May contain: bronze
California Firefighter's Memorial
May contain: flag, symbol, person, and human
Sac 911 Memorial Climb
May contain: flare and light
Sac 911 Memorial Climb
May contain: person, human, and fireman
Sac 911 Memorial Climb
May contain: person and human
Sac 911 Memorial Climb
May contain: person, human, helmet, clothing, and apparel
May contain: tomb and tombstone
May contain: text, word, and plaque
May contain: person, human, clothing, and apparel
May contain: person, human, logo, symbol, trademark, and wristwatch
May contain: business card, text, paper, and plaque
May contain: bronze
May contain: flag, symbol, person, and human
May contain: flare and light
May contain: person, human, and fireman
May contain: person and human

Strike Teams

May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, fire, and forest fire
Rim fire
May contain: vehicle, transportation, and truck
OES 372
May contain: person, human, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, aircraft, and fireman
Helicopter Training
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, and transportation
Heading out
May contain: person and human
Fireline medic
May contain: person and human
May contain: person and human
Engine 328 crew
May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
Engine 328
May contain: bush, plant, vegetation, truck, vehicle, and transportation
Engine 328
May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
Engine 28
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, fire, and forest fire
May contain: vehicle, transportation, and truck
May contain: person, human, helicopter, transportation, vehicle, aircraft, and fireman
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, and transportation
May contain: person and human
May contain: person and human
May contain: person and human
May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: bush, plant, vegetation, truck, vehicle, and transportation
May contain: truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck

Firefighter Training

May contain: person, human, fireman, helmet, clothing, and apparel
Ventilation prop
contains black and white screen with thermal image of three firefighters crouched in a dark room
TIC - Thermal Imaging Cameras
May contain: vegetation, plant, woodland, nature, forest, land, tree, outdoors, path, person, human, jungle, trail, grove, adventure, leisure activities, wilderness, potted plant, pottery, jar, and vase
RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, and vehicle
RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher
May contain: person, human, fireman, wheel, and machine
Rope drills
May contain: person, human, nature, outdoors, vegetation, plant, field, and land
RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher
May contain: text, banner, bench, and furniture
Probationary firefighter evaluations
May contain: person, human, tarmac, asphalt, road, and intersection
Portable monitor
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
Porta-tanks
May contain: person, human, bus, transportation, and vehicle
PFE - portable fire extinguishers
May contain: person, human, vegetation, and plant
LAP drill
May contain: handrail, banister, person, and human
Ladder drills
May contain: person, human, shoe, clothing, footwear, apparel, jeans, denim, pants, truck, transportation, and vehicle
L26
May contain: person, human, construction crane, and fireman
L26
May contain: person, human, and fireman
Hose drills
May contain: person, human, fire hydrant, hydrant, helmet, clothing, and apparel
Hose drills
May contain: person, human, transportation, and vehicle
Extrication drills
May contain: person, human, indoors, room, clothing, and apparel
EMS drills with red hawk
May contain: person, human, fireman, helmet, clothing, and apparel
May contain: truck, vehicle, and transportation
E28 monitor
May contain: person, human, fireman, helmet, clothing, and apparel
contains black and white screen with thermal image of three firefighters crouched in a dark room
May contain: vegetation, plant, woodland, nature, forest, land, tree, outdoors, path, person, human, jungle, trail, grove, adventure, leisure activities, wilderness, potted plant, pottery, jar, and vase
May contain: person, human, truck, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: person, human, fireman, wheel, and machine
May contain: person, human, nature, outdoors, vegetation, plant, field, and land
May contain: text, banner, bench, and furniture
May contain: person, human, tarmac, asphalt, road, and intersection
May contain: person, human, truck, vehicle, transportation, and fire truck
May contain: person, human, bus, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: person, human, vegetation, and plant
May contain: handrail, banister, person, and human
May contain: person, human, shoe, clothing, footwear, apparel, jeans, denim, pants, truck, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: person, human, construction crane, and fireman
May contain: person, human, and fireman
May contain: person, human, fire hydrant, hydrant, helmet, clothing, and apparel
May contain: person, human, transportation, and vehicle
May contain: person, human, indoors, room, clothing, and apparel
May contain: person, human, fireman, helmet, clothing, and apparel
May contain: truck, vehicle, and transportation
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