RFD Hot Spots

Eric Botkin Funeral Pictures

2010-01-12T22:24:00.000-08:00

RS 2 Class

2009-12-04T16:40:00.000-08:00

Joan Retires with Honor

2009-12-03T09:13:00.000-08:00

Chili Cook Off

2009-11-05T15:59:00.000-08:00

Rescue Systems - 1

2009-11-05T15:51:00.000-08:00

Fill The Boot

2009-11-02T11:34:00.000-08:00

Breathing Training

2009-10-26T14:31:00.000-07:00

La Sierra Brush Fire in Riverside California 2009

2009-09-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

Brush Fire in 7's Area

2009-08-04T11:14:00.001-07:00

Fire Off of Magnolia & Monroe

2009-08-03T10:24:00.000-07:00

Joe Rosales Goes on a Permanent 6 Day.

2009-06-30T09:25:00.000-07:00

Congratulations on the Retirement Joe!

New Fire Chief Earley

2009-06-29T15:47:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday June 23, 2009 Chief Earley became the new Fire Chief for the City of Riverside Fire Department.

Extrication Training

2009-06-29T15:37:00.000-07:00

Station 13 Crew

2009-06-29T15:32:00.000-07:00

Fire Downtown on Lime

2009-06-29T15:11:00.000-07:00

Heavy Rescue Goes to our Mexico Sister City

2009-06-29T14:52:00.000-07:00

Swift Water Rescue Training 09

2009-06-29T14:40:00.000-07:00

Some of the guys doing swift water training down at lake Perris. They learned how to save drowning victims as well as keep themselves alive.

Some Pictures from Family Day

2009-05-07T13:40:00.000-07:00

Veterans Parade

2009-04-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures taken by "Martin" from the Sheriffs Department.

Brush Fire in 14's Area.

2009-04-13T15:09:00.000-07:00

RFD's Softball Team

2009-04-10T15:42:00.000-07:00

Jarupa Fire

2009-03-30T10:04:00.000-07:00

These were given by bystander who was at the fire watching our guys work.

Multi Casualty Incident Drill

2009-03-30T09:53:00.000-07:00

Rescue Systems 2 Class

2009-03-30T09:15:00.000-07:00

Retirement 2009

2009-03-24T16:45:00.000-07:00

Everyone had a good time at the retirement dinner. It was good to see a lot of old faces. Joe Reed was there "dressed and pressed". And there were lots of tears. As you will see for yourselves.

I really wanted to put all the pictures up here but I'm afraid it may bog down your computers. If there is an image you like from the retirement dinner let me know and I'll get it to you. Don't forget that on the bottom right hand corner there is a button to look at the images one by one.

Please enjoy

Tedd Laycock Retires

2009-03-09T15:44:00.005-07:00

In case you missed the Fire Chiefs Retirement dinner. Here is a recap.

Tim Strack was M.C. for the event.
He had a moving speech that got everyones attention and made Tedd joyful.
After Tim invited Tedd on stage...
he poked fun at him.
Some of the local chiefs from the surrounding areas were at hand to bring praise and awards.

Then came time for Oran who roasted the chief.

The division chiefs where there to draw support for Tedd.
They gave Tedd, an honest to goodness native American, an make shift indian head dress.
Then they presented him with the traditional retirement chiefs helmet.
Tedd was also given an award from the LOCAL 1067 Union. The Union reps were on hand to present and give thanks.
Cindy, Tedd's wife, was asked to join Tedd in receiving a trip from all who came that night.

At the end Tedd came up and said a few words that moved many people and cause him to choke up as well. He was moved by everything that night and will honestly miss everyone. We know we will miss him too.

At the end we played a short video of his life and some fun pictures from the guys. If your curious to see what was played we encourage you to attend the retirement dinner.

215/60 Rollover

2009-03-09T15:31:00.000-07:00

Few shots around Station 1

2009-03-09T15:27:00.000-07:00

Training Burn On La Sierra

2009-01-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

Here are some fun Pictures from the Event. Chief Martinez even got an interview on Channel 7 with Bob Banfield.

Phone Scam Alert!!

2009-01-22T09:15:00.000-08:00

January 22, 2009

MEDIA ALERT

BEWARE OF PHONE SCAMS CLAIMING

TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BURN-INJURED CHILDREN

The Burn Institute-Inland Empire has recently become aware of unauthorized phone solicitors attempting to raise money for burn-injured children. THE CALLS ARE NOT VALID! These telemarketers are not affiliated with the Burn Institute-Inland Empire or other locally authorized burn support organizations. Organizations that are reputable, including the Burn Institute-Inland Empire, do not raise funds through telemarketing. If you receive such a call, please hang up and report the incident to the Burn Institute-Inland Empire at 909 519-1063.

WEBSITE

Those wishing to donate to the Burn Institute-Inland Empire may contact us directly at

(909) 519-1063 or donate online at www.burninstitute-ie.org

MEDIA NOTE

Burn Institute-Inland Empire Executive Director, Gary Stansberry, is available for interviews to discuss this issue and the agency’s burn survivor support services, (including the upcoming Camp Beyond The Scars for burn-injured youth) and related topics. To schedule an interview, please call Gary Stansberry at the number below:

CONTACT

Gary Stansberry

Executive Director

Burn Institute-Inland Empire

(909) 519-1063

mailto:glstansberry@yahoo.com

The Burn Institute-Inland Empire is the local 501 (c) 3 nonprofit agency providing fire and burn prevention education and burn survivor programs within the Inland Empire (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties).

Promotions

2009-01-20T14:59:00.002-08:00

Fire in 4's Area

2009-01-06T12:17:00.000-08:00

TC In 12's Area

2009-01-06T12:13:00.000-08:00

Fire On Blain

2009-01-06T12:10:00.000-08:00

Some snapshots from Perrys Retirement.

2009-01-05T17:39:00.000-08:00

Training Pictures

2008-12-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. The department is changing rapidly as my office has been moved around. But the training must go on. Here are some picts of some of the new recruits getting trained by some of our finest.

Also that day USAR was training on some rope systems. They they will be mixed into the pictures. It was pretty cool as they ran the ropes back an forth.

Here is the Chief getting ready for the gauntlet.
As most know the gauntlet has a lot to do with endurance.

Here is the Chief again showing the rookie how its done.

Good job rookies of Winter 2008

More Pictures From Fill the Boot

2008-10-20T14:17:00.001-07:00

Pictures Courtesy of Engineer Vince Rodgers

Recent Fires

2008-10-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

Looking for links to the current fires. Use this link off of the Cal Fire Website.

FIRE MAPS (Google)

Fire Expo 2008

2008-10-13T16:49:00.001-07:00

Just a few pictures of the Fire Expo 2008. Lots of fun and a lot to see. 363 days till the next one. See you then.

Fire Expo for October 11, 2008

2008-10-10T22:45:00.000-07:00

For more info about our up coming Fire Expo please click on the picture to view all the information.

Fill the Boot

2008-10-10T10:42:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures from the Fill the Boot for the MDA.

Pictures provided by Vince Rodgers

Fire off of Magnolia

2008-09-25T16:45:00.000-07:00

Station 5 Tripod Dedication

2008-09-16T11:39:00.001-07:00

Madison Training Burn

2008-09-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Fire on Magnolia

2008-09-16T11:27:00.001-07:00

Pep Boys Fire

2008-09-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Just a snapshot that Vince Rodgers took at the recent 91 freeway fire. Sorry if you got stuck in this mess.

PUBLISHED!!!

2008-08-25T16:45:00.000-07:00

So after submitting several images to CSFA Magazine, Fire House Life and others we got a bite with "The California Fire Service". We made the front cover. How very exciting. Also below is the original image. Enjoy.

Pinning July 08

2008-07-29T09:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry if you missed the pinning. Here are a few shots from the event. If you would like to purchase some pictures feel free to CLICK HERE FOR ORDERING PICTURES. Enjoy the Slideshow below.

Tony Braun Retires

2008-07-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Tony you will be missed.

He Writes:

Well it is finally here. A bitter sweet moment. A day that pales in excitement to the day I was hired some 30 years ago. I didn't have to work as hard to get here as I did to land the job of my dreams. I have been truly blessed beyond my wildest dreams. It has truly been my pleasure to have been a Firefighter and I am extremely grateful to my Savior and Creator to have kept me well enough to see this day. My only regret is that I don't have the energy to spend another 30 years serving in this capacity. I will however be involved with the Explorers and the Honor Guard, if they will have me or we don't change our coats to those worn by the few the proud the......... otherwise I will have to exchange my keg for a six-pack if you know what I mean.

I hope I have left you all a few colorful stories to share at the kitchen table regarding my illustrious career. I leave with the realization that my successes were only due to those who trained and led me into accomplishing my desires and I can only hope that through it all, I have done the same. It is, after all, all of you that makes this Fire Department one of the best there is and to think I got paid to do this. Well I was hoping this would be short because I know how annoying long memos (and SOPs) are, boring. So to all of you I bid you farewell in this chapter of my live and look forward to keeping in touch one way or another in the next chapter.

Continue on my brothers and sisters and remember what I have always said, This organization will not tolerate failure.

Sincerely,

Captain Evil (ETB), aka Captain Caffeine and of course Rosebud.

Love you all.

Tony giving a rookie some last minute advice.

Tony with Dr. Evil

Then came the roasting from Chief Pentz.

Now that your retired what do you plan to do Tony?

Ahhhh. Start up his new Harley Fire Fighting company.

A last minute shot with the crew at 5's.

We will miss you Tony.

Happy Retirement Chief Fisher

2008-07-14T21:49:00.000-07:00

On Monday July 14 Chief Fisher Retired after 32 years. We will miss him around these parts.

Retired Chief Fisher writes:

Ever since I announced my retirement I've had people ask me, "Are you sure you're ready to retire?" "Aren't you going to miss all this?" And now that the day is here, I'll admit it's a little weird. I've been doing this my entire adult life and it is going to be strange not to put on the uniform anymore.

The truth is I've known for a very long time that I'm one of the lucky ones. Most people just get up and go their job every day, and I think the vast majority would much rather be doing something else. But for 32 years I have had the honor of working at a profession that I truly love. And quite frankly, if I had it to do over again I'd be the first in line to sign up for a fire academy.

I have had the privilege of learning from and working with some amazing firefighters ---- some long retired and others still proudly wearing the RFD patch on their shoulder. And I believe I've done my fair share of influencing others over the years, perhaps not always a positive influence --- but an influence none the less. In fact, I might have had some part in trying to teach others how to incorporate barking dog Christmas carols into the 1930 hrs radio test. Fortunately it never caught on.

So while it is weird to be retiring, what makes it a little easier is that I leave with no regrets. I've had a great career and I've loved every minute of it. Water fights at any given moment, shooting hoops behind the station, playing cards into the wee hours of the morning, and having a small part in a few practical jokes. And in between all that, we fought fires, protected property, saved lives, and helped the citizens of this community in some of their most trying times.

Just for the record, between my dad and I, Riverside has been protected by a Fisher for the past 48 years. Both my boys hope to one day have the same honor, but they're a few years away from making that a reality ---- so try and hold things together until they get here.

I consider it an honor to have worked with each and every one of you and I thank you for putting up with me.

Mike Fisher

Some images from his life.

Pictures from Humbolt Fire

2008-07-05T19:39:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the initial deployment of the Type 3 OES Strike Team 6808C. The pictures were taken during their assignment on the Humbolt fire in Butte County. E14C crew was Bauer, Arias, Clark and Kaessner.

Press Enterprise Shots of our Burn

2008-07-01T12:49:00.000-07:00

Looking for more content.

Check out this link to the Press Enterpise's Amanda Lucidon. She photographed our burn day.

Click here for link

Every 15 Minutes 2008

2008-06-26T09:04:00.000-07:00

"Every 15 Minutes" is a program that is designed to impact the community and make them aware of how every 15 minutes someone dies from an alcohol related collision. The link below will take you to some of the pictures from our Riverside event at Norte Vista High School. If your unaware of the program just know that everything is staged and none of the blood is real. For more information about EVERY15MINUTES please visit their website.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE EVENT PICTURES.

MOB Drill 2008

2008-06-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

To those who wanted to see the pictures from the day crew of the MOB exercise. At 105 degrees that day it was a scorcher.

Prescribed Burn 08

2008-06-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't put anything up for a while. The new training facility is finished and everyone is settling in. Some of my computer connectivity has changed so most of my posts will be coming from home from now one. Well enjoy this next slideshow from a prescribed burn.

Daniel

Deputy Chief Dave Austin Retires

2008-03-28T09:44:00.001-07:00

For friends of Dave, the Chief retired last week and we threw together a slideshow for him. Here is how the show went.

CLICK HERE

Johnny Jones & Felix Biggers

2008-03-15T10:48:00.001-07:00

Felix Biggers and Johnny Jones, retirees, were caught the other day at Fire Station 1. Apparently now they work for Mickey Mouse.

Pinning and Mini Academy Pictures

2008-03-10T23:49:00.001-07:00

For those of you who were interested in the pinning pictures and the slideshow pictures.

Click here to order prints of your firefighter.

Click the Galleries Tab in the upper right hand corner. Then select either the Mini Academy or March 08 Pinning.

Daniel Balboa

New Blood in the RFD

2008-03-06T01:04:00.000-08:00

Fire on Mission Inn Ave.

2008-02-21T15:07:00.000-08:00

Brush Fire Near Victoria & Tyler

2008-02-15T14:52:00.000-08:00

Fire off Western Ave.

2008-01-22T17:35:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Sights at Station 9

2007-12-22T23:41:00.001-08:00

Sometimes you just have to get a picture of a beautiful sight.

Fire on VanBuren

2007-12-11T23:35:00.000-08:00

Fire Picts from Bradley

2007-12-11T17:41:00.000-08:00

It Happens Every Year.

2007-11-28T23:02:00.000-08:00

Every year the banner goes up.

Do you see what's wrong here?

Supervising the Event.

This side has it right.

Looks like the ladders gonna be there for a while.

Spark of Love Toy Drive

2007-11-15T10:24:00.001-08:00

The “Spark of Love” Toy Drive collects new, unwrapped toys and sports equipment for the underserved children in the City of Riverside. Toys are being collected for children: Infancy to 18 years of age.

As in the past, fire stations will serve as drop-off sites as well as

Fire Administration, City Hall (3rd and 7th Floor) and Human Resources.

The Riverside City Firefighter’s believe this is a very worthwhile endeavor

and are encouraging the support of city employees to donate just one toy!

Each toy donated means one more child will have a Christmas this year.

Please join the local firefighters in igniting a “spark of love”

in a child’s heart making his/her holiday a little brighter.

For more information contact:

Samantha Neathery

Public Education

City of Riverside Fire Department

(951) 826-5384

Southern California Fire Map

2007-10-23T14:53:00.000-07:00

Click here to see the Southern California fires