A fire captain is deploying as a fireline EMT to help battle the 55,000-acre Garnet Fire in Fresno County, while other staff recently returned from assisting with the Pickett Fire in Napa County.
A recent external review of the UC Davis Fire Department described the campus agency as a “premier” fire department and model organization. “UC Davis is operating one of the best, most unique fire departments we have reviewed, all to regulatory requirements and best practices,” states the report by Citygate Associates.
The UC Davis Fire Department has been internationally recognized as a Beacon community under the Resuscitation Academy's Lighthouse Program, marking the highest level of excellence attainable at entry into the prehospital cardiac arrest care program.
