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UC Davis Student EMTs stand beside EMS234

UC Davis Fire EMT Program Named Best ‘Hands-on’ Course in Nation

March 24, 2021

Courses and Training

The UC Davis Fire Department EMT certification class has been named the best hands-on training in the nation, recognition for a course so popular that the most recent group filled in 40 minutes with almost no marketing.

Amanda Sieverts, student EMT, gives a shot at the Davis campus vaccine clinic. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

UC Davis Fire on the Frontlines of Vaccinating the Campus

February 23, 2021

In the Community

The UC Davis Fire Department’s student EMTs and firefighters are seeing emotion on both sides of the needle at the Davis campus’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic where the fire personnel are administering the bulk of the shots.

Student EMT Matt Kenaston stands beside EMS 234, the vehicle used by UC Davis Fire to transport COVID positive and close contact students to quarentine student housing.

Fire Department Provides Transportation to Quarantining Students

January 11, 2021

In the Community

Student EMTs are helping their fellow students move safely into on-campus quarantine, thanks to a collaboration between the UC Davis Fire Department, Student Health and Counseling Services and Student Housing.

Firefighters participating in wildland fire training

Wildland Fire Training 2020

July 14, 2020

Department News

Just two days after undergoing annual wildland fire training at UC Davis’ Russell Ranch, the UC Davis Fire Department, and other regional firefighting departments, responded to the largest fire of this year’s early season so far.

UC Davis Fire Earns National Desingation and Recognition for Emergency Medical Services & Education

UC Davis Fire Department Earns National Desingation and Recognition for Emergency Medical Services & Education

February 29, 2020

Department News

On Saturday February 29th, in Boston at the National Collegiate EMS Foundation Conference, UC Davis Fire Department received a prestigious national designation and two awards for our EMS and Pre-Hospital Care preparation, response, and education/outreach work.

UC Davis Fire Department Welcomed 7 new Student EMTs to the Department at February Badge Pinning.

New Student EMTs Welcomed with Badge Pinning Ceremony

February 10, 2020

Department News

On February 10th the UC Davis Fire Department (UCDFD) welcomed seven new Student EMTs (SEMTs) and Senior Student EMT (SrSEMT) at a badge pinning ceremony hosted at the campus Conference and Event Center.

EMS Captain Scott Hatcher Recieves Fire Chief's Citation of Excellence Award

February 10, 2020

Department News

UC Davis Fire Department EMS Captain Scott Hatcher becomes the 4th person in the department to receive the Fire Chief's Citation of Excellence. This award is given to a person, or persons, who through an event or program they created have elevated the reputation of the campus fire department and the UC Davis campus as a whole. The event or program will be a representation of the department’s values and seeks to recognize those who selflessly go above and beyond.

Captain Hatcher is the vision behind our EMS and Pre-Hospital Care Division.

New Home for Antique Fire Engine 4

January 28, 2020

Department News

The UC Davis Fire Department's (UCDFD) antique Engine 4 found it's way to a new home at the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum in West Sacramento. Engine 4 will be housed in the museum along with other antique apparatuses from Dixon, Fairfield, Winters, Sacramento City and others in this brand new facility.

Red Stop the Bleed kit installed on the UC Davis Fire Department Wall.

Stop the Bleed Starts with Community Engagement

November 13, 2019

In the Community

The UC Davis Fire Department is taking the next step in proactive prevention by making Stop the Bleed kits available for on campus departments and highlighting the importance of being prepared for bleeding control.

Fire Day on the Quad - Oct. 9

September 27, 2019

In the Community

A fun-filled, educational day focused on all things fire prevention and safety. Join UC Davis firefighters and all their cool trucks out on the Quad during Fire Prevention Week on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.