Visalia Fire Dept.

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Yesterday evening members of the Visalia Fire Dept. had a retirement celebration for Fire Captains Alvino Lopez and Miguel Oseguera which was hosted by Simply Brewing. We wish them well in their next chapter of life after serving full careers for the citizens of Visalia.

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Visalia Fire personnel were trained and familiarized with a new battery energy storage system facility that is being built in the Visalia Industrial Park. Michael Ochs from Ormat trained all three shifts and then provided a tour of the facility.

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This past week Visalia Fire has been training all personnel in various Firefighter Survival skills that could help a firefighter if they were to experience these emergencies on an incident.

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Over the past few weeks all Visalia personnel have been training on removing a patient from a high-point by utilizing rope rescue systems and the aerial ladder.

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Visalia Fire Truck 55A crew assisted the American Warriors of California in paying their respects for a local soldier who paid the ultimate sacrifice serving our Country. SPC Bryant Morris served in the US Army recently passed and was brought home. God bless all our soldiers.

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On the morning of July 4th Fire Captain Miguel Oseguera retired from the Visalia Fire Dept. after serving the citizens of Visalia for 29 1/2 years. Miguel “OC” plans to spend his time with his kids and grandkids. He appreciated all the laughs and memories made in his career.

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Final tone out for Fire Captain Alvino “Bo” Lopez after 24 years of service to the Visalia Fire Department and the community it serves and protects.

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Today was the last shift after 24 years for Fire Captain Alvino “Bo” Lopez. Bo served on many response teams and also on the Visalia Honor Guard. We would like to thank Captain Lopez for his dedicated service to our Department and the community. Good luck in your next chapter Bo.

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Last Thursday night Battalion Chief Hughes represented Visalia Fire as the Advisory Board Chairperson for the Golden West High Academy of First Responders and presented three Seniors: Evan Renteria, Caden Lawrence, & Ethan Holguin with $500 scholarships for college expenses.

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Last week Visalia Fire Battalion Chief Hughes met with the Golden West Academy of First Responder students and demonstrated donning and doffing of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). This gives the students a chance to experience the conditions and weight of wearing them.

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On Friday the Golden West Academy of First Responders lead by Bill Wilson and supported by local First Responder agencies competed with multiple high schools and placed 1st place in all three categories of CPR/AED skills, simulated felony stop skills and fire technology skills.

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In April Visalia Fire will have 7 Firefighter-Paramedics completing their required 12-month Probationary skill evaluations. The skills include hydrant operations, hose deployment, ladders, vertical ventilation, forcible entry and a scenario of responding to a downed firefighter.

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