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It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Fire Control Worker Zachary Gregson. He has succumbed to his injuries sustained from an off-duty motorcycle accident that occurred on July 15th, 2021. Zachary served on the Ventura County Fire Department’s Hand Crew with his final assignment as Dozer Swamper for Dozer-12. He leaves behind a loving family, a strong group of friends, and a grateful fire department. Zachary dedicated his life to helping others by fighting fires. In his last days, that spirit of service to others continued as he has donated his vital organs in a final act of selflessness. It is the family’s hope that his generous spirit will live on through this gift of life. Thank you to everyone who has supported, donated, and prayed for Zachary and his family over these last few days. We ask that you please continue to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 from your Ventura County Firefighters ______________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ______________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
I’m case you’re wondering if we are excited for the 4th of July... 🇺🇸 Have a safe 4th of July weekend ! ______________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ______________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Jones, Medic-Engine 34 Thousand Oaks, Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @moorparkfirephotographer
Walking Into fire season like... ⬆️ As the weather seems to get warmer and warmer, your firefighters are gearing up for the challenges ahead. You’ll notice “Strike teams” of type 1 & type 3 engines (Teams of 5 engines with 3 to 4 person staffing) being deployed in and out of Ventura County to major fires. You’ll also see in future posts our members that deploy on federal and state wildland management teams, alongside with firefighters that deploy as a single resource. So stay tuned for future stories/posts. With these deployments your Ventura County Firefighters will back fill fire stations as we send members out to these incidents. This profession is a calling to serve, and we’ll do just that! ______________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ______________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Truck days 🇺🇸 #RoofWork #TillerTuesday From a recent structure fire captured by @moorparkfirephotographer #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Firefighters from Medic Engine 343 sharing the view out on the line tonight in #KernCounty for the #ShellFire ______________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ______________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
“Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely…I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander #dday #honor #remember
Today our brothers and sisters from LaCo Fire and the families hurt by this tragedy grieve for the loss of a firefighter and the serious injuries of another. Please take the time to visit their social media pages and help in their campaigns to assist their families. @lacountyfd @iafflocal1014 @lacountyfirefighters
Memorial Day 2021 Today we honor & remember the sacrifices from the brave men and women who selflessly served our great nation. #MemorialDay #Veterans #GoldstarFamily #ThankYouForYourService
Fire season ready 🔥 #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @bperezf
Last week Academy 58 put in the work on the #VCFD burn props running scenario after scenario preparing for their week of “ride outs” in the field. This week all academy 58 recruits are riding alongside firefighters in the field learning first hand how to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. After this week they’ll return back to the academy for graduation and then they’ll be assigned to engine and truck companies during probation. It’s during this probationary period that your firefighters are tested daily, physically and mentally trained, and properly mentored on how to be successful in this career. This isn’t their last week to ask questions about the job, it’s a career of constant learning. However after this week they’ll be relied upon by their companies and the public to do the best job possible. Good luck 58! #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Get out there and train! E41 testing out the TFT Blitzfire portable monitor, this new tool is making its way throughout the department for some R&D. Our training division leads the charge in bringing new equipment to the field & it’s your firefighters that put it to the test! This piece of equipment hooks up to the end of a hose line allowing a single firefighter to stretch the hose, carry the equipment, and start flowing water seamlessly. In under 2 minutes there could be 500 gallons of water flowing, unattended, so our firefighters can perform other important tasks. #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
“There is no shortcut, there is no hack, there’s only one way... so get after it” - Jocko Willink #discipline #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Firefighter Josh Varnum, Crew 12 Crew Boss, Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @jonathanstp05
Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Mercer, Medic-Engine 43 East Simi Valley, Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @415firephoto
If you live in the city of #Ventura take the time and get involved on April 21st for a special city council meeting regarding your #VenturaCityFire and support your @venturafireassociation Repost from @venturafireassociation • “Attention Ventura City Residents” The safety of your family and our community is the highest priority for your Ventura City Firefighters. Please join us at a Special Council Meeting regarding the safety of our great City If you live in Ventura City and support your local Ventura City Firefighters tune into the **Special City Council Meeting** April 21st at 6pm The City of Ventura conducted a nearly 2 year long performance study on your local fire department. This study found necessary improvements to your public safety and we want the citizens to be informed. We not only work in this beautiful city, but we also live here and are an active part of the community. We are asking for your support by joining in on the meeting and joining the discussion on what our city needs. The meeting can be accessed via the city’s YouTube Channel, Webex and local cable television. Join a Web Ex meetingLIVE: https://cityofventura.webex.com/cityofventura/onstage/g.php?MTID=e21a8d904 117c309755ac736a5de0ea57 Watch a live stream of the meeting at https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/718/Videos, YouTube at https://www.YouTube.com/cityofventura/live or on Cable TV – Channel 15, live and replayed as listed on CAPS media schedule. ⁃ Ventura City Fire Association L3431 #VenturaCityfirefighters #Ventura #local3431 #VFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, where we recognize those in an extremely thankless job. Our dispatch center dubbed, Ventura, dispatch all fire and EMS responses for us in #VenturaCounty They answer the call and get the wheels rolling in order to try and save someone’s life, often without ever knowing the outcome. Their training, professionalism and passion for the job are heard everyday. Thank you for answering the call day and night. We know it’s not easy hearing someone experience their worst day, let alone gather enough information to get them the right help. Without you we couldn’t do it! Also thank you B-Shift for sending in the group photo ! 📸 ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
The driver and only occupant made it safely out of the vehicle, however from this photo that might not be your first assumption. Engine 45, 47 & Quint 44 responded to this semi truck on fire in #SimiValley Firefighters acted quickly pulling multiple hose lines and knocked down the fire within a couple minutes. There are a lot of factors to consider with this call such as: location of the occupants, roadway safety, water source and securing a loaded semi that was going uphill. All these hazards are taken care of within minutes of firefighters getting on scene. Please make sure when you see us responding to an incident to pull over to the right in a safe location & slow down and give plenty of space to those working on scene. __________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA __________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood
Engine Co. 41 wrapping up a call in one of the beautiful communities we get to serve! #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #rope #Rescue #Roperescue
Some stations get all the luck with their visitors! #happyeaster __________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA __________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood
Christine Saqui, Arson Investigator-13 Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @jclinton1180
Truck ops #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #rope #Rescue #Roperescue 📸: @vcfdphoto
A job well done 👍#Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #rope #Rescue #Roperescue 📸: @415firephoto
Happy International Women’s Day! It’s a day to recognize women in history who are trailblazers in their own field and the women who help make up Ventura County Fire are no different! We don’t need to look far to highlight women within our agency as women make up every part of #VCFD from Dispatchers, Human Resources, EMS Nurses, Fire Investigators, Tactical Paramedics, and Firefighters. Hard work and dedication goes without question and for that we celebrate you. #InternationalWomensDay __________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA __________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood
On their way to the next one... #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @oz_manzano
Engineer Driscoll, Engine 41 Simi Valley, Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @jclinton1180
Putting in the time at the pump panel #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @luckystreetshots
Captain Heath, Superintendent Crew 11, Faces of your #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
This is where the work gets put in, on the fire ground. #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Water always wins! #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team 📸: @highline.cr2
Smiling into the weekend ! Happy Friday everyone, have a safe weekend from your Ventura County Firefighters. ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Truck 35 - Newbury Park, CA Time to get out there and train! Here Engineer Campbell is bringing down the ladder after giving a rope rescue drill. ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA _________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
#MotivationMonday Here are your #VenturaCountyFirefighters from Crew 11 & 12, our wildland fire control workers, taking a break from the fire line to document the hard work the crews put in this fire season. There are limitless ways for you to become a firefighter but one GREAT path is that of our Fire Control Workers. If you get hired on seasonally you have the opportunity to earn a permanent position in the wildland division. Starting here you’ll gain knowledge of the fire service, wildland firefighting, and get to learn about our agency from the inside. A large portion of the recruits for our fire academies come from these two crews. They prove their ability to work hard and it pays off in the end. Whatever way you come to us we’ll train to you and welcome you to the family, but putting in the work is on you! ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Let’s go Academy 58! #riseandgrind ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
#MotivationMonday Our spotlight today is on our Honor Guard. They represent all of us at VCFD in the finest light during formal awards, parades, promotions, graduations and memorials. These members choose to be apart of a centuries old tradition of honoring our members, participating in civic events and honoring the fallen. Our Honor Guard members train in different elements of drill and ceremony. This consists of marching, flag etiquette, and for planned events throughout the year. Many of our members who participate in the Honor Guard have also served our country in the military and their continued service showcases their commitment to be apart of something bigger than themselves. These members find a calling in tradition and service to others. ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
Let’s congratulate another promotion! Captain Johnathan Tolle, currently assigned as our COVID Officer in the EMS division. He has served throughout the county from fire stations 43, 32, 36, 34, and Air Unit as a full time Crew Chief. After serving the county for nine years as a firefighter/paramedic, we are happy to now watch him serve as a captain. Beyond his normal duties, Captain Tolle has served on our air unit and apparatus cadres. These separate cadres are made up of firefighters who take time away from their normal schedule to help keep the wheels rolling within that specialty. The air unit cadre develops the training for the aviation unit, flight paramedics, crew chief, and search & rescue teams who work either full time or as a collateral assignment. He is also a part of the apparatus cadre, which has designed our future medic squads being added to the fleet. We congratulate you on your promotion and wish you the best of luck ! - L1364 ___________________________ 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 & 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 ✔️ IG: @Venturacountyfirefighters FB: Ventura County Firefighters Twitter: @VCPFA ___________________________ #Venturacountyfirefighters #Venturacountyfire #Ventura #Local1364 #VCFD #Californiafirefighter #California #LosAngeles #Firefighter #Fire #Paramedic #trainyourprobie #ChiefMiller #Tiller #Truck #instadaily #instagood #Heavyequipment #aviation #SOCAL #Teamwork #Team
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