Scope
The Volunteer's goal is to provide a service to the Fire Department thereby allowing uniformed Department members to be utilized to their greatest capacity
without interfering with their task.
Reasons for Volunteer Dispatch
Volunteers are trained to provide Rehab and feeding at any type of incident. Volunteers also have the capacity to provide logistical support at an incident;
they can deliver support vehicles, emergency scene lighting, equipment and supplies. The Volunteers can access Supply & Maintenance to acquire ice,
barricade (extinguishing agent), water, MREs and other supplies.
Volunteers are able to staff Rehab Air Tenders thereby freeing uniformed members to return to their duty assignment. The Volunteers also have two
dedicated support vehicles that provide additional Rehab capabilities.
Organization
Volunteer Unit Coordinator: Michael Cunningham
Volunteer Training Officer/Coordinator: Don Tovar
Volunteer Public Events/Incident Coordinator: Kim Tovar
Volunteer Incident Base/Staging Area Coordinator: John Salmassy
Volunteer Coordinators: Harold Puritz, Gary Mikialian
Volunteer Specialists: Nahin Anaya, Martin Rudolph, Eugene Mar, Miguel Felix, Edwin Carballo, Carole Broder, Marti Ebersman, Jose Ramos, Diana
Shepherd, Drew Way, Jeff Ordway, Emmanuel Riclet, Joseph Reiner, Korla Williams, Jose Trujillo, Keenon Adamson, Ricardo Cobar, Monte Gordon, Steve
Jackson, Greg McIndoe, John Nandy, Nikki Reynolds.
Support Service Valley Location: Fire Station 84
Volunteers are quartered and respond from Fire Station 84 in Woodland Hills. This is an active Fire Station housing an Engine, Rescue, Brush Patrol, EMS
Captain and Battalion Chief. Support Utility 2 (SU2), a converted Rescue Ambulance, used for Rehab and logistics support, is housed at FS 84.
Appropriate supplies are staged at the Valley Location.
Supply & Maintenance Division/Rescue Maintenance
Volunteer Coordinators have access to Supply and Maintenance and access to the Department's warehouse on a 24/7 basis. Additional access to vehicles
and forklifts are possible from this location. Volunteers can be called evenings and weekends to pull supplies when needed for a large-scale incident.
Support Utility 1 (SU1) is stationed at this location.
Vehicles
Qualified Volunteers are licensed to drive any class C vehicle. They have access and can deliver the small stakebed truck, plug buggies, vans, sedans,
and two assigned Support Utility Vehicles (SU1 & SU2) to an incident.
For more information you can go to our Frequently Asked Questions section or send an email to membership@lafdbss.org.
The Volunteer's goal is to provide a service to the Fire Department thereby allowing uniformed Department members to be utilized to their greatest capacity
without interfering with their task.
Reasons for Volunteer Dispatch
Volunteers are trained to provide Rehab and feeding at any type of incident. Volunteers also have the capacity to provide logistical support at an incident;
they can deliver support vehicles, emergency scene lighting, equipment and supplies. The Volunteers can access Supply & Maintenance to acquire ice,
barricade (extinguishing agent), water, MREs and other supplies.
Volunteers are able to staff Rehab Air Tenders thereby freeing uniformed members to return to their duty assignment. The Volunteers also have two
dedicated support vehicles that provide additional Rehab capabilities.
Organization
Volunteer Unit Coordinator: Michael Cunningham
Volunteer Training Officer/Coordinator: Don Tovar
Volunteer Public Events/Incident Coordinator: Kim Tovar
Volunteer Incident Base/Staging Area Coordinator: John Salmassy
Volunteer Coordinators: Harold Puritz, Gary Mikialian
Volunteer Specialists: Nahin Anaya, Martin Rudolph, Eugene Mar, Miguel Felix, Edwin Carballo, Carole Broder, Marti Ebersman, Jose Ramos, Diana
Shepherd, Drew Way, Jeff Ordway, Emmanuel Riclet, Joseph Reiner, Korla Williams, Jose Trujillo, Keenon Adamson, Ricardo Cobar, Monte Gordon, Steve
Jackson, Greg McIndoe, John Nandy, Nikki Reynolds.
Support Service Valley Location: Fire Station 84
Volunteers are quartered and respond from Fire Station 84 in Woodland Hills. This is an active Fire Station housing an Engine, Rescue, Brush Patrol, EMS
Captain and Battalion Chief. Support Utility 2 (SU2), a converted Rescue Ambulance, used for Rehab and logistics support, is housed at FS 84.
Appropriate supplies are staged at the Valley Location.
Supply & Maintenance Division/Rescue Maintenance
Volunteer Coordinators have access to Supply and Maintenance and access to the Department's warehouse on a 24/7 basis. Additional access to vehicles
and forklifts are possible from this location. Volunteers can be called evenings and weekends to pull supplies when needed for a large-scale incident.
Support Utility 1 (SU1) is stationed at this location.
Vehicles
Qualified Volunteers are licensed to drive any class C vehicle. They have access and can deliver the small stakebed truck, plug buggies, vans, sedans,
and two assigned Support Utility Vehicles (SU1 & SU2) to an incident.
For more information you can go to our Frequently Asked Questions section or send an email to membership@lafdbss.org.
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