Chief/Command

Kern County, CA, Battalion Chief Seriously Injured after Vehicle Goes off Cliff
The Kern County fire chief was near the Canyon Fire when the vehicle rolled nearly 200 feet down a Castaic cliff.
Aug. 9, 2025
Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune
One of the two new wildland units placed into service by San Diego Fire Rescue was on display at the fire academy this week. The department has added two wildland units, a mobile command center and a new helicopter to it's fleet.
Aug. 8, 2025
Greg Mosho/Firehouse
Pierce Fire Apparatus 2025 Road Rally 2025
July 29, 2025
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A new helicopter was hit by an SUV at a crash scene.
July 24, 2025
Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Chief Michael Phillips, from the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, was swept away in his chief's vehicle by flood waters.
July 6, 2025
Frontline Communications
Frontline Communications Mobile Command Center and Crisis Negotiation Vehicles Advance County Operations
May 8, 2025
2 Florida teen girls run over by lifeguard while sunbathing on beach, deputies say
April 27, 2025
Elizabethtown assistant fire chief arrested for OWI
March 11, 2025
Photo by Marc Aloan
Recent research confirmed a trend of departments opting to purchase pickups to serve as chief’s vehicles. Although larger pickups might not maneuver on tight city streets as well as SUVs can, pickups can accommodate a variety of storage solutions, ranging from generic slide-out trays and tonneau covers to full bed remounts that include custom cabinets.
March 11, 2025

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