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For information on becoming a member of the department, click on the 'Support the RFFD' link above. The Rio Fernando Fire Department has, as of this update, 17 members. 12 of those are active fire fighters who can respond to calls. Several of the other members provide support and administrative services. Of the 12 personel who are active fire fighters, 9 are red carded, which means they have passed the federal physical and training requirements to fight fires along side forest service or other fire fighters on public lands. In addition, several of the RFFD members are medical First Responders, and Kelly Meyer, our EMS Captain is an Emergency Medical Technician.

This page is provided as an informal gallery of RFFD personel doing the many great things they do.

Russ Driskell, the Chief, and Jim Parker, the Fire Marshall handling an attack line at drill.

Barney Meyer and Robert Beauford, with the kind assistance of Kit Carson Electric Coop, preparing a snare to retrieve a cat stuck 60 feet up in a fir tree. Barney is the Assistant Fire Chief for RFFD.

Kelly Meyer is the department's EMS Captain and the most highly trained medical person in the department.

Kelly Meyer with a bigger fire.

Jim Parker 'spinning weather' at the Hidden Fire. 'Spinning' weather refers to a technique for calculating relative humidity and temperature, which can be combined with known data such as altitude, slope, and other factors in order to predict fire behaviour and potentials. Jim is also the Fire Marshal of the Rio Fernando Fire District.

Wendi Beauford making fire videos.

Barney Meyer prepared for a practice low angle rescue in the departments new basket stretcher. Barney is being held upright by Bonnie Driskell, Wildland Captain; Russ Driskell, Fire Chief, and Richard Wallach, Structural Captain.

Russ Driskell, the Fire Chief of Rio Fernando District, training the department on new equipment.

Barney Meyer, the Assistant Chief, and builder of much of our equipment.

Kelly Meyer, Wendi Beauford, and Robert Beauford teaching community members about fire safety at the 2002 annual open house.

Richard Wallach, structural Captain and computer whiz.

Robert Beauford builds and maintains the web pages. He's also good to have around for catching falling cats.

Ernest Martinez and several others have now replaced Robert as the resident department rookies. Handy to have around for running, digging, scrubbing hose, and lifting heavy objects such as cars, trucks, and small buildings...

Jim Parker with tickets for the fund raising auction at the annual neighborhood association picnic.

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