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SYCUAN GOLDEN EAGLES FUELS CREW
Sycuan Fire Department Air and Wildland Division Golden Eagles Fuels Crew Crew Captain: CAPT. JOSE DEZA A BRIEF HISTORY: The Sycuan Fire Department Golden Eagles Fuels Crew was established in October of 2007 after acquiring a contract with San Diego City, Open Spaces. The contract called for 16 crew members to perform fuel reduction in canyons adjacent to structures with potential hazards in areas within the San Diego City limits. The crew was initially composed of the Golden Eagles Interagency Hotshots and Fly Crew members. When Sycuan Fire Department renewed their contract in July of 2008, a new crew was reconfigured by using existing well seasoned leaders and Sycuan Wildland Fire academy graduates. During the 2008 season, an agreement was established between Sycuan Fire Department, San Diego Fire and Rescue and the City of San Diego Open Spaces for the Golden Eagles Fuels Crew to divide into two pre-assigned crews of 10 fire fighters in the event of a medium or high severity wildland fire incident. One crew would continue to perform fuel reduction while the other would respond to the assigned fire incident. This situation only applies to incidents within the city limits at no cost to the City of San Diego or San Diego Fire and Rescue. This allows the Golden Eagles Fuels Crew to continue to serve and protect the community and in addition gain fire experience. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: The Golden Eagles Fuels Crew hopes to continue to receive the support of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Tribal council and Sycuan Fire Department to continue to exceed and represent Sycuan by leading the way. The Golden Eagles Fuels Crew program is aimed at providing training and enhancing the skills of all crewmembers. Training components will include physical training, classroom sessions, fieldwork and on the job training (OJT). Our training program is based on firefighter safety, fire behavior, suppression strategies and tactics, fuels management in the wildland urban interface (WUI), crew organization, aviation safety and procedures, team work, communications, light hand on the land, civil rights, respect, integrity, diversity in the work place, ethics and good conduct, responsibilities, attitudes and strategies for success in land management agencies, pride, bravery, tradition, dedication and professionalism. MISSION STATEMENT: The primary mission of the Golden Eagles Fuels Crew is to provide a safe, traditional, organized, mobile, dedicated and highly-skilled fuels crew for all phases of wildland fire suppression and prevention. The arduous duties and specialized assignments require of the Fuels Crew personnel require staffing, certification, training, equipment, communications, transportation, organization and qualifications that are in accordance with Incident Qualification and Certification System (IQCS). PROGRAM ASSIGNMENTS: The Golden Eagles Fuels Crew will assist the city of San Diego Open Spaces in meeting project goals. These projects consist of fuels management in the wildland urban interface (WUI), fuel break construction and maintenance, timber standing improvement (TSI), road clearing, fuels cut removal, chipping, tree thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, trail maintenance, dangerous snags removal and bucking, and any other type of project that requires personnel power. All projects will be completed in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with pre-determined projects standards and safety standards. TRAINING INFORMATION: The Golden Eagles Fuels Crew believes that in order for any organization to be successful, certain key factors must be set forth. That is why we put special emphasis on having a strict regiment training program, foster the leadership skills of crewmembers and supervisors, and encourage personal achievement and growth. The Golden Eagles have an unwavering commitment in utilizing every possible opportunity to provide training for its crewmembers and overhead. We are also committed to the concept that we are not only training entry-level firefighters, but also developing, shaping, and molding, the leaders of tomorrow. Respectfully, CAPTAIN JOSE DEZA The success of your web site depends on your active participation. Email text info, links and blog photos to CONTACT WEBMASTER |
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