On January 17th, 2023
“At CSLEA, we never lose sight of the impactful, life-saving work that our members do, particularly in a widespread, statewide emergency. Our members don’t hesitate to jump in to coordinate resources and perform their public safety duties.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona An overview of emergency services work being provided by FMESA members by […]
On January 4th, 2023
SACRAMENTO – Congratulations to five California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and Fire Marshal Emergency Services Association (FMESA) members who graduated from the 2022 Deputy State Fire Marshal Academy on December 9, 2022. The eight-week academy includes intense training and time away from families. This was CALFIRE’s third Deputy State Fire Marshal Academy. The newest […]
On October 13th, 2022
The election results for OSFM Vice President and OSFM Director seated on the FMESA Board of Directors are as follows: OSFM Vice President (VP) - Jose Sanabria and OSFM Director - Jena Garcia FMESA will be meeting with the incoming and outgoing representatives next month and would like to thank you for participating in the election […]
On April 12th, 2022
SACRAMENTO – During the first week of April, Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association (FMESA) 2nd Vice President Shelly Fontes reached out to new CALFIRE communications operators in St. Helena and at the fire academy in Ione to introduce herself and to speak about the importance of union membership. “Even if you are not involved […]
On March 10th, 2022
IONE – On March 9, 2022, Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association (FMESA) Second Vice President and CALFIRE Communications Operator Shelly Fontes spent the day meeting with new CALFIRE communications operators training at the CALFIRE Academy in Ione. Fontes conducted a new employee orientation which allowed her to introduce the new first responders to their […]
On February 3rd, 2022
IONE – On February 2, 2022, CALFIRE Communications Operators training at the Ione Fire Academy received a visit and union presentation from Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association (FMESA) Second Vice President and CALFIRE Communications Operator Shelly Fontes. “It’s always nice to speak to our newest Comm Ops and welcome them to CALFIRE and our […]
