By Daren Watkins, FMESA President, CSLEA Director SAN SIMEON – On June 1, 2017, Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association (FMESA) President Daren Watkins, FMESA Director Ron DeLuca, FMESA Member Cindie Riley, and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Dave De La Riva met at Hearst Castle to discuss the ongoing staffing […]
199
Additional Way to Assist CSLEA-FMESA Member Shane Norris
By Chris Fowler, FMESA Vice President, OSFM SACRAMENTO- In response to the outpouring of support and numerous requests to assist CSLEA-FMESA Member Shane Norris, a CALFIRE Deputy State Fire Marshal, who was just recently diagnosed with Stage IV Mantle Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, FMESA has partnered with the Fire Family Foundation on Shane’s behalf. The foundation […]
Deputy State Fire Marshals Ensure Safety at 2016 Jingle Ball at Cal Expo
By Chris Fowler, -Chris Fowler, FMESA Vice President/Deputy State Fire Marshal III SACRAMENTO – On Friday, December 2, 2016, I and three other CALFIRE deputy state fire marshals were assigned to standby duty for the 2016 Jingle Ball at the California State Fair and Exposition in Sacramento. It was hosted by 107.9 The End and […]
CSLEA Site Rep Chris Fowler – Saving Lives Before They’re Endangered
SACRAMENTO – If a state building has been rocked by a major earthquake, chances are California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member and Site Representative Chris Fowler will be one of the California deputy state fire marshals to respond to inspect its stability and usability – and, it is likely her inspection would not stop […]
In Appreciation of FMESA President Bill Bondshu
It is with an abundance of appreciation that the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) thanks former Fire Marshal and Emergency Services Association (FMESA) President Bill Bondshu for his service on the CSLEA Board of Directors. For more than five years, Bondshu led the way for Cal Fire communications operators and employees from the State […]
11 Days And Counting… CSLEA Members Work to Contain The Aspen Fire
Sixteen to 18 hour shifts, sleeping on the ground in rugged terrain, hot temps, smoky air – that’s a week or more in the life of a California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) member out in the Sierra National Forest working to contain the Aspen fire near Lakeshore. “These folks have been here supporting the […]
Big Warm Up Means No Time To Chill
When things heat up this today and tomorrow as the weather is expected to, expect to see many of our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members diving into a pool of work. The triple digits forecasted for the weekend have CSLEA members at the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) planning for heat-related problems […]
Wildfire Awareness Week
CSLEA Board Member and FMESA President Bill Bondshu has a very important message for Californians this week, “Fire season is here, it’s early and it’s off to a strong start.” Today, Bondshu took part in a Wildfire Awareness Week press conference in Fresno, one of several press conferences planned up and down the state. The […]
CAL FIRE – 911 What’s Your Emergency?
April 14th-20th is National Public Safety Communicators Week and what better time to recognize our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are CAL FIRE communications operators? These men and women answer 911 emergency calls for help as do our CSLEA members who are CHP public safety dispatchers. Our CAL FIRE communications operators are […]
