Trinity911.org 
A site for the emergency organizations of Trinity County, California:
Fire, Medical, Law Enforcement, SAR, Dispatch, Communications.
NEWS
18may: disaster exercise planned.12may: EMS Expo...
5may: Lewiston, Douglas City, Weaverville, and CalFire roll to veg-fire on Browns Mountain Rd, photo...
15apr: Trinity HazMat training streamed via internet. story...
29mar: The Captains Academy is complete. story...
21mar: per Kathy Ratliff: "Junction City Fire first responders are due for re-certification through NorCal and we are putting a refresher course together. Please contact TCLS if you are not from JCVFD, but need this recert."
3mar: The Vitzum Gulch home, partly saved 19feb, burns the rest of the way down. Douglas City, Weaverville, & Lewiston respond. story...
3mar: An outbuilding burns on Red Hill Rd. Junction City & Weaverville roll. story..., photos...
25feb: Fire kills Lewiston man. Per Lewiston Chief Mel Deardorff: "Fully involved at alarm time of 0548. One adult age 52 lost his life. Cause is believed to be a log that rolled out of the wood stove. The Auto Aid Agreement between Lewiston, Douglas City and Weaverville worked flawlessly. Crews worked together without hitch." story..., photos...
19feb: Evening structure fire on Vitzum Gulch Rd. Douglas City, Weaverville, & Lewiston volunteers respond with 3 engines, 3 water-tenders, 2 rescue rigs, and the air trailer. photos...
13feb: Serena Brown's latest EMT class takes their final exam. The students represent Weaverville, Douglas City, Hyampom, Post Mountain, Trinity Center, Coffee Creek, & Shasta fire departments; SAR, TCSO, CHP. TCLS helped with instruction & skills. photo...
10-12feb: Volunteers from Weaverville, Hyampom, Douglas City, Hayfork, Lewiston, plus Shasta County & Federal & State agencies spent 3 days in ICS and Firefighter-I training, presented free of charge thanks to BLM. WFD hosted.
31jan: New Trinity County position advertised: Emergency Operations Manager...
19jan: Weaverville & Douglas City volunteers rolled to an overturned propane tanker between the 2 towns on Hwy 299. photo & video.
18jan: Planners OK fire station use permit, story...
7jan: EMT students from Weaverville, Douglas City, Trinity Center, Post Mountain, Coffee Creek, Hyampom, Shasta, and Forest Service learn Vehicle Collision Rescue, photos...
5jan: Stolen items recovered in Lewiston raid, story...
4jan: Fuel reduction offered, story...
2011
31dec: Mom, child in crash, story...
17dec: Weaverville, Trinity Center, & Down River volunteers are into their 2nd month of Driver/Operator Training, instructed by WFD firefighters. Dedication! photos...
1dec: Propane tanker crash closed highway overnight, story...
30nov: Oversight settled for emergency medical services, story...
15nov: Funds awarded for fire safe work, story...
2nov: County seeks proactive fire prevention, story...
24oct: Injured man rescued, story...
18oct: Costly fire in Poker Bar, story...
15oct: Volunteers participate in training Expo, story...
5nov: Volunteer firefighters from Weaverville, Hayfork, Hyampom, Douglas City, Post Mountain, & Lewiston spent their weekend in chainsaw training, presented by FireCourse.com and sponsored by BLM. photos..., and Facebook photos...
21oct: Trailer fire at the SPI camp; Douglas City, Lewiston, & Weaverville FDs and CalFire rolled; photos from Dan...
9oct-15oct: it's Fire Prevention Week: website..., press release...
8oct: Western Propane Gas Association presented live-fire training at Weaverville. Participating were Weaverville, Post Mountain, Lewiston, Douglas City, Hyampom, Salyer, Hayfork, & Junction City Volunteer Fire Depts; CalFire; and the Forest Service. video..., photos..., press release..., Phil Nelson photo....
18sep: Weaverville Fire Dept, TCLS, & the Sheriff showed off their stuff, and KIXE passed out free Emergency Preparedness kits, in Weaverville. photos...
14sep: Ambulance staff thankful to the community, TPUD, story...
14sep: Fire closes Highway 3 at Wildwood Road, story...
13sep: Shasta-Trinity reports 19 fires from lightning strikes, story...
30aug: New carbon monoxide alarm requirements...
22aug: Fire damages cabin, story...
17aug: Garden a tribute to ’08 firefighters, story...
16aug: Fire reported in Douglas City area, story...
14aug: Trinity Center to honor retired VFD Chief Dick Hamilton, story..., and story...
10aug: Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department turns 50, story...
10aug: New equipment for ambulance, story...
3aug: Bike ride pledges aid, story...
30jul: The 1st annual Tops Market BBQ Cookoff was a success. Howard Freeman, Marketing Director at Tops, reports: "We raised $1,833 directly from the BBQ and matched it with an additional $1,000 donation from Starbucks for a total of $2,833 raised for the Fire Chiefs Association."
26jul: Firefighters, EMS crews receive landing zone, flight crew instruction, story...
19jul: Title 3 grant funding available.
15jul: Volunteer firefighters complete EMR Training...
15jul: Help with weeds available to Seniors. story...
13jul: Cal Fire fee likely to be challenged. story...
29jun: Burn ban starts Friday. story...
22jun: Fire tests agency’s Post Mt. policy. story...
20jun - Multiple wildland fires, Junction City area. Breaking news: story..., story..., story..., story..., and photos..., the final summary..., and investigation...
11jun - Firefighters from Weaverville, Hayfork, Lewiston, Douglas City, Trinity Center, Hawkins Bar, CalFire, and Forest Service all trained for coordinated suppression of wildland and wildland-urban-interface fires. photos..., story..., story...
8jun - Wildfire plan update finished. story...
6jun - Firefighters from Weaverville, Downriver, Post Mountain, Hayfork, and Douglas City are spending many of their May & June evenings in the 48-hour 'Emergency Medical Responder' course, instructed by paramedic Serena Brown and Weaverville Chief Scott Alvord. photos...
4jun - Trinity Center, Coffee Creek, & Weaverville FDs, TCLS, CalFire, & PHI responded to a car over the bank, Hwy3 south of Covington. photos..., story...
21may - Fashion show aids J.C. Fire. story...
5may - Missing Lewiston woman found trapped in car. story...
27apr - New firefighting hoses for Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department. story...
27apr - New fire truck rolls in Lewiston. story...
15may: Volunteers from Weaverville, Post Mountain, Hyampom, Hayfork, Lewiston, and Douglas City FDs attended 2 and a half days' training in Wildland-Urban Interface fires. Nationally-respected instructor J.P.Harris used field trips to various Weaverville neighborhoods to illustrate issues in defending structures against fire.
13apr - Larry Masterman of Trinity County OES taught terrorist bombing awareness to 25 northern California responders, including sheriff deputies, bomb squad, and FBI. photos... and story...
11apr - 40 hrs of Basic Wildland Fire Training (attended by DownRiver, Lewiston, Hyampom, Douglas City, & Weaverville Fire Departments, National Park Service, & BLM) concluded with field exercises in Weaverville. The course was made possible by BLM's Ready Reserve Program. photos...
8apr - Trinity Sheriff’s Auxiliary seeks volunteers. story...
6apr - Hayfork fire cause unclear. story...
6apr - March 28th, the home of Curtis McQuade was severely damaged by fire. Curtis is a Lewiston volunteer firefighter/EMT. Help his family with tax-deductible donation to Lewiston Sparkies, Box 594, Lewiston CA 96052. (Note 'McQuade' on the memo line.) All contributions will go to the McQuades to help them get re-situated. story..., & more...
31mar - Firefighters & rescuers from TCLS, STAR, and the Weaverville, Douglas City Hyampom, Downriver, Hawkins Bar, Salyer, and Lewiston Fire Departments all completed 8 hrs' training in 'Multi-Casualty Incidents', instructed by Larry Masterman of Rural Response Group. photo...
28mar - An early morning structure fire on Dirt Road, Lewiston, destroyed rooms of a single-family home, but most of the structure was saved. Firefighters from Lewiston, Weaverville, and Douglas City responded. story... and photos...
24mar - Updated Trinity County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is downloadable from Trinity County Fire Safe Council. Please comment by April 21, 2011. story...
16mar - Hayfork celebrates start of safety facility project. story...
13mar - Volunteers from Weaverville, Douglas City, Lewiston, Hayfork and several Shasta County fire departments spent their entire weekend in 'Crew Boss/Engine Boss' (S230/231) training at Weaverville's fire station. This was yet another course provided free to volunteers via BLM's Ready Reserve Program. photo...
9mar - Grant pays for new ambulance. story...
3mar - Mobile home burns. story...
27feb - Volunteers from Weaverville, Douglas City, Lewiston, Downriver, and Hayfork spent their weekend training for 'Initial Attack Incident Command'. The excellent course was provided free via BLM's Ready Reserve Program. story...
24feb - Evening fire claims Coffee Creek house. story...
22feb - No Forest Service employees allowed in Post Mountain without cops. story...
12feb - Two residence fires under investigation. story...
9feb - It's time to reduce fuels. story...
9feb - PG&E urges awareness of carbon monoxide dangers. story...
3feb - Fire destroys Hayfork dwelling. story...
2feb - Fire Safe burn piles. story...
30jan - Fire claims life of Ruth man. story...
29jan - Firefighters from Weaverville, Junction City, Douglas City, Lewiston, and Hayfork, as well as from Shasta & Humboldt Counties are receiving excellent training in Wildland Fire Behavior at the Weaverville Fire Station. The 32-hour course, free to volunteers via BLM's 'Ready Reserve Program', completes Feb 13th.
26jan - ’08 fire recovery funds OK’d. story...
26jan - Remembering fallen firefighter. story...
24jan - Blaze destroys home. story...
12jan - Downriver fire facility funding sought. story...
5jan - Post Mountain VFD up & running. story...
TRAINING
TCFCA training schedule...
TCLS training schedule...
More TCLS classes: Reservation: (530) 623-2500.
- june 7-23: 16-hour Title 22 First Aid, Hayfork Fire Hall:
- Thursday, June 7, 6-10pm
- Thursday, June 21, 6-10pm
- Saturday, June 23, 8am – 4pm
- jun 21 thu: Healthcare Provider CPR, 0900, @TCLS, Weaverville.
EVENTS
may 12 sat: Lewiston Art & Garden Party, benefits Lewiston FD, 10am-3pm.
may 27 sun: Downriver Volunteer Fire Company Breakfast, at DelLoma RV Park, 8-11am.
july 28 sat: Tops BBQ Cookoff, benefits Trinity County Chiefs Association.
send news, events, info, photos to: webguy@trinity911.org
mike mcmillan, HC1 Box 576, Trinity Center 96091