Christmas trees are here! All proceeds from our tree sales go towards the purchase of new EMS and rescue equipment. We always look forward to getting the chance to meet and mingle with our community. The lot will be open behind our fire station for the following hours: Monday – Thursday 5 pm to 8… Continue Reading
Today EMS week was celebrated at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting. Two events were celebrated with the North Bay Fires of last year being the first. Firefighters Ben Slaughter and Josh Clark were recognized for their efforts evacuating care facilities. Josh and Ben spent the better part of 4 days evacuating veterans… Continue Reading
Boulder Creek Fire Protection District would like to congratulate Willow Band, Kyle Todd and Erin Tully for their successful completion of the Santa Cruz County Fire Academy. Well done! Continue Reading
April 16 through 20 Cal Fire will be conducting defensible space inspections in the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District. The inspectors will be looking at residences to ensure adequate space is provided to save your home should a wild land fire occur. Continue Reading
Check out the Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the Bear Fire and the very generous gift the residents presented to our department! http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20180117/bear-fire-grateful-residents-make-surprise-donation-to-firefighters Continue Reading
We live in an area prone to power line failure. Power lines can fall due to many different reasons including vehicle accidents, falling trees, earthquakes, floods, fires, storms and wind events to name a few. If you encounter a downed power line keep away. Downed power lines do not need to be arcing for them… Continue Reading
Since we recently changed our clocks for daylight savings time, Boulder Creek Fire would like to remind you to change your smoke detector batteries and test them to keep yourselves safe! Learn more at our Smoke Alarms page. Continue Reading
Boulder Creek Fire along with our neighboring volunteers fire departments; Ben Lomond, Felton and Zayante have been awarded a Federal Grant, which will replace our outdated SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus)! Check out the article in the Press Banner. http://www.goldenstatenewspapers.com/press_banner/firefighters-to-get-new-breathing-equipment/article_972c3146-3cd6-11e7-b206-efa77bde7d92.html Continue Reading
Our long time Administrative Secretary Patsy Rae Johnson is retired January 27, 2017. She had been with us for 21 years! We honored Pat with a retirement lunch and a plaque showcasing her years of service. We thank Pat for all her years of service to the Fire District and wish her a happy retirement! Continue Reading
The Boulder Creek Fire Protection District would like to thank the community for their overwhelming support passing Measure N. Measure N currently stands at just under 83% yes votes. This measure will ensure the district will have adequate funding to purchase fire engines, breathing apparatus and firefighting coats and pants for the next 30 years!… Continue Reading