New storage shed allows for better public access to vests from life vest loan program as well as adding protection to vests to increase their useful life.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives $9,000 from Community Power Resilience Program Grant to purchase replacement standby generator for Station 3.

Ambulance M435 was purchased using funds raised by Measure A in 2019.

With funds from Measure A, Ebbetts Pass Fire District was able to hire additional staff to enhance services to our community. The additional hiring of 3 firefighter paramedics augments each shift with one additional person. The additional person works on … Continue reading →

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives $14,666 from California Fire Foundation Prevention Grant to purchase needed radio equipment.

Measure A provided the Ebbetts Pass Fire District with needed funding to replace emergency response vehicles and equipment and hire additional staff in order to better serve the community.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives $100,000 from Office of Traffic Safety -EMS Grant (OTS) to purchase extrication rescue equipment.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives $2,700 grant from Firefighter Support Foundation to purchase a gas detector.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives $8,350 grant from Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) to purchase needed radio equipment.

 Insurance Services Office(ISO)  Public Classification Program (PPC) is important in the underwriting process at insurance companies when calculating fire insurance premiums. This program rates fire risk and how well a community is prepared to combat fires based from 1 to … Continue reading →

Fire began in Amador County at 2:26 pm burning 1,200 acres and spreading to Calaveras County.

David Baugher retires as fire chief.

Staff dons pink uniform hats and pledged to raise donations for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

40 life jackets were obtained from the CA Dept of Boating & Waterways and made available for public use at Station 1.

Joan Lark joins Ebbetts Pass Fire District as the Fire Prevention Officer.

One of these utility vehicles was assigned to the Battalion Chief position allowing the on duty Battalion Chief to respond to incidents more efficiently.

Kenneth Emerson passed away on May 14, 2009 at the age of 72.

 Warren Wilkes retires as fire chief after 21 years of service.

This memorial stands below the flag in front of station 1.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District hosts an open house to share new facility with community and showcase the improvement to services the district will now be able to provide.

New Station 1 is completed and EPFD makes plans to move in.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District receives grant of $77,000 from the Office of Traffic Safety. These grant funds were used to purchase 2 sets of hydraulic extrication systems, airbags, saw blades, and rope gear. This grant was part of a county … Continue reading →

Ebbetts Pass Fire Fighters Association donates an inflatable rescue boat to EPFD.

  Half of the funds used for this purchase were donated by the Ebbetts Pass Fire Fighters Association.

Brian Dickson hired for Assistant Fire Chief position.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District donates fire engine to Bret Harte High School ROP Fire Technology program. Engine donated was put into service in 1972 and was the first engine staffed with paid personnel in the district.

Mineral Mountain Fire burned 876 acres. 120 people were evacuated from 80 homes. On 8-9-2004 fire was 85% contained.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District appealed to district voters to pass a special tax levied of properties. These funds were used to increase paid staffing 24/7 in station 3 in Hathaway Pines. (Currently the station is staffed at no out of … Continue reading →

Jon Dashner joined board of directors and is still currently serving.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District purchases an automatic CPR device.

Ebbetts Pass Fire District takes another step towards building a new station 1.

EPFD moves forward to expand the limited EMS services offered and build the foundation of current EMS program serving the community.

An additional ambulance was added to the EMS program to meet the growing needs of the community. This ambulance was built in part with $76,000 in funds donated from the Ebbetts Pass Firefighter’s Association in 2001. Jeff German of Autosmith … Continue reading →

Burel Ledbetter was the first paid firefighter hired in EPFD in 1970.

14,280 acres were burned costing $20.8 million to fight over 1.5 weeks.

The fire burned nearly a mile of the flume, a wooden aqueduct which transports water from Arnold to Angels Camp, affecting over 10,000 people.

EPFD initiates order of ambulance using a 4WD chassis donated through Ebbetts Pass Firefighter Association fundraising efforts.

Board compared pros and cons of current properties vs. available property on Blagen Rd. While the initial consensus was to use property already owned, a comparison highlighted a number of limitations with current properties to host a new station. The … Continue reading →

Ebbetts Pass Firefighters Association donates a smoke machine to be used during training exercises.

EPFD received 3 Automatic defibrillators (AEDs) from Mountain-Valley EMS grant program.

A K-12 FD Rescue Saw was donated to EPFD from Ebbetts Pass Firefighter Association’s annual raffle proceeds.

Paid staff is increased to 4 full time firefighters on duty 24/7.

 Ebbetts Pass Firefighter Association donated a hose bed liner for engine 434 and two portable foam units to the EPFD from their annual fundraising efforts.

 Paid staff is increased to 3 full time firefighters on duty 24/7.

 Special tax passed Measure B with 69.4% approval to fund paramedic engine company, the first in the Motherlode Region, and Measure C with 63.8% approval to increase district spending limits.

Richard Checchi joined board of directors and served until 7-31-2007.

 EPFD annexed 204 sq. Miles of County area previously protected by Calaveras County Fire District.

The late George Schroder was the District’s oldest volunteer who served as a firefighter, fire captain, and president of the Ebbetts Pass Firefighter Association from 1979 to 1989.

 Thomas Sullivan joined board of directors and served until his passing on 11-9-2019. Mr. Sullivan honored Ebbetts Pass Fire District with his dedicated service for nearly 25 years. He will be missed.

EPFS adopts Jasper the Firehouse Cat as its mascot.

Joseph Cadorette re-joined board of directors and served until 3-16-2004.

To celebrate its 30 years of serving the community, EPFD held an open house at Station 1.

$20,000 was raised and donated by the Ebbetts Pass Firefighters Association to refurbish District fire engine.

Dan Leary joined board of directors and served until his passing on 7-4-2018. Mr. Leary honored Ebbetts Pass Fire District with his dedicated service for nearly 25 years. He will be missed.

EPFD completed acquisition of the property on which the district will build the current Station 2 at Meko Drive in Camp Connell.

A firebreak is maintained at Hathaway Pines. Fire in Lakemont and Meadowmont are quenched. Fire is 80% contained. 17,000 acres have burned. 3,900 firefighters are on scene.

Fire headed towards Murphys and Avery. Residents are evacuated. A second evacuation center is opened in Sonora. 11,000 acres have burned and  2,300 firefighters are on scene.

Wildfire began at approximately 5:03 pm 226 degrees from Blue Mountain. By morning 1,200 acres have burned and more than 1,000 firefighters are on scene.

EPFD organized an event to bring together the public and the County’s emergency responders. The event comprised of lectures, classes, equipment displays and demonstration events from 14 different organizations.

Robert Olsen joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1995.

EPFD able to acquire 3rd fire engine within a few years.

EPFD was able to purchase needed equipment and a support vehicle to better serve the community.

EPFD Celebrates It’s 25th Anniversary with a dinner dedicated to the men and women who served the Ebbetts Pass Fire District over the past 25 years.

The possibility of combining the fire districts was researched and seriously debated over the course of the next few years. The proposed merger failed to gain the necessary support to be completed and the project was abandoned in 1991.

Warren Wilkes is formally appointed as Fire Chief.

Jim Rosbrook resigns as Fire Chief and Assistant Chief Warren Wilkes was appointed as Acting fire Chief.

EPFD Board implemented new requirement that all paid firefighters become California certified fire officers.

This arson fire began on July 19, 1988 and burned 10,850 acres.

 Leonard Belben joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1991.

The private ambulance company servicing the Ebbetts Pass area was having trouble meeting the requirements posed by a change in the Calaveras County ambulance ordinance. EPFD explored the possibility of providing ambulance services to the community. However, after a review … Continue reading →

Warren Wilkes is hired as Assistant Fire Chief. Warren had been a dedicated volunteer firefighter since the early 1970’s.

Robert D Harris joined board of directors and served until 12-31-1986.

EPFD planned to cooperate with the CA Dept. of Forestry Service (CDF)  to handle receiving and routing emergency calls.

After an evaluation, the Insurance Services Office (ISO), the Ebbetts Pass Fire District was awarded a score of 5, which was the best score ever awarded to rural counties at the time

Pete Daniels joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1989.

In the late 1970’s,  EPFD in conjunction with the CA Dept. of Forestry, began community programs aimed at educating our community regarding fire safety within the home as well as in regards to living in a forested area.

An article was published in the local newspaper Sierra Sentinel News in March of 1981 celebrating the dedication of Ebbetts Pass firefighters to the community. Meet the 1981 staff, volunteers, and cadets.

Burn permits were first required in 1965 according to Public Resource Code 4423. In 1980 EPFD partnered with the California Department of Forestry to offer another resource for residents to obtain burn permits.

Arthur E Schroeder joined the board of directors and served until 11-30-1987.

Jim Rosbrook Hired as Assistant Fire Chief.

Arthur Schroeder appointed Interim Fire Chief.

California Department of Traffic Safety provided a free ambulance to Calaveras County as a grant for a portion of the year. After some debate the County placed the ambulance as a backup to private services available in the area as … Continue reading →

Jack Kennedy joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1979.

Robert A Wagner joined board of directors and served until 08-19-1980.

Women’s Auxiliary raised $300 to purchase a life size artificial respiration training dummy, “Resusi-Anne.” Prior to the donation, the district was required to borrow dummy from other agencies.  

Larry Muetterties joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1977.

Harold Mosbaugh joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1977.

  Lawrence Campodonico joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1975.

W. Robert Howard joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1973.

 Larry Swanson and joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1979.

Joe Yonkers joined board of directors and served until 1972.

Frank Bennett joined board of directors and served until 11-30-1973.

Robert Livingstone joined board of directors and served until 12-12-1972

Original Station 2 opened near the Camp Connell Store

John George Appointed as Fire Chief as a paid position.

Russell Beaty becomes EPFD’s Assistant Fire Chief and the first paid employee of the district.

EPFD was certified by the State of California and began providing Emergency Services so with an all volunteer staff and a used 1950 Ford F6 purchased for $750 from CalFire, the first Ebbetts Pass Fire District fire station was opened … Continue reading →

The new district was to serve 26 square miles from one mile above Murphys, CA to Meko Drive in Camp Connell, CA.

Voters pass ballot measure to form Ebbetts Pass Fire Protection District.

During this time period, six volunteers would respond to fires in the community with a 50 gallon drum with an attached outboard motor and a simple garden hose to direct water into the blaze.