City of Salinas News
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2023 Fireworks Stand Lottery
January 19, 2023
The City of Salinas Fire Department is thrilled to announce that applications for the 2023 Fireworks Stand Lottery will be accepted beginning February 6, 2022. Applications are available online at www.cityofsalinas.org under the Fire Prevention page and will also be available at the City’s Permit Center, located at 65 West Alisal Street, Salinas,...
SFD Brings CPR Technology to Salinas
October 13, 2022
The Salinas Fire Department (SFD) has brought a new CPR technology to our community. The Lucas Device is a backpack sized CPR technology designed to increase opportunities for better patient outcomes . It’s placed around the chest of a patient in need of CPR and uses a plunger like motion to...
2022 Abbott Incident
April 16, 2022
The Abbott Incident that began shortly after 7:15pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, has transitioned to monitoring and clean-up phases of the incident. The City of Salinas and Salinas Fire Department (SFD) are thankful to the community for adhering to emergency advisories and to the multiple agencies from across Monterey County and from the...
Salinas Fire Chief Announces Retirement
April 7, 2022
Join the City in congratulating Salinas Fire Chief Michele Vaughn on her retirement! After 22 years of service to the Salinas community, Chief Vaughn has announced her retirement from the Salinas Fire Department (SFD). She rose through the ranks from Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and Interim Fire Chief, leading to her...
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stair climb
March 18, 2022
On March 16, 2022, five of your Salinas Firefighters participated in the 31st annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Firefighter Stair climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle, Washington.
Your Salinas Firefighters Shane VanderVeen, Dave Furey, Chris Knapp, Jesus Ramirez, and Sean Valenzuela climbed 69 floors of stairs and 1,356 steps to reach the...
