The Salinas Fire Department received a generous donation from a local resident to be used for fire department needs. The uniform committee decided to utilize the donation to purchase new badges for Fire staff. This donation provided Salinas firefighters with a new and unique opportunity - the ability to obtain numbered badges based on academy completion, year and rank. Under the direction of Fire Chief Michele Vaughn, the creation of a new badge product was approved.

The uniform committee chose the Ed Jones Company, a local Bay Area company founded in 1898 that is family owned and operated, to produce the badges. The badges they delivered exceeded our expectations and we wear our new badges with great pride!