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I recently sat down for a cup of coffee with Capt. Jason Shanley to talk about recruitment. If there’s anyone who doesn’t need coffee, it’s Capt. Shanley. With a big smile and ready laugh, he talks a mile a minute…

In 2021, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded to nearly 1,500 rescues. Many of those involved hikers, bikers, and horseback riders caught in dangerous conditions. While people can be carried or airlifted from a trail, mountain, or canyon, a rescue…

If you walk your dog in Normal Heights and it needs a drink of water or a dog biscuit, you know you can stop by Fire Station 18. There are always a couple of bowls out front. It’s just that…

It should come as no surprise that, in many ways, all fire stations are alike. Physically, they are basically the same; a great big “garage” called the apparatus floor, a big kitchen with four refrigerators*, a commercial stove, and a…

There are many similarities in all fire stations: big red vehicles, small sleeping rooms, kitchens with four refrigerators (really). But there is also something unique about each station. Station 1 downtown is the largest in the city, with eight apparatus;…

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s fire academy instructors spent six Saturdays at the Training facility this spring, conducting the first Women’s Fire Prep Academy (WFPA). The goal was to identify women interested in a career in firefighting and show them what…