Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 |
| Employees | 4 |
| Staffing | Volunteer Only |
| Fire chief | Michael Milligan |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 1 |
| Engines | 1 |
The Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department (HJVFD) is a group of volunteer firefighters in a remote Orange County, California canyon in the Cleveland National Forest.
The chief of the department is elected to the position by members of the community and department. The members of the fire department are certified and trained in BLS medical aids and fighting wildfires.
The department performs two to three rescues of lost hikers a year and maintains its own stationhouse, one fire engine, three 5,000 gallon water tanks, a mile of water lines in the canyon and maintains its own weather station gauge at the stationhouse.[1] The department also maintains the road leading into the canyon and works to repair potholes and other damage to the unimproved dirt road.[2]
Orange Coast Magazine also featured a four page article on the firefighters in October 2008
Notes
- ↑ "Mud slams into canyon homes". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "An American tradition". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "Another life lost on perilous stretch". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
The station house now has only one fire engine. The other engine, Gertrude, was donated to a museum.
References
- "Wholly willing to fight for Holy Jim". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- "Volunteers fight fires at Holy Jim Fire Station". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- Messina, Frank (1998-02-24). "Fight or Flight for Holy Jim Dwellers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Fire planning and prevention in Holy Jim Canyon". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Cabin burns down in Holy Jim Canyon". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Volunteer fire department in Trabuco Canyon holds auction". Orange Count Register. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Fire in Holy Jim Canyon on New Year's Day". Orange Count Register. Retrieved 2014-01-03.