Yesterday, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 was the fourth day of the San Bernardino County Fair in Victorville, California. The public service area of the fair called Smokey Bear Park had some special visitors. A CAL FIRE strike team of fire engines (strike teams consist of 5 engines and a strike team leader) from the San Mateo/Santa Cruz area stopped by to lend a hand.
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| Captain Tony Jones explaining what CAL FIRE does at the fair to the San Mateo/Santa Cruz Firefighters |
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| Looking from the entrance of Smokey Bear Park at two CAL FIRE engines infront of the CAL FIRE booth |
The strike team had been in San Diego assisting the CAL FIRE Unit there in covering some of their stations in place of the regular crews who had been involved in fighting a wildland fire there. This is one of the abilities of CAL FIRE, to move resources from one area to another to meet operational needs.
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| Flo the Clown stopped by to see what was going on and spent some time with the Firefighters |
Because of the highwinds and low humidities in the Inland Empire and High Desert areas, the strike team which had been released from San Diego was repositioned in the San Bernardino Unit in case a fire broke out. The strike team had been positioned at the Phelan Fire Station and came over to the fair to help.
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| Two of the San Mateo/Santa Crus engines infront of the CAL FIRE booth |
This is the only time in the history of the CAL FIRE presence at the fair that so many fire engines have been available for the public to see and learn about. During their time at the fair, the crews assisted in the CAL FIRE booth sharing fire prevention information as well as providing the public with guided tours around their fire engines. They also took Smokey Bear on a tour of the fair much to the enjoyment of children and adults alike.
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| The CAL FIRE engines saying good bye to fair goers as they left |
The San Bernardino Unit says thank you to the CAL FIRE firefighters from San Mateo/Santa Cruz for jumping in and helping the fair going public to learn more about CAL FIRE and fire safety. The six fire engines (one was from the San Bernardino Unit) were a fantastic draw and served to display CAL FIRE at its best.
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