| Thu. Sep 29th 2016 4:03PM--Medical Emergency--Spring Hill Road Firefighters responded to a medical emergency in the 1700 block of Spring Hill Road. Read more » |
| Tue. Sep 27th 2016 3:22PM--Vegetation and Structure Fire--Stuart Drive Firefighters responded to a vegetation and structure fire in the 300 block of Stuart Drive. Read more » |
| Mon. Sep 26th 2016 9:02AM--Structure Fire--Bodega Avenue Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 3800 block of Bodega Avenue. Read more » |
| Mon. Apr 25th 2016 2016 Annual BBQ Chicken Fundraiser Come join us for a fun family BBQ day on July 24, 11-4, at the Holy Ghost Hall on Bodega Avenue. We'll be serving B... Read more » |
| Tue. Jul 29th 2014 Do One Thing Partner Wilmar Fire Department is proud to be a Do One Thing partner. The Do One Thing program is a very simple program of doin... Read more » |
| Wed. May 28th 2014 Wilmar Firefighters and NASA Astranaut Yvonne Cagal On May 27th Wilmar Firefighters had the honor of driving NASA Astronaut Yvonne Cagal on Engine 9471 for her visit at Wilson S... Read more » |
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Chileno Valley Hay Fire
Petaluma, CA- July 22nd, 2016
Sonoma County Fire investigators believe the barn full of hay that went up in flames at the Moreda Dairy on Wednesday morning, likely caught fire through spontaneous combustion. Up to 500 tons of hay had been stacked inside the barn at the Chileno Valley Road dairy before the fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to nearby stacks of hay outside the barn and the grassy hillside near the fire. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and reduce the amount of smoke much quicker than planned thanks to some heavy equipment and several water tenders shuttling water.
Wilmar firefighters returned to the scene yesterday to continue extinguishing hot spots and assist the property owners with clean up.
Wilmar would like to thank our neighboring agencies at CalFire, Marin Co. FD, Rancho Adobe, Coast Guard FD, Lakeville and Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services for the assistance they provided during this large event.
This will be the final press release for this incident.
Fire Explorer Program
Wilmar Fire began a Fire Explorer Program in the year 2000, which has been a huge success to this day. High School students interested in the fire service are given a “hands-on” approach to all the different duties and responsibilities of a Firefighter. Many of our Explorer’s go on to become Volunteer Firefighters for Wilmar, and some eventually end up with paid career jobs in the fire service!
Click the photo below for a great video on the history of the Wilmar Volunteer Fire Department
