SCFD Official Twitter. We serve the communities of Windsor, Larkfield, Mountain, Bennett Valley, Rincon Valley, Bellevue, Forestville, Guerneville & Bodega Bay.
7:40am 2/20/24 This morning! Once again, we would like to emphasize TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN. Luckily this driver made it to dry ground with the assistance of 1st responders. Wohler Rd at River Rd near Forestville.
#sonomacounty
Current Situation:
3:50pm Monday, 2/14/24 Mark West Station Rd at Starr Rd. Water continues to rise and is actively flowing across the roadway at the 2’ mark.
#sonomacounty
Current conditions. Video in from our Field Observers on Mark West Station Rd. Never drive around barricades and closed flooded roadways. Stay smart, don’t get stuck, turn around, don’t drown.
#floodedroad
#sonomacounty
❌Strike Team mobilized. Engine 5161 departed at around midnight last night as part of Strike Team XSN-2377C to battle the Head Fire in Siskiyou County. Our thoughts are with our 4 firefighters to stay safe and all those affected by wildfires.
#HeadFire
#Siskiyoucounty
Strike Team Deployed. Yesterday, a wildfire ignited in Butte County near Chico, the Park Fire is now at about 71,000 acres. In response, our dedicated firefighters from the Sonoma County Fire District have been deployed as part of a Strike Team to assist in firefighting efforts.
Sonoma County 1 is In Service! 🚁
Starting today Saturday, October 15th!!
@SoCoFireDist
in partnership with
@REACHAirMed
is proud to launch our new air resource! Check them out lifting off for their very first call this afternoon!
#sonomacounty1
We’re sending more help to the
#ParkFire
! OES 374 and WT21 just left Station 1 in Windsor as part of Task Force XSN 2201. We wish them safe travels! We want to assure you that while we have several units assisting at out of county fires, our stations remain fully staffed.
1-9-22 8:00 AM, Happening now, Slusser Rd. At River Rd. We’re on scene assisting these folks that drove into the flood waters. PLEASE, Turn Around. Don’t Drown. Going into the flood waters puts us all at risk.
#sonomacounty
#WinterStorm
About 8:30 AM, this morning, Sunday, 2/4/24, A tree toppled over impacting two homes in
#bodegabay
, no injuries. We continue to get reports of hazardous conditions due to the storm, stay safe everyone.
#sonomacounty
#cawx
Water Rescue tonight on Mark West Station Rd. at Starr Rd. Person successfully rescued from vehicle that was taking on water, they were unable to get out on their own.
Don’t risk it, if water is flowing over the road
#TurnAroundDontDrown
.
#sonomacounty
A small vegetation fire, about an acre, was quickly stopped at Taylor Mountain Regional Park about 10:30 this morning. Our crews are still on scene mopping up.
Stay alert and safe Sonoma County, we live in wildfire country and the summer fire season is upon us.
12:00 pm, Monday, 2/19/24. Avoid unnecessary travel. Many storm hazards out there, flooded roadways, trees down, power lines down & strong wind gusts. Current weather at Station 1 - Windsor
#sonomacounty
#stormyweather
The calls keep rolling in, keeping our emergency responders busy. As the storm quieted down it allowed our crews to remove hazards, survey areas, fill sandbags and monitor streams & rivers. We even saw sunshine! ☀️ Don’t let your guard down, there is more to come.
#sonomacounty
Tonight our crews responded to the airport, for a small plane unable to put down its nose landing gear. The pilot was able to land the plane and exit safely, no one else was on board.🛬✈️ Expert teamwork between airport operations and our crews!
#safelanding
#sonomacounty
It’s VERY windy. Our crews are responding to multiple hazardous conditions, trees into homes, trees across roadways, & power lines down. A wind advisory has been issued by
@NWSBayArea
until 1 pm Wednesday. If you don’t have to be out and about, today is a good day to stay in.
Our crew on Strike Team XSN-2380C hard at work in the rugged terrain at the
#CrystalFire
yesterday in Napa County.
Per
@CALFIRELNU
as of this morning containment was up to 75% thanks to strong work by the crews overnight.
❌ Strike Team Deployed to Monterey County. At 0430 this morning, arrived in Monterey County & working by 0800. Pre position for flooding and storm damage. Strike Team 2382C: SCFD 5161 Type 3 Wildland Engine St. 7-Forestville, 1 Captain, 1 Engineer, 2 Firefighter/Paramedics.
#windy
days = busy work days. Pics from today in west
#sonomacounty
. Many reports of hazardous conditions, trees down & power lines down, including a Redwood tree falling onto a house in Forestville, no injuries. Shout out to PG&E who was there super fast on all of the calls!
⚠️ Flood Advisory has been upgraded to Flood Warning, until 2:15 pm today, see the details from the NWS here:
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⚠️El Aviso de Inundaciones se ha actualizado a Advertencia de Inundaciones hasta las 14:15 hoy.
1:30am Saturday 2/10/24, when most of us were sleeping, our SCFD St. 10-Bodega Bay crew was on the beach at South Salmon Creek, helping a boat crew safely
#abandonship
. CHP’s H-30 & USCG also responded to the 40’ fishing vessel that ran aground.
⚠️Happening NOW! ⚠️ HAZARDOUS Conditions. -Tree down onto a vehicle closing Northbound Hwy 101 at Todd Rd., Santa Rosa. Tree nearly missing a house, Larkfield. Trees & wires down across
#sonomacounty
. Roads are covered with debris & ponding water. Avoid any unnecessary travel.
Today, Sonoma County Fire District took the plunge in the sea for a great cause! Despite the chilly waters, we ran in and made a splash in the
#polarplunge
challenge to raise funds for Special Olympics NorCal. Huge shoutout to our brave team for their dedication and spirit!
Overnight 9/8 to 9/9, Station 1 crews responded to 3 critical EMS calls with patients in cardiac arrest. All 3 were successfully resuscitated on scene. A cardiac arrest resuscitation in the field is relatively rare, great work, here’s your Cardiac Arrest Save challenge coins!
With the winds & low humidities this weekend, we’re pleased to add helicopter “Sonoma County 1” to our list of resources staffed & ready to respond to any fire emergency in Sonoma County.
#sonomacounty1
can drop 120 gallons of water & is a critical set of “eyes in the sky.”
🚨 3/14, 5PM Water Rescue, Slusser Rd/River Rd. The road flooding and rescues continue. 🚧 Road barricades and signs are up for a reason. Don’t go around them, it’s dangerous.
#turnarounddontdrown
#rescue
#sonomacounty
#PointFire
UPDATE: Better mapping from aircraft sensors has the fire at 121 acres, still 15% contained. An evacuation warning is in place for zone SON-2E2, with an evacuation ORDER in place from Fall Creek Rd to Stewarts Point Skaggs Spring Rd to W Dry Creek Rd.
Exciting news for Sonoma County Fire District! 2 state of the art,Type 1 Engines are set to join our fleet, enhancing our capabilities from structure fires, rescues and wildfires, these new additions will help us better protect our community. Stay tuned for their arrival!
Announcement! As of 8 AM today, 9-17-22, Station 4–Bellevue (Todd Rd Santa Rosa) & Station 8–Bennett Valley (Bennett Valley Rd Santa Rosa) will be equipped & staffed as ALS (Advanced Life Support) upgrading them from BLS (Basic Life Support). Enhancing services to the community!
🚨✈️ Yesterday's Triennial Airport Safety Exercise at Sonoma County Airport was a massive success! Every three years, we take emergency preparedness to the next level, and this year was no exception.
#sonomacounty
Heroic Storm Rescue Alert!Today, 2/18/24 as the big storm was about to hit, St. 4-Bellevue crew, performed a rescue at Taylor Mt. Regional Park. A couple on a pre-storm walk w/their feline, on a leash,needed help when their adventurous cat got stranded up in a tree.
#sonomacounty
Water Rescue Today, 3/14/23, 12:15 vehicle stuck in flood waters on Armstrong Woods Rd. in Guerneville. 2 adults & 1child were helped out by rescue boat. All were brought out safely with no injuries.
Morning update for the
#PointFire
off Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Road near Lake Sonoma. Crews made good progress overnight building and strengthening containment lines thanks to favorable conditions. The fire is 1,100 acres with containment slightly up to 20%.
Avoid the area: Hwy 101 closed at Arata overcrossing. Northern Windsor surface streets severely impacted due to major traffic accident with injuries on 101 North at Arata. Emergency crews on scene.
Vehicles backed up on Los Amigos and Old Redwood Highway.
1-8-23 Current Conditions from this morning. As you head out and about today, use lots of caution. Last night’s thunder & lightning storm has created some hazardous conditions.
Current road closures:
Our Swift Water Rescue Team took advantage of the break between storms to get some training in on the Russian River. Training after storms when the river is high & fast is as close to real life rescue scenarios as possible.
#sonomacounty
#russianriver
#swiftwaterrescueteam
#cawx
Need sand? We still have plenty of sand available at our self-fill sandbag location at Station 7 - Forestville, 6554 Mirabel. Stay alert & stay safe, heavier rain on the way.
#sonomacounty
#cawx
#sandbags
At 8:40p.m. on May 1, a Sonoma County Fire District Paramedic ambulance was stolen while at the scene of a medical emergency call in Santa Rosa.
We are so thankful that our crew members were not injured in this incident. Santa Rosa Police Officers arrested the suspect.
Welcome! We're very excited for this modern, very specialized piece of equipment coming into service at the Sonoma County Airport-STS, in our Fire District! For any emergency that may occur at the Airport we are first due and work hand in hand with the Airport Response Team.
Special Delivery -- The Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport-STS welcomed its new fire truck this morning. It’s an Oshkosh Striker and will help lead the emergency response team here at the airport.
#firetruck
#FlySTS
#oshkosh
Look at all that
#water
Zen moment: Soaring over flood waters, after the rains, drone video from Wohler Rd. and Mark West Creek, near Forestville, CA. Thank you to our partners
@REACHAirMed
and their UAS program for the footage.
#sonomacounty
It's the first day of the Sonoma County Fair! If you need any medical attention while you're enjoying the Fair, our Awesome EMT’s & Paramedics of
@scfdems
are here to help. Stay safe & we hope you have a fantastic time
#sonomacounty
!
#sonomacountyfair
🎡
Keeping with
#tradition
today we pushed in our new Type 1, 7582 welcome to the fleet, SCFD Station 2 - Larkfield!
#sonomacountyfiredistrict
watch the push in on our reel 🚒
Happy Retirement to a True Hero! SCFD USAR K9 Rocket.🌟9 years of dedicated service, responding to disasters across our nation on CA Task Force 4 with SCFD Captain Stornetta. See Rocket’s full story & mission assignments on SDF’s website,
#HolstFire
: Firefighters are at scene of a vegetation fire to the east of Santa Rosa near Holst Road and Los Alamos Road. The fire is approximately one acre and crews are working on making access.
⚠️ 1-6-23, 10:10 AM Current Conditions: Wohler Rd. at River Rd now closed. Water is flowing over the bridge. Turn Around, Don’t Drown.
#WinterStorm
#flooding
#SonomaCounty
Good time for a reminder,
#turnarounddontdrown
. Today 12/20, 6:20 AM, crews from our Forestville & Windsor stations responded to a car stuck in flood waters on Mark West Station Rd just west of Starr Rd. Everyone made it out okay with some assistance from our Firefighters.
If you don’t have to go out, don’t. Our roadways are being impacted by many hazardous conditions, trees down, lines down, slides, and tons of debris.
#sonomacounty
#winterstorm
Our SCFD Board approved the County’s 911 ambulance contract unanimously, last Friday! Starting Jan. 16, 2024 we’ll be Proudly rolling out the red ambulances & bringing the best EMS to Santa Rosa, Larkfield, Oakmont, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Penngrove, Sebastopol, Graton & Occidental
Coming soon Sonoma County 1! Sneak peek of our new 🚁 a partnership with
@REACHAirMed
Once we’ve completed training and equip the helo for firefighting & critical care transports, we’ll post our official launch day, stay tuned!
#ComingSoon
#ReadyForLaunch
#OneMissionUnitedInCare
We’re here for you. We have activated our SCFD Dept. Emergency Operations Center to support our crews, safety partners & you,our community, should any impactful incidents occur from the storm series. Sun. 2/17, storm will be more impactful, take the time today to prepare.
❌ Strike Team update: XSN 2382C worked in & around Sprekles helping with evacuation orders & reconnaissance of impacted areas. Our work here has been humbling, we’re here to help this community, we’re are reminded that we to have needed help for incidents.
Stay safe everyone.
⚠️*Out of Area* There is an active vegetation fire in Napa County visible from numerous areas from within Sonoma County.
#crystalfire
in the 250 Block area of Crystal Springs Rd west of
#angwin
near
#deerpark
in
#napacounty
Here’s a great one stop shop
#winterweather
resource from the County! Winter Weather Map & Quick Stats. Flood impacts, road closures, power outages, evacuation zones. Check it out
#sonomacounty
Today, 1/16, is the official start date of
#scfdems
serving
#sonomacounty
as an EMS 911 ambulance provider. We have an amazing team on the ambulances and behind the scenes that are passionate about keeping our ambulances rolling and providing the best care for our community.
TODAY, we welcomed 7 new Firefighter Paramedic recruits to SCFD preparing to start a 9-week intensive Fire/EMS academy. They will be put through physical & mental training pushing their limits to better serve our communities. Today they received gear, uniforms & study materials!
Rain or shine the
#HolidaySpirit
goes on! Together for Moorland, thank you for inviting us to your
#Posada
. Food, toys, friends & holiday traditions filled our Sunday with joy! Station 4 Bellevue crew helped spread cheer passing out toys, bikes & smiles for all!
#sonomacounty
.
@SoCoFireDist
fire crew saves domesticated pigs by stopping the
#SitesFire
from overtaking their pen, keeping them safe and even sharing their lunch.
Structure Fire, 1-26-23, 4pm, Barbara Dr. In Bellevue, southwest Santa Rosa, multi-family fourplex. No occupants were home when the fire started, no one was injured. The fire was contained to a single bedroom. The cause is under investigation.
#PointFire
UPDATE: The fire is approximately 900 acres and remains 15% contained. We do have confirmed reports of structures destroyed and are working through damage inspections on the structure type and number. The fire has pushed down south towards Mountain View Ranch Rd.
New sandbag filling station in Bellevue! 238 Todd Rd. Just west of our Bellevue Station 4 & the railroad tracks. Take what you need. Thanks
@GhilottiCC
for hosting, Vulcan Materials for the sand & Sonoma Public Infrastructure for the bags!
#WinterStorm
#SonomaCounty
Today, Deputy Chief Ron Busch joined a group of emergency responders from
#ukraine
on a U.S. tour designed to exchange technical expertise.Sonoma County emergency responders explained the extensive improvements to the region’s fire response since the devastating fires of 2017.
Salmon Creek area in Bodega Bay is unable to call 9-1-1 from a land line. Severed communication line in the area. Cell phones are not affected. AT&T crews en route. In case of emergency call 9-1-1 or Sheriff’s Dispatch 707-565-2121 or REDCOM Fire/Medical Dispatch 707-576-1371.
👀 Looks like we’re in for some wet weather next week! 🌧️☔️
Keep an eye on the weather, so you know how it may impact your holiday shopping and travel plans.
#cawx
#sonomacounty
No major changes to the forecast overnight. Here's the latest look at different scenarios for rainfall totals across the region from Sunday through Thursday.
#CAwx
⚠️🔹Good morning
#sonomacounty
, if you live near a creek, the NWS Flood Warning has been extended into today for the highlighted area of the graphic they shared.
Flood warning extended for portions of Sonoma County today. Be extra cautious in the highlighted area and remember to NEVER drive through flooded roadways. Turn around, don't drown!
#cawx
⚠️Bobtail propane truck overturned on side, Grange Rd. Driver transported with moderate injuries. HM29 on scene evaluating leak. Hard closure on Grange.
It is
#windy
out there! Reports of trees down are coming in from across
#sonomacounty
. Please stay alert if you have to go out and about. Emergency responders, road crews and utility crews are all out there clearing the hazards as quick and as safely as they can.
#cawx
#castorm
Strong to damaging wind gusts are expected today *especially* for the Central Coast and in the hills. Please use *extreme* caution and prepare for potential power outages.
#cawx
Today we attended the 14th Annual Fiesta de Independencia, celebrating
#HispanicHeritageMonth
at the Luther Burbank Center. We love being in our community and seeing so many familiar faces and making many new friends!
#sonomacounty
⚠️ Heads up Sonoma County: Fire Watch & Wind Advisory in effect. Critical fire weather conditions this weekend. 🚩RED FLAG WARNING🚩issued for Sat. Oct. 28, at 5 PM to Sun., Oct. 29, 5 PM. What is your emergency plan? Be prepared! Know Your Zone!
Just in! Winds are blowing strong at Station 10 - Bodega Bay! *** ¡Acabo de entrar! ¡Los vientos son fuertes en la estación 10 - Bodega Bay!
#californiaweather
#winterstorm
*Road Closure – Vehicle Accident*
Mark West Springs Road is now closed due to accident between Riebli Road and Petrified Forest Road. Use an alternative route around the area.
A little after 6:30 this morning Station 4-Bellevue responded to an RV Fire on West Robles at Santa Rosa Ave. The Fire was knocked down quickly with no injuries. Thank you to
@SantaRosaFire
and
@RohnertParkDPS
for the assistance this morning.
Today our SCFD &
@MedicAmbulance
crews helped start the
@AmericanCancer
@RelayForLife
#sonomacounty
in Windsor. Our SCFD-EMS crews had the honor of placing a lei on each of the cancer survivors. A great honor and so moving to see many cancer survivors participating in the relay💜
❌ 1st Strike Team of the summer deployed to the
#RabbitFire
in Riverside county. Strike Team XSN-2375C, 1 SCFD Captain & 5 engines from
@Svfd_33
Monte Rio Fire & Northern Sonoma County Fire.The Rabbit fire started 7/14. Strike Team XSN-2375C stay safe out there!
This morning we found a in a submerged car in the 6000 block of Trenton-Healdsburg Road, Forestville, with one occupant who had died. The occupant is Daphne Fontino, 43, Ukiah. Our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Details on our Facebook page.
Welcome SCFD Recruit Academy 23-1!
We’re excited to welcome 5 new members to the SCFD family.They began their SCFD fire academy today & will be working hard the next 8.5 weeks, learning all that makes our SCFD firefighters the very best. Stay tuned for more on their journey…
Saturday afternoon, units from CAL FIRE Station 30 & Napa County Fire Station 18 in Angwin along with AMR & Sonoma County 1, responded to a report of a UTV accident in Pope Valley. One patient was air lifted to local hospital.
Congratulations 105th SRJC Fire Academy!
3 of today’s graduates will be wearing our patch & helmet shield! Congrats to Firefighter/Paramedics, Cesar Inda & Alexis Osorno & we are proud that 1 of the 3 is our own Fire Explorer, Jordon Niel! Jordon is now an Apprentice Firefighter!
Congrats CAPTAIN Jake Spiegle! Captain Spiegle promoted from Engineer to Captain on 7/16, his 1st shift as Captain was Sunday at Station 8–Bennett Valley. A red captain’s helmet comes with more responsibility, ensuring his crew,engine, equipment & firehouse are all fit for duty!
SCFD had the distinct honor of welcoming home our brave troops from the National Guard 579th Engineer Battalion yesterday. After a year-long deployment to the Middle East, these heroes have returned home to their families & community. Welcome home & thank you for your service!🇺🇸
⚠️Crews on scene of a vegetation fire on Chalk Hill Rd. SCFD has multiple units on scene assisting Northern Sonoma County Fire District & CAL FIRE LNU. 2 air tankers and a helicopter are also working from the air. No evacuations at this time, please avoid the area.
A beautiful morning for great conversations! Thank you to all the community members that came out to Station 6 - Mountain today to have a cup of coffee with us! ☕️🧑🚒 We enjoyed meeting new friends, & sharing stories & laughter with long time friends.
#coffeewithyourfirefighters
6:30 AM today, Station 7 crews in Forestville dispatched to a 230’ tree down in Summer Home Park neighborhood.
The redwood tree had fallen bringing down power lines, grazing a house & causing minor damage & shearing off a fire hydrant. Luckily, no injuries.
#cawx
#sonomacounty