City of Salinas News
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2022 Abbott Incident
April 16, 2022
The Abbott Incident that began shortly after 7:15pm on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, has transitioned to monitoring and clean-up phases of the incident. The City of Salinas and Salinas Fire Department (SFD) are thankful to the community for adhering to emergency advisories and to the multiple agencies from across Monterey County and from the...
Salinas Fire Chief Announces Retirement
April 7, 2022
Join the City in congratulating Salinas Fire Chief Michele Vaughn on her retirement! After 22 years of service to the Salinas community, Chief Vaughn has announced her retirement from the Salinas Fire Department (SFD). She rose through the ranks from Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Chief, and Interim Fire Chief, leading to her...
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stair climb
March 18, 2022
On March 16, 2022, five of your Salinas Firefighters participated in the 31st annual Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Firefighter Stair climb at the Columbia Tower in Seattle, Washington.
Your Salinas Firefighters Shane VanderVeen, Dave Furey, Chris Knapp, Jesus Ramirez, and Sean Valenzuela climbed 69 floors of stairs and 1,356 steps to reach the...
2022 FIREWORKS STAND LOTTERY WINNERS
March 18, 2022
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 1:00 PM, the City of Salinas conducted this year’s fireworks stand lottery at the City of Salinas Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Avenue.
Twelve school organizations, two youth organizations, two community organizations and two religious, fraternal, and service organizations were selected by random drawing in the presence of city staff...
Anonymous Donation identified for Purchase of New Badges
November 3, 2020
The Salinas Fire Department received a generous donation from a local resident to be used for fire department needs. The uniform committee decided to utilize the donation to purchase new badges for Fire staff. This donation provided Salinas firefighters with a new and unique opportunity - the ability to obtain numbered badges based on academy...
