September 12, 2024 Newsletter

Equipment Grant

The District recently received over $15,000 from CAL FIRE as part of the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. This grant allowed us to buy the following equipment:

Wildland helmets, gloves, and coats
Structural helmets, gloves, hoods, turnouts, and boots
BK digital radios

Purchasing this equipment helps ensure that all our members are equipped with gear that is compliant with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

West Side Elementary School Visit

We visited West Side Elementary School to offer the children a chance to meet our firefighters and learn about fire and life safety skills. School visits include a demonstration of special firefighting clothes (turnouts), fire apparatus (fire engines), and equipment. These visits give children an opportunity to interact with the on-duty crews and learn about the job and the services we provide.

West Side Elementary is located in an area annexed by Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District in the spring of 2023. It is one of three elementary schools located within the boundaries of our fire district.

We offer fire station tours to the public and fire safety presentations at your school. Please contact us to schedule a school visit or station tour.

Two firefighters stand in a parking lot; one is gesturing with their arms outstretched. — Engineer Young and Firefighter Pattenaude teach fire safety to children

A child's colorful drawing about fire safety, showing flames, fire dangers, lightning, and a fire extinguisher. — Student's Fire Safety Poster

Website Accessibility Statement

Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District (the "District") is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, the District strives to provide an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Contact our compliance support team via telephone at: (888) 765-1970

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Coordinator

The District has designated a Compliance Coordinator for website disability-related accommodations. The Compliance Coordinator has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices and requirements.

Compliance Procedures

The District is working to ensure all website content complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and controlling State laws. In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, the website is regularly scanned to ensure ongoing compliance, and timely changes are made to any inaccessible content if found.

Accessible Documents Policy

The District is committed to providing all documents hosted on the website in an accessible format or making accessible alternatives available.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests in a timely manner. If you need assistance or accommodations while accessing content on this website, please contact our Compliance Coordinator via the form below: