IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS American Red Cross Joshua Tree Office 6460 Hallee Road (760) 366-5330 County Assessor San Bernardino County 172 West Third Street (909) 387-6730 CDF - Fire San Bernardino Unit Fire Information (909) 881-6975 Sheriff's Department Morongo Basin Station (760) 366-4175 Fire Safe Council Morongo Valley Contact CSD (760) 363-6454 Fire Safety Checklist Develop a fire escape plan Employment Application Burn Permit Rules Hazmat Training The following links contain information on fire safety CDF Fire Education California Fire Safe Council Fire Safety Education Resource Directory USDA Forest Service library Phone Numbers: DIAL 911 FOR POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES For non-emergency questions or information, please call the Fire Department at: (760) 363-6211 For information about the Apprentice Firefighter program, please call: (760) 363-6454 To send a fax to the Morongo Valley Fire Department: (760) 363-6774

Morongo Valley Fire Department DIAL 911 FOR POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES About The Department: The Morongo Valley Fire Department covers an area of approximately 30 square miles and an un-official population estimated at around 5000. It is governed by a locally elected 5 person Community Service District Board. The staffing of the Department is provided by a Fire Chief and Fire Captains who supervise a staff of non-paid Apprentice Firefighters. The threat of wildfire in Morongo Valley is very real. On the State's scale for fire risk, Morongo Valley is rated "Highest". Additionally , it is adjacent to Federal, State and County Wildlands (BLM, San Bernardino National Forest, Joshua Tree National Monument), creating an "Urban Interface Risk". This means that a fire in the Wildlands could spread into the residential areas and visa versa. Fire season is determined by the State Fire Agency C.D.F. It is based upon weather patterns and fuel conditions. The season generally begins around the middle of May and is generally closed at the end of October. Morongo Valley has an unusually high underground water table. This allows for much more vegetation to grow than is typical in a desert environment. The result is an almost year round High Fire Danger in the Morongo Valley area caused by the thick and dense levels of vegetation. The declared Fire Season is a state of heightened readiness. Mission Statement The mission of the Morongo Valley Fire Department is to save lives and protect property, provide an adequate level of service at a reasonable cost to the residents, workers and visitors of the Morongo Valley. This is accomplished through a sincere commitment to the community by a firefighting force that is dedicated to a continual training program and personal commitment to providing quality services to their community. Fire Department Call Stats January - 2011 Calls Investigation 5 Medical Aid 27 Public Sevice 2 Smoke Check 3 Traffic Collision 3 Residential Structure Fire 1 Refuse Fire 2 Commercial Structure Fire 1 Medical Aid Violence Involved 1 Total Calls 45 Febuary - 2011 Calls Medical Aid 16 Public Sevice 2 Traffic Collision 5 Traffic Collision W/Extraction 1 Total Calls 24 March - 2011 Calls Investigation 3 Medical Aid 25 Public Sevice 2 Water Salvage 1 Traffic Collision 7 Residential Structure Fire 1 Refuse Fire 1 Traffic Collision W/Extraction 1 Total Calls 41 April - 2011 Calls Other Misc. 1 Wildland Fire 2 Medical Aid 28 Traffic Collision 6 Residential Structure Fire 2 Medical Aid Violence Involved 1 Traffic Collision W/Extraction 1 Total Calls 41 May - 2011 Calls Investigation 2 Other Misc. 4 Wildland Fire 2 Medical Aid 17 Public Sevice 2 Traffic Collision 3 Hazard Electrical 1 Residential Structure Fire 1 Residential Ringing Alarm 1 Commercial Ringing Alarm 7 OTHER 1 Total Calls 41 June - 2011 Calls Investigation 3 Residential Structure Fire 1 Wildland Fire 4 Traffic Collision W/Extraction 1 Medical Aid 28 Public Sevice 3 Fire menace Standby 1 Traffic Collision 1 Hazmat 1 Total Calls 43 July - 2011 Calls Investigation 10 Wildland Fire 3 Medical Aid 29 Fire Other 2 Public Service Other 3 Medical Aid Violence Involved 2 Smoke Check 2 Traffic Collision 2 Vehicle Fire 1 Total Calls 54 August - 2011 Calls Wildland Fire 2 Medical Aid 31 Fire Other 1 Medical Aid Violence Involved 2 Public Sevice 3 Traffic Collision 5 Commercial Structure Fire 1 Total Calls 45 September - 2011 Calls Investigation 4 Other Misc. 1 Residential Structure Fire 1 Wildland Fire 1 Medical Aid 31 Public Sevice 6 Smoke Check 1 Traffic Collision 5 Total Calls 50 October - 2011 Calls Medical Aid 31 Public Service Other 2 Smoke Check 3 Traffic Collision 3 Vehicle Fire 1 Fire Other 1 Hazard Electrical 1 Fire menace Standby 1 Commercial Structure Fire 1 Medical Aid Violence Involved 2 Hazard Gas 1 Other Misc. 2 Total Calls 49 November - 2011 Calls Investigation 2 Wildland Fire 1 Medical Aid 17 Public Sevice 2 Smoke Check 1 Hazard Electrical 1 Traffic Collision 8 Vehicle Fire 1 Residential Ringing Alarm 2 Total Calls 35 December - 2011 Calls Investigation 2 Residential Structure Fire 3 Wildland Fire 2 Medical Aid 16 Public Sevice 1 Smoke Check 1 Traffic Collision 6 Vehicle Fire 4 Total Calls 35 Total Calls This Year 503 Defensible Space Inspections Start in May. Morongo Valley Fire Department will begin conducting “LE 100 (brush clearance) inspections on May 1st. The inspections ensure each home has the required State mandated defensible space. Creating defensible space consists of clearing vegetation to maintain a 30’ clearance around all structures. From 30’ to 100’ (or the to property line, whichever is nearer) should be maintained as a fuel reduction or fuel modification zone. The goal of the inspection is to protect not only ourselves, but also our neighbors from potential fire dangers. Passing inspections are also useful in challenging insurance companies when they cancel policies, an increasing issue. For more information and to obtain details on fuel modification zones, visit Cal Fire’s website “fire.ca.gov” or call Morongo Valley Fire Department 363-6211. The Department ordered a 12 lead Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) at press time. The 12 lead AED offers greater capabilities than the 3 lead AED. Engineer Eric Griffiths, who is currently enrolled in Paramedic school and completing an internship with a local ambulance service provider, shared his recent experience with the upgraded AED. He responded to medical aid call where the patient's complaint was extreme fatigue. The patient had no difficulty breathing, no pain or other complaints other than feeling extraordinarily tired. The 3 lead AED failed to detect any abnormal cardiac rhythms. Eric's many years of experience as an EMT came into play and he decided to hook the patient to the 12 lead AED during transport to the hospital. The enhanced capabilities of the equipment revealed a myocardial infarction - a silent heart attack, in layman's terms. The patient displayed none of the "normal" cardiac arrest symptoms: chest pain; arm pain; shortness of breathe or nausea. The 12 lead AED provided a definitive diagnosis so the medics could begin providing life saving measures, while still enroute to the hospital. The Morongo Valley's new equipment, which is a requirement to maintain our status as a medic unit, cost over $22,000 and was funded by a Homeland Security Grant and fire department budget funds. We look forward to serving our residents with better equipment. Sawtooth Complex Fire Morongo Valley Fire Print the CDF Homeowners Checklist and use it as a handy guide to check safety measures room by room. Then head outside and make sure you have taken all possible precautions against wildfire. It's your tool for fire safety inside and outside your home. And, be sure to have the whole family look at the interactive Checklist for a fun, visual review of fire safety Inside and Out. Homeowner's Checklist (English) (235K PDF) Homeowner's Checklist (Espanol) (600K PDF) CDF Incident Fact Sheet (Paradise Fire)

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