IAFF Local 935, is a labor organization that represents the men and women of the San Bernardino County , Big Bear City , Big Bear Lake, Colton, Loma Linda , and Montclair Fire Departments. Its members are dedicated to the protection and safety of the Communities they serve. The firefighters of Local 935 are committed to the well being of the public through our humanitarian efforts, donations, and events.
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Station 52 | Harvard area, San Bernardino County
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Station 52 helps strengthen coverage near the I-15 corridor and augments Station 53 in Baker. In the North Desert, emergency responses can cover extraordinary distances through remote communities, open desert and heavily traveled transportation corridors.
The addition of Station 52 has improved the regional response system, but long travel distances mean every staffed unit and available apparatus remains especially important. When one crew is committed to an incident, the next closest resource may be many miles away.
As the representatives of career firefighters serving these communities, Local 935 continues advocating for sustainable staffing, dependable apparatus, modern facilities and capital improvements throughout the North and South Desert service zones.
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LOOKING BACK | May 28, 2026 | 5700 block of Ironwood St., San Bernardino
Our members arrived to smoke showing from a single-story residence and contained the fire to the room of origin. All occupants had evacuated safely, and no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
Thermal imaging cameras carried by firefighters helped locate hidden heat. Robotics Unit 1 also provided an overhead drone equipped with thermal capability, giving incident command a broader view of the structure and improving situational awareness for crews operating below.
Technology supports the mission, but trained firefighters and adequate staffing remain essential to place hose lines, search the home, ventilate, manage utilities and verify extinguishment at the same time.
SAFETY MESSAGE: Maintain working smoke alarms, practice two ways out and designate an outside meeting place. Once outside, stay outside and call 911.
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ORIGINAL INCIDENT: May 2025 | City of San Bernardino
Multiple camera angles—including firefighter GoPro footage—show our members coordinating residential fire attack with truck-company vertical ventilation.
Vertical ventilation releases heat, smoke and superheated gases through a controlled roof opening. The tactic must be carefully timed with interior hose teams so ventilation improves conditions instead of drawing fire into uninvolved areas. Training, communication and post-incident review make that coordination possible.
This video gives the public an authentic view of the heat, smoke, limited visibility and split-second decisions our members face. It also shows why a complete structure-fire assignment needs enough firefighters to perform fire attack, search, ventilation, water supply, EMS and command functions at the same time.
SAFETY MESSAGE: Close doors as you escape, meet at your family’s designated location and tell arriving firefighters immediately if anyone may still be inside.
SERVICE • PROFESSIONALISM • DEDICATION
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LOOKING BACK | May 31, 2026 | Across San Bernardino County
Our members and cooperating agencies responded to multiple vegetation fires and several structure fires during an exceptionally busy Sunday.
When incidents overlap across a county this large, crews must protect their assigned communities while resources are committed elsewhere. Strong mutual-aid partnerships help, but regional readiness also depends on enough career firefighters, engines, trucks, specialty resources and chief officers remaining available throughout the system.
This video reflects the range and pace of the all-risk work performed across San Bernardino County in a single day.
SAFETY MESSAGE: Avoid mowing, welding, dragging chains or parking hot vehicles in dry vegetation during elevated fire conditions. Report smoke immediately.
SERVICE • PROFESSIONALISM • DEDICATION
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VIDEO VAULT | March 19, 2025 | San Bernardino County
During this structure-fire response, career firefighters represented by Local 935 used forcible-entry equipment to create access for fire-attack operations. The shower of sparks is dramatic, but the purpose is precise: remove a barrier quickly so crews can reach the hazard, search the occupancy and coordinate suppression work.
Forcible entry is one part of a much larger operation. Engine, truck and command personnel must communicate, manage changing conditions and balance speed with firefighter and civilian safety. The training, staffing and specialized equipment behind that coordination are essential to protecting our communities.
Safety Message of the Day: Working smoke alarms and a practiced home escape plan save time when seconds matter. Know two ways out, get outside, stay outside and call 911.
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#photooftheday | RECENT RESPONSE
June 11, 2026 | San Bernardino County
A SBCoFD firefighter represented by Local 935 works around the aftermath of a vehicle fire after active flames were controlled. Knockdown is only one phase of the response: crews must cool hidden hot spots, prevent extension into nearby vegetation, manage leaking fuel or damaged batteries and confirm the scene is stable before clearing.
Vehicle fires can expose firefighters to rapidly changing hazards, including pressurized components, undeployed airbags, lithium-ion batteries and passing traffic. The proper staffing, protective equipment and water supply help our members manage those risks safely.
SAFETY MESSAGE: If your vehicle begins smoking or burning, pull over when safe, turn it off, get everyone out, move well away and call 911. Never open the hood or return for belongings.
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VIDEO VAULT | April 2, 2025 | Tower 19 Academy
Driving a fire engine safely is a technical skill developed through structured training, repetition and accountability. This Tower 19 Academy video shows recruits practicing apparatus operations before they are entrusted with emergency response on public roads.
Every response begins with getting the crew, equipment and apparatus to the incident safely. That requires sound judgment, careful vehicle placement, strong communication and awareness of the communities our members serve. These skills remain part of a career firefighter's development throughout an entire career.
Safety Message of the Day: When emergency vehicles approach with lights and sirens, remain calm, signal and safely pull to the right. Do not stop in an intersection.
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RECENT RESPONSE | June 29, 2026 | State St. & Highland Ave., San Bernardino
Our members confronted a fast-moving vegetation and debris fire that threatened nearby homes and businesses before extending into a one-story residence and detached garage. Crews stopped forward progress at approximately two acres within about 45 minutes and controlled the structure involvement in roughly an hour. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters also worked to rescue animals from the affected property. CAL FIRE and Rialto Fire assisted the response; the cause remained under investigation at the time of the incident update.
Incidents that cross from vegetation into structures demand enough personnel and apparatus to attack multiple problems at once while protecting the surrounding community.
SAFETY MESSAGE: Remove weeds, dead vegetation and combustible debris from around structures, and maintain working smoke alarms inside the home.
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#photooftheday | PUBLIC EDUCATION
November 18, 2025 | San Bernardino County
A Local 935 member demonstrates structural firefighting protective equipment during a school visit, helping young students understand what firefighters may look and sound like during an emergency.
Station visits, school demonstrations and community events are an important part of the all-risk mission. Meeting firefighters before an emergency builds familiarity, reduces fear and creates an opportunity to reinforce lifesaving lessons at an early age.
SAFETY MESSAGE FOR FAMILIES: Practice two ways out of every room. If there is smoke, crawl low, get outside, stay outside and call 911 from a safe place. Children should know never to hide from firefighters.
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ONE MONTH AGO MARKED 10 YEARS OF REGIONAL FIRE SERVICE IN SAN BERNARDINO
July 1, 2026 marked ten years since the City of San Bernardino joined the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District.
After 138 years of service by the San Bernardino City Fire Department, the City transitioned fire and emergency medical services to County Fire on July 1, 2016. This was more than an administrative change. It brought City firefighters and employees, their experience, their traditions, and their commitment to the community into a larger regional fire-service system.
During the decade that followed, firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and professional staff answered more than 400,000 calls for service within the City of San Bernardino. Those calls included emergency medical incidents, structure fires, vegetation and wildland fires, technical rescues, hazardous conditions, major emergencies, and public-service calls.
The Fire District has committed to investments throughout the City, including new fire stations, new apparatus, expanded staffing, innovative technology, wildfire mitigation, and stronger community partnerships.
For Local 935, the anniversary demonstrates the operational value of annexation and regionalization, especially when paired with the FP-5 funding mechanism. A regional Fire District can govern, train, equip, and deploy resources as parts of one system. Engines, ladder trucks, ambulances, medic squads, hand crews, wildland assets, special-operations personnel, dispatch, training resources, and command staff can move across service zones according to incident needs.
During a major fire, rescue, or extended emergency, the system can send additional companies into the affected area while repositioning other District resources to help maintain coverage. That creates depth beyond the first-alarm assignment and provides more flexibility than relying only on separate automatic-aid or mutual-aid agreements between independent agencies.
Mutual aid remains an important part of California's emergency-response system. Regionalization adds another layer of capability because resources within the District share common leadership, communications, training expectations, operational policies, and deployment practices. Personnel can reinforce one another more seamlessly, regardless of which service zone houses a particular engine, truck, hand crew, specialty team, or piece of equipment.
The benefits extend beyond emergency incidents. A regional system can coordinate training, apparatus planning, station construction, technology, wildfire preparedness, specialty programs, and long-term capital improvements across multiple communities. It can also provide a broader platform for recruiting, developing, and retaining firefighters and paramedics.
Local 935 recognizes the members who served with the San Bernardino City Fire Department and continued protecting the community as County Fire employees. Their knowledge and dedication helped carry the City's fire-service history into the regional system.
We appreciate the elected leaders, community partners, and residents who supported investments over the past decade. At the same time, progress must continue. Calls for service, community risk, and operational demands continue to grow. Local 935 will keep advocating for adequate staffing, modern apparatus, resilient stations, specialty resources, and sustainable funding throughout the Fire District.
Ten years of progress is worth recognizing. The next decade requires the same commitment to the firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, professional staff, facilities, and equipment that protect San Bernardino every day.
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ORIGINAL INCIDENT: August 29, 2025 | Hemlock Avenue near Main Street, Hesperia
Our members arrived shortly after midnight to a smoke-filled home with a resident unable to escape. Firefighters joined a sheriff's deputy at a bedroom window, entered, closed the door to limit fire spread and lifted the resident to safety.
Interior crews and truck-company members coordinated fire attack and roof operations, largely containing the fire to a rear room. A second resident escaped, and six dogs were successfully accounted for and survived. Four engines, three ambulances, a ladder truck, battalion chief and investigator responded.
This rescue is a reminder that structure-fire response is simultaneously fire suppression, search and rescue, EMS, ventilation and incident command. Adequate staffing puts each critical function in place when minutes matter.
SAFETY MESSAGE: Working smoke alarms, a practiced escape plan and closed bedroom doors can provide lifesaving time. Once outside, stay outside.
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BALD EAGLE RESCUE UPDATE | FAWNSKIN / BIG BEAR LAKE
INCIDENT: JULY 17–18, 2026 | UPDATE: AUGUST 2, 2026
Over the past two weeks, people across the country have followed the story of the adult bald eagle found grounded near Dana Point Park in Fawnskin—an eagle believed by Friends of Big Bear Valley to be Jackie, one of Big Bear Valley’s beloved nesting pair.
On July 17, a community member reported the grounded eagle to San Bernardino County Fire Station 96. Captain Dennis Jones and the Station 96 crew responded and remained with the eagle for several hours, protecting her from other wildlife and human interference while specialized wildlife rescuers made the more than two-hour trip to Big Bear.
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on July 18, the San Dimas Raptor Rescue Team—part of the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation—arrived, safely captured the eagle, provided initial stabilization and coordinated her transfer to Ojai Raptor Center for specialized veterinary care.
Video recorded before the rescue showed the adult eagle involved in an altercation with two subadult bald eagles. Although that footage helped document the situation, wildlife professionals have not identified a definitive cause for the eagle’s illness. Because the bird is not banded, Ojai Raptor Center appropriately identifies her as Patient 26-519; Friends of Big Bear Valley has said the available photographs and video make it likely that she is Jackie.
Her medical journey has been serious. Initial testing found that she was underweight and suffering from severe anemia and inflammation affecting her kidneys. Her care has included round-the-clock treatment and a life-saving blood transfusion while veterinarians and specialists continue investigating the underlying cause.
Today, there is a cautiously encouraging update: Ojai Raptor Center reports that Patient 26-519 has been moved from its intensive care unit—where she required oxygen therapy—to a regular hospital care unit. That is an important step forward, but the center emphasizes that she remains very sick, still requires intensive treatment and monitoring, and is not yet out of danger.
The response to this story has reached far beyond Big Bear Valley. Cards, letters, artwork and notes of appreciation have poured into Station 96. The Fire District has received messages from California, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas—and possibly more places not yet identified.
To every child, classroom, family and community member who took time to write: thank you. Our Station 96 members have enjoyed opening each message and have been deeply moved by the reach of this story and the appreciation shown for their actions.
We also thank the local residents and visitors who kept watch before responders arrived; Friends of Big Bear Valley, whose cameras and volunteers have connected millions of people to Jackie, Shadow and their family; the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation and its San Dimas Raptor Rescue Team; and the professionals at Ojai Raptor Center who remain focused on this eagle’s rehabilitation.
This incident is a reminder that public service often extends beyond the calls people expect. Our members assessed the hazard, protected a vulnerable patient, controlled the scene and stayed until the right specialized resources could complete the rescue. That teamwork gave this eagle the opportunity to receive the care she needed.
Please continue to follow Ojai Raptor Center and Friends of Big Bear Valley for verified updates. Out of respect for the rehabilitation team and all the wildlife patients in its care, please do not call, email or visit the facility seeking updates.
We join the Big Bear community and people around the world in hoping for a complete recovery and the queen’s eventual return to Big Bear Valley.
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