Dropping a MASSIVE tree in Sonoma. (via @sonomacountyfiredistrict/IG) | Active NorCal

Congrats @petaluma_firefighters Today, Petaluma Fire and the Sonoma County Fire Service celebrates the upcoming retirement of Captain Martin McCarville of the Petaluma Fire Department. Captain McCarville, started his fire service career with Penngrove Fire District in 1989.Captain McCarville was also a seasonal firefighter with Marin County Fire working for a season and a half before getting hired full time with Penngrove Fire in 1 990. As time passed at Penngrove, Captain McCarville was shortly

15 reactions | This afternoon, CAL FIRE/South Lake County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to an escaped control burn site northwest of Middletown that burned approximately .26 acres. This one had potential to climb up the hill you see here in this video if it wasn’t for suppression actions from firefighters. Safety & control are paramount to a successful controlled burn. Learn more at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov. | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit | Facebook