Jess Cortez has done it all at North County Fire Protection District. He joined the department as a reserve firefighter in 1998, and was hired…
On Nov. 7, 87 percent of the 71 members of the Monterey Firefighters Association Local 3707 took a vote of “no confidence” in Monterey Fire Ch…
On April 7, the city of Salinas announced the retirement of Fire Chief Michele Vaughn.
Not everyone can find a passion at a young age. But Michael Urquides, longtime fire chief at Monterey County Regional Fire District, discovere…
Just a little more than a year after taking the job, Salinas Fire Chief Pablo Barreto has announced his retirement, making him the second Sali…
In the days after the Soberanes Fire broke out on July 22, it burned south into the Ventana Wilderness, in the northern portion of the Los Pad…
Good news for homeowners and businesses in Marina: fire insurance premiums in the city are set to go down.