Six FFCB instructors from all parts of the United States conducted a four day Truck Company Operations program in Culiacan. Four different areas were covered: (1) aerial apparatus operations, (2) ground ladders, (3) forcible entry, (4)

The Type 2 van ambulance donated by the Seattle Fire Buffs Society was shipped this past week loaded with equipment destined for Culiacan, Sinaloa. Included was the first of our Hurst tool sets and power plant which we are distributing to all the...

Logistically organizing, repairing and refurbishing equipment in two states and with two locations to cash them before shipping is quite a challenge. We have been working with several Oregon State Firefighters to put together a shipment to our...

With 8 instructors and interpreters from around the country, on November 3, 2008 we will be putting on a week long Ladder Truck academy in the City of Culiacan. A city of over 1 million citizens, they acquired their first 100 foot Ladder Truck in...

IAFF members from Washington state and California recently returned from helping fellow fire fighters in Mexico as part of their work with Firefighters Crossing Borders (FCB). The group visited three Mexican cities (Tecate, Rosarito and Culiacan) to...