Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department

Holy Jim Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Jurisdiction	Holy Jim Canyon, Cleveland National Forest
Coordinates	33°40′34″N117°31′05″W / 33.676030316705024°N 117.51793456556815°W / 33.676030316705024; -117.51793456556815
Agency overview
Established	1961
Annual calls	36
Employees	2-12
Staffing	Volunteer Only
Fire chief	Michael Milligan
EMS level	BLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations	1
Trucks	1
Squads	1

The Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department (HJVFD) is a group of firefighters in remote Holy Jim Canyon in the Cleveland National Forest in Orange County, California.

The chief of the department is elected to the position by members of the community and department. The members of the fire department are certified and trained in basic life support and fighting wildfires.

The department performs 2 to 3 rescues of lost hikers a year and maintains its own stationhouse, one fire engine, six 5,000 gallon water tanks, a mile of water lines in the canyon and maintains its own weather station gauge at the stationhouse. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Orange Coast featured a four-page article on the firefighters in October 2008. ^[4]

The station house now has only one fire engine. The other engine, Gertrude, was donated to a museum.

References

1. "Mud slams into canyon homes". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
2. "An American tradition". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
3. "Another life lost on perilous stretch". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
4. "Orange Coast Magazine".

• "Wholly willing to fight for Holy Jim". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
• "Volunteers fight fires at Holy Jim Fire Station". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
• Messina, Frank (February 24, 1998). "Fight or Flight for Holy Jim Dwellers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
• "Fire planning and prevention in Holy Jim Canyon". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
• "Cabin burns down in Holy Jim Canyon". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
• "Volunteer fire department in Trabuco Canyon holds auction". Orange Count Register. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
• "Fire in Holy Jim Canyon on New Year's Day". Orange Count Register. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

External links

• Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Department Articles and Bylaws