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Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department

NorCal Β· Municipal Β· Career

Mission

When it was formed in 2004, The mission was clear: build A Department for the entire community designed to work hand-in-hand with existing resources to provide the best fire and emergency services possible. YDFD's mission is To serve capay valley and surrounding communities.

Source: official department source

1 · StationsShawn Kinney (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief

The only internationally accredited, tribally owned fire department in the world.

Preparing for the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department oral board

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department runs 1 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from wildland and interface fires, technical rescue, and confined-space rescue
  • the programs it puts into the community, like community emergency response (CERT)
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its wildland and interface fires and technical rescue work
  • How you would contribute to its community emergency response (CERT) work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
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