When fire strikes, volunteers scramble

Felton captain states that calls are up to 500 per year and it requires volunteers to drop what they are doing and respond. In the beginning it was truly a volunteer effort with no pay but now the fire departments are supported by the County.
Creator: Tom Long
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 1983
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • Felton
  • 1980s
Identifier: Fe-FEL-Felton fire-02

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

Long, Tom. “When fire strikes, volunteers scramble.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1983. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/141955. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.