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2024 Food Drive

The annual Share Your Christmas Food Dive was held on December 13, 2024. A total of 38,449 pounds of food and $84,536.07 was collected. East Fork volunteers manned the collection and sorting of food and money. Squad 9 was on hand from 6 AM to 6 PM to light the area. East Fork's Professional FF Association contributed a $8500 check to the cause. The donations are estimated to last the Food Pantry 1 -3 months. Donations are accepted year round. For more information, visit thefoodcloset.org

Helpers directing people into the Food Drive.

More helpers dressed up as food directing traffic.

Jesse Hale & Elise Snyder with Santa. Jesse gets Squad 9 to the Food Drive at 5:30 AM to light the scene.

Donita Elam from Station 9 directing traffic.

Elaine Pace, Marsh Wilkinson & Barbara Benz collecting food.

The tent set up to collect food from cars, weigh it, then sort it.

A donator checking the scale for how much food they provided.

Squad 9 using its light tower to help with collecting food.

The final results - 38, 449 lbs. & $84,536.

Parade of Lights 2024 - East Fork Fire Chief Tod Carlini , Grand Marshal

Chief Carlini started in the fire service as a Volunteer with the Yerington Volunteer Fire Dept in 1975. After graduating from college with a degree in Architecture and History, Chief began his full-time fire service career in 1984. Over his 40 years in service, he has held every job and position right up to Fire Chief. He has been the Chief of East Fork Fire for the last 22 years.

Chief Carlini is considered to be the Senior, most tenured Fire Chief in the State of Nevada. Chief Carlini will be retiring next February.

Chief Carlini is known for raising Dalmatians, dogs universally associated with the fire service. He enjoys restoring antique fire engines, and model railroading.

Chief Carlini is riding in a 1957 Seagraves 85’ aerial ladder Truck, originally owned by the City of Alhambra CA, and for the past 35 years proudly owned by long time Gardnerville resident Brad Hollender.

Escorting Chief Carlini are fire apparatus from each of the East Fork Volunteer Fire stations 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, Career Fire Engine 14 and lastly the brand-new East Fork Fire Off Road Rescue Vehicle.

Note: The Off-Road Rescue Vehicle was made possible by a grant presented by Fire House Subs and outfitted with funding from the East Fork Volunteer Firefighters Association as well as individual East Fork Volunteer Fire Departments.

Chief Carlini, the grand Marshal riding in a1957 ladder truck owned by Brad Hollender. — Chief Carlini, the grand Marshal riding in a 1957 ladder truck owned by Brad Hollender.

Engine 14 from the career staffed Station 14.

Utility 5 the antique truck from Topaz VFD.

The UTV donated by Firehouse Subs and outfitted with funding by the Volunteer FF Association & Individual VFDs. — The Off-Road Vehicle donated by Firehouse Subs and outfitted with funding by the Volunteer FF Association & Individual VFDs. It was the last East Fork apparatus in the parade.

Bently Nevada Health & Safety Day

On October 16th, East Fork participated in the Health & Safety Day at Bently Nevada. The career staff brought Engine & Rescue 14. They also set up what they fondly call the Doll House. The Doll house demonstrates how a structure fire moves thru a house and shows the best way to keep it contained. The volunteers brought Squad 9 and Water Tender 8. East Fork's theme for this event was to show the response capabilities of our equipment and people. Here are a few pictures from that event.