Fatigue, sleep deprivation, traumatic stress, toxic exposure put more and more firefighters at risk every day. There are not enough firefighters to meet the needs of the communities we serve.

Sneak Peak for the new episode of Courtyard: Unstoppable. Terrific series taking you behind the scenes in the NFL. My friends Whistle amazing job! #PresentedbyCourtyard #OfficialHotelOfTheNFL #ad

A day to remember...

So incredibly proud of this woman. An inspiration to all.

50 x 50 vegetation fire along southbound 805 near Clairemont Mesa. Forward spread stopped. 3 engines at scene.

And she'll probably enter DROP as soon as she is eligible. x.com/sdut/status/92…

Yeah this guy right here...Makes the big grab and gets his 15 minutes of fame

Copter 2 and several units are rescuing a hiker in distress in Mission Trails Park.

If you find yourself in #Sacramento try visiting the #California #Firefighters Memorial. CPF @LimaDvp10IAFF Firefighter Nation

Fired up and ready to go? Join Team Mitchell today, mahlonmitchell.com

This is the true cost of privatization of public services. x.com/radleybalko/st…

Chris Cate and his wife Maria visit our communications center this morning. They received a briefing from dispatch supervisor Cynthia Gonzalez and Dep. Chief Roger Fisher as well as our General Atomics partners.

SDFD Engine 43 & CAL FIRE Truck 38 are stationed together at City of San Diego Fire Station 43. Another example of partnership and good government. Not to mention an example of what it means to be a part of the fire service family. Happy Holidays!

#Firefighters from San Diego L145 save home in North SD County, and leave note behind so homeowners understand why they needed to enter. CA firefighters: Courageous ... and courteous. ow.ly/ZQhB30hcRwH SDFD

RIP for #IAFF @CDF_firefighter who paid the ultimate sacrifice today at the #ThomasFire. Pray for his pregnant wife and 3 yr old left behind. May perpetual light shine upon Local 2881. IAFF with CALFIRE assisting. #UnionStrong

8 SDFD engines & #firefighters dispatched to cover CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire stations, allowing @CDF_firefighter members to grieve loss of #FallenBrother Cory Iverson. #FirefighterStrong #MutualAid #UnionisAllofUs bit.ly/2C9g89O

A nearly 30 year tradition of giving. Strong Work SDFD San Diego L145 x.com/bethmowins/sta…

Happening now - no injuries at this two-alarm fire on Pacific Highway and Wright Street. It’s an auto repair business called Diko Auto Repair. We are about 50 minutes into this incident. We anticipate being here for several hours.

Our CA-TF8 is sending a team of five firefighters to Santa Barbara to assist with searches. The team includes Stella and Decker - specially trained search dogs. One member is from Heartland and four from SDFD

Please join me and the @burn_institute at the 4th Annual 5K on Saturday, February 3 at DeAnza Cove. Our goal is to have 300 participants – to date, we have less than 100 and we need your assistance in promoting this amazing (and fun) event. burninstitute.org/bi-events/burn…