![]() ![]() The agency just hired nine new people to protect the reservation, which is home to 200 people. “They give me the opportunity, someone from the outside, if I can say that, they give me the opportunity to come here and take care of the Serrano people,” said Harkless. Here, the agency is also protecting the tribe’s history and culture. Wildfires are an everyday threat to the Serrano people, also known as the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, whose reservation sits right on the side of a steep hill in San Bernardino County.įirefighters are trained to protect life first and property second. “If a firefighter goes into a building and he’s injured or stops moving, or goes unconscious, we have a PASS device that’ll alert other firefighters that he's in need of help,” said Harkless.Įverything needs to be ready because fire season doesn’t end in California. He checks and double-checks everything from his wild land fire gear to his PASS device - short for personal alert safety system - that firefighters carry on their backs. The department has recently hired nine new firefighters.Several members of the agency are currently assisting in fighting wildfires up in Northern California.That number has doubled in the last year with 40% of calls for fire and emergency medical services off the reservation The department has responded to 6,000 calls this year.The San Manuel Fire Department is located within the San Manuel Indian Reservation. ![]()
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