Future of Smartsville Fire to be discussed
Ellen Muarguia,
Yuba City Q: What’s at the top of your mind when you reflect on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
A: He’s inspirational and he gave hope to a lot of people.
Q: What impresses you the most about his speeches or his stance on human rights?
A: I strongly agree with the advocacy he did. It was amazing.
Q: What should we focus on?
A: Stop with the racism and even now I see it go on. I was on the bus and some woman was saying the n-word.
Many fire stations across the country rely heavily on volunteers, but it’s become increasingly more difficult over the years to find volunteers as the requirements to become one have also increased significantly.
A: Just rights for all people and change. He continues to inspire and motivate people.
Q: What impresses you the most about his speeches or his stance on human rights?
A: The boldness. His words just resonate still to me and spoke to me in so many ways – as a woman, as hispanic and as a immigrant.
Q: What should we focus on?
A:
There’s still so much
The Smartsville Fire Protection District is no different. The station has a handful of personnel that are mostly able to staff it Monday through Friday during regular business hours. But overnight and weekends can pose difficulties as there aren’t often enough volunteers, especially when tasked
Ana Correa, of Yuba City with responding to more than one call at once.
“There’s been a shortage of firefighters nationwide for years. It’s harder to attract people because the process is so time consuming. Before a volunteer can even respond to a call, they must first have basic first aid, CPR, and a bunch of skill trainings,” said Assis