S3 - Episode #3 - Jeff LaRusso - PIO - Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire (CA)
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Jeff's Bio
33 years with CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department
• Currently the Department Reserve Program Manager responsible for all volunteer
positions within the department
• Public Information Officer I qualified through CAL FIRE
• Instructor FEMA L-952 All -Hazards Public Information Officer
• Instructor NWCG/CALFIRE S-203 Introduction to Incident Information
• Instructor NWCG/CALFIRE S-403 Advanced Public Information Officer
• Lead PIO on Woolsey Fire 2018 in Los Angeles and Ventura County
o Santa Ana wind driven
o 96, 949 acres
o Destroyed 1643 buildings
o Three civilian fatalities
o Over 50 PIO's assigned
CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department
• 93 fire stations
• Covering 7203 sq. miles
• Over 1400 career employees
• Ran 192,871 incidents in 2022
Phone: 951-722-6713
Email - [email protected]
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