San Bernardino County Fire: PIO Podcast

We’re back with Episode 3 of the San Bernardino County Fire PIO Podcast! Host Captain Shawn Millerick and team continue the mission to inform, educate, and entertain, and this time with dirt still on their boots after returning straight from a San Bernardino fire.In this episode:Baker station insights:A phone-in with Captain Steve Simpson on wild calls, remote response challenges, and life in one of the hottest corners of the countyOffice of the Fire Marshal spotlight:Assistant Fire Marshal Curtis

This kickoff episode of Situation Report is a concise 10-minute briefing for San Bernardino County Fire. Get caught up on operational activity, training, and department-wide updates for the week of August 18, 2025.Division Highlights:Division 1 (West Valley):Environmental emergencies training kicks off Tuesday at the new Cypress Center. Station 71 hosts a ride-along Thursday, while Station 79 participates in a community event at Kohl’s on Saturday. Engine 81 will be out of service for an engineers

Episode 2 heads to the mountains as host Shawn Millerick covers the 1,069-acre Gold Fire, the Blue Envelope program with K9 handler Shawn Reiss, cutting-edge fire robotics with Jeff Alexy, and arson investigations with Brian Headley. We also dive into fireworks busts, exclusive Tesla training for SBCoFD, and a few surprise guests.

In our very first episode of the San Bernardino County Fire Connection Podcast, host PIO Shawn Millerick welcomes listeners to the new Tippecanoe HQ studio . He’s joined by Division Chief Joe Barna to cover everything from analytics, staffing, and apparatus updates to insight on strike teams, hand crews, and what the County Duty Chief (CDC) role really means. Plus, updates from stations 164 and 96, and the story behind that “intense” circus fire joke.

Fire Chief Dan Munsey gives an update on the state of the San Bernardino County Fire Department during the COVID-19 pandemic as of April 3, 2020.Resources San Bernardino County Public Health http://wp.sbcounty.gov/dph/coronavirus/ Public Information: 909-387-3911 Community Services: Dial 211 or 888-435-7565 Fire Preparedness SBCFire.org