Over the past couple of years Firefighters Crossing Borders has been working to develop a group of local Instructors in the Bahia de Banderas and Puerto Vallarta area of Region 2. Part of an effort to help develop local training...

The Zackary Chambers Foundation was established after a May 18, 2010 swimming accident in Sayulita, Mexico, where Zack Chambers, Port Townsend businessperson and father of two, lost his life. He was 40.

As a way to honor him, a plan was developed...

This past November 24 pallets of donated fire, rescue, and EMS equipment were loaded onto a semi-tractor trailer bound for Nogales, AZ. Members of Firefighters Crossing Borders and Bates Technical College firefighting program students made quick...

Seven FFCB instructors are headed home to the chilly Pacific Northwest after a busy week in the State of Sinaloa. The 6th Annual Sinaloa Fire Training Symposium included vehicle extrication, rope rescue, aerial and ground ladders, and fire engine...

Three more good used vehicles made their way to Bomberos Culiacan this month. Two light rescue vehicles and an air fill truck were purchased from Yakima Fire District No. 4 and put into service recently.
The two rescues are being outfitted with auto...

In 2010 the community of Sayulita had no local emergency services. Fire protection and ambulance services responded from a single fire station in Bucerias and took a very long time to arrive. Nor where there lifeguards protecting the busy beaches of...