The move came months after Julian, Calif., voted to dissolve the region’s last volunteer fire department, which became a symbol of old ways versus new.
The volunteer firefighters who for nearly 40 years protected the tiny community of Julian, a popular tourist destination in San Diego County, are gone.The move came eight months after the community voted to dissolve the region’s last volunteer fire department, which became a symbol of the struggle between residents wanting to maintain the old ways and those wanting to modernize.
As of Wednesday, the San Diego County Fire Authority’s firefighters and paramedics have been based out of the station on a full-time basis, just as the first big snow of the year hit the mountain town.Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp issued a final ruling last month ending the lawsuit filed by the supporters of the volunteer department.
The county also recently hauled away a load of firewood stored near the station that volunteers had kept available for residents to pick up should they run low in the winter. This outraged a few of the supporters of the volunteers who have been very critical of the county’s actions, especially on social media.Nevertheless, he said, “we do not disburse firewood to families. That’s not the role of government.
After the firestorms of 2003 and 2007, the county formed a new county fire department, the Fire Authority, which contracts with Cal Fire. The Fire Authority eventually took control of every volunteer department in the region except in Julian, which stubbornly hung on to its independence.
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