January
10/2008
Photo by Robin Waters
Article by Kathy Preppernau
Lions Club of San Felipe President, Gary Dilley and board
member, Rafael Navarro, presented a donation of much needed
equipment to the San Felipe Fire Department on Saturday,
January 5th at the local fire station. The donation from
the Yuma, Arizona Fire Department included fire fighting
clothes and helmets, emergency beds (folding cots), stretchers,
an emergency defibulator and other EMT equipment. Receiving
the donation were acting Fire Chief, Martin Cambar, who
has been with the department for 20 years, and fire fighters
Francisco Rios, 7 years with the department and Christian
Jesus Camacho Lion, who has been with the department for
5 years.
The Lions Club would like to thank a Friend of the Lions,
Dr Wayne Chiavacci from Yuma, for his efforts in getting
the equipment donated and to Daniel Padilla from the Yuma
Fire Department and Fire Chief, Jack Mc Arthur, for helping
to facilitate the move to San Felipe. They all will continue
to help us locate donations from other fire departments
as well.
The Club is actively looking for 2 fire trucks for this
area: one for the local department and one for the South
Camps. We are hoping for news from Phoenix, AZ soon. They
may have 1 truck for us.
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