North San Juan Fire Protection District – nsjfire.org, Fire Department

Celebrating 150 Years of Service!
Your North San Juan Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in Nevada County, with its origins usually marked by the acquisition of Hydraulic Hose Cart #1 in October, 1862. Begin this celebration by attending the Scotch Broom Breakfast on Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 13.

As is the tradition, a handmade quilt will be the grand prize among many other special items to be raffled off. This year’s queen-size quilt - which took at least six months to create - is the ninth one donated by local artist Mary Moore. After years of collecting firefighter themed fabric, Mary designed an abstract quilt featuring those fabrics to celebrate the 150th birthday of the Volunteer Fire Department. Adding to the uniqueness of this quilt is that it is overfilled with wool from local sheep. This would be a great quilt to keep a future firefighter cozy, or to cozy up with a current one!

Board Packet
The Board Packet for the meeting of May 15, 2012 is now available for download at the left of this page.

Work Party at Station 1
Sunday, February 12, was a work day as firefighters and other volunteers pitched in to repair damage done to the field at Station 1 by thoughtless vandals last rain season. The field is used for a landing zone (LZ) if one of us needs to be helicoptered to a hospital, so it is important to the whole community. Thanks to everyone who labored to make the LZ useable once again! Click here for pictures of the event. See if you recognize anyone!

Do you recycle printer cartridges?
Probably not, and they end up in the trash like ours used to. But no more! If you will drop off used cartridges (any brand or size) at Station 3 on Tyler Foote, the department will recycle them for you, and will receive three bucks each in the process! So make a painless contribution to your firefighters! Every little bit adds up and really helps!

North San Juan Web Site
Did you know that North San Juan has its own web site? Cleverly named northsanjuancalifornia.com, it is clearly a work in progress, but is a very pretty site with a lot of promise. Give it a look and follow its development!

Multiple-Call Days
Monday, August 11, 2008, NSJVFD was "toned out" for four emergency responses. This begged the question, "How many multiple-call days do we have?" A little research revealed that, since the beginning of calendar year 2003, we have responded to three calls on 55 days, to four calls 24 times (including yesterday), to five calls on 4 occasions, and on January 3, 2004 we responded to a record seven calls! All the more reason to thank our volunteers for their service!

Note: Many of the documents available on this site, including the budget and the District map, are in PDF format. If Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you can download it free by clicking here.


		To Get Emergency Help Call 911 from Land Lines, Call 911 or 265-7880 from Cell Phones. NSJFD Recorded Emergency Information Service 470-9713. Welcome
Welcome The District and Our Mission Who We Are District Finances Board Matters How 911 Works Medical Emergencies How to Protect Your Home from Fire We Need Your Help Contact Us Publications Gallery Interesting Links Current Information Board Packet for 5/15/12 Meeting FY 2010-2011 Adopted Budget (Click image to enlarge.) Design ©2004 Masa Uehara Design		(click on the poster to see a better picture of the quilt) Celebrating 150 Years of Service! Your North San Juan Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department in Nevada County, with its origins usually marked by the acquisition of Hydraulic Hose Cart #1 in October, 1862. Begin this celebration by attending the Scotch Broom Breakfast on Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 13. As is the tradition, a handmade quilt will be the grand prize among many other special items to be raffled off. This year’s queen-size quilt - which took at least six months to create - is the ninth one donated by local artist Mary Moore. After years of collecting firefighter themed fabric, Mary designed an abstract quilt featuring those fabrics to celebrate the 150th birthday of the Volunteer Fire Department. Adding to the uniqueness of this quilt is that it is overfilled with wool from local sheep. This would be a great quilt to keep a future firefighter cozy, or to cozy up with a current one! Board Packet The Board Packet for the meeting of May 15, 2012 is now available for download at the left of this page. Work Party at Station 1 Sunday, February 12, was a work day as firefighters and other volunteers pitched in to repair damage done to the field at Station 1 by thoughtless vandals last rain season. The field is used for a landing zone (LZ) if one of us needs to be helicoptered to a hospital, so it is important to the whole community. Thanks to everyone who labored to make the LZ useable once again! Click here for pictures of the event. See if you recognize anyone! Do you recycle printer cartridges? Probably not, and they end up in the trash like ours used to. But no more! If you will drop off used cartridges (any brand or size) at Station 3 on Tyler Foote, the department will recycle them for you, and will receive three bucks each in the process! So make a painless contribution to your firefighters! Every little bit adds up and really helps! North San Juan Web Site Did you know that North San Juan has its own web site? Cleverly named northsanjuancalifornia.com, it is clearly a work in progress, but is a very pretty site with a lot of promise. Give it a look and follow its development! Multiple-Call Days Monday, August 11, 2008, NSJVFD was "toned out" for four emergency responses. This begged the question, "How many multiple-call days do we have?" A little research revealed that, since the beginning of calendar year 2003, we have responded to three calls on 55 days, to four calls 24 times (including yesterday), to five calls on 4 occasions, and on January 3, 2004 we responded to a record seven calls! All the more reason to thank our volunteers for their service! Note: Many of the documents available on this site, including the budget and the District map, are in PDF format. If Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you can download it free by clicking here.