City of Gonzales
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: September 15, 2025
FROM: Jason Muscio, Fire Chief
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Fire Department Activity Report
RESPONSES
There were 75 calls for service during the month of August, bringing the total number of calls for calendar year 2025 to 569. The Fire Department responded to 1 Structure fire, 1 trash fire, 51 EMS incidents (including vehicle accidents), 3 hazardous materials calls, 7 service calls, 7 false alarms, and 5 calls were cancelled in route. The structure fire took place on August 17th and involved an unoccupied outbuilding behind a home on 8th street. The building was a total loss, but no other buildings were damaged. There was a serious motorcycle accident in the river area off of Foletta Road, units spent almost an hour attempting to locate the injured person. The Fire Department provided mutual aid twice during the month, and received mutual aid once.
STAFFING
Firefighter Jeremy Lopez resigned on August 27th and took a position with CAL FIRE Santa Clara unit.
Volunteer Firefighter Fernando Rojas was promoted to Full-Time to fill the position left by Lopez.
Firefighter Greg Classen gave notice that he will be leaving the Fire Department for a position with the Los Banos Fire Department, Classen’s last shift with Gonzales will be September 9th. We currently have one applicant moving through the selection process that, if approved, will fill the position. We expect that position to be filled by mid to late September.
TRAINING
Most of the training for the month focused on our standard operating procedures and basic evolutions with our new Firefighters. All personnel continue to complete refresher training in EMS skills.
AGENDA
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12 EQUIPMENT
Water Tender 8141 was out of service for several days due to a sensor issue. All apparatus are in service at the time of this report. The new type 1 engine has been built and is currently in Fairfield, CA for marking/lettering and finishing touches, and we expect delivery mid to late September.
PREVENTION
Business and residential rental inspections were conducted during August. Two home-based Daycares were also inspected.