IFTA DONATES FIRE ENGINE TO COMALA, COLIMA, MEXICO

On July 1, 2020, during the Santa Barbara Sister Cities monthly board meeting (via Zoom) the International Firefighters Training Association, in collaboration with Chief Russell II, Beckwourth Fire District, and the Santa Barbara / Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Committee presented Francisco Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia Director of the Municipal Unit of Civil Protection for the municipality of Comala, Colima Mexico and the entire community of Comala with a 1987 Van Pelt Duplex Pumper.

This will be the first actual front-line fire engine put into service for the community.

The engine is expected to be presented to the Director Francisco Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia and community of Comala in the fall of 2020.