Menlo Park Fire Protection District

Spotted: Mutual thanks from Menlo Fire and Stanford healthcare workers

Emails Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman: "We were invited to a public safety appreciation event at Stanford Hospital early Thursday morning during shift change, so

by Linda Hubbard
on April 24, 2020

25 years after the Oklahoma City bombing – a quieter remembrance today in Menlo Park

Twenty five years after responding to the Oklahoma City Bombing, members of California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 did not head back to

by Linda Hubbard
on April 19, 2020

Menlo Fire’s Pandemic Emergency Response Unit goes in service

Captain Paramedic Jason Martin and Engineer Carlos Carpenter became the first two firefighters to staff the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s new Pandemic Emergency Response

by Contributed Content
on March 22, 2020

Menlo Fire implements changes to their safety equipment and procedures to slow community spread of COVID-19

With six personnel, out of just under 100 firefighters placed off duty in the last few weeks, until either their COVID-19 test comes back negative,

by Contributed Content
on March 21, 2020

Viewpoint: Atherton residents – let your voices be heard about town’s policies on taxation & “fiscal equity”

Editor's note: Peter Carpenter, author of this post, is a former Director of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District (2002-2018) who lived in Atherton for 36

by Peter Carpenter
on February 13, 2020

Robert Jones is the new Board President of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District

East Palo Alto resident Robert Jones is the new Board President of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, following a unanimous vote by fellow Board

by Contributed Content
on January 6, 2020

Menlo Fire celebrates 25 years of paramedic first response

Twenty five years ago, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District became the first Fire Agency in San Mateo County to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS)

by Contributed Content
on December 23, 2019

Electric fire engine – and robot fire fighter – displayed in Menlo Park

An electric fire engine, which is black and yellow and looks more like a bus than a typical red fire truck, made its public debut

by Linda Hubbard
on December 13, 2019

View new Electric Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck on Dec. 12 at Fire Station 6

The public is invited to a community open house at Menlo Park Fire Station 6 (700 Oak Grove Ave.) to view the Electric Rosenbauer Concept Fire

by Linda Hubbard
on December 10, 2019

Menlo Park firefighters return home after working up and down the state

Menlo Park Firefighters have returned from Simi Valley in Southern California, where they were assigned to to mop up the fire line after the Easy

by Contributed Content
on November 9, 2019