Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department

Mailing address:
PO Box 191
Trinity Center, CA 96091

The Trinity Center VFD is funded from a tax on in-district property — 3% of the 1% property tax, or about $40 on a typical parcel.

The department also relies on grants for equipment acquisition.

Following are some of the items that the department has purchased with grants:

• Engine #1134 ($98,000 of the $141,000 price)
• all mobile radios
• all handheld radios
• all pagers
• all structural turnouts, including jackets, pants, boots, helmets, masks, suspenders, gloves, and face shields
• all wildland turnouts, including jackets, pants, boots, helmets, NOMEX hoods, goggles, and gloves
• all vehicle stabilization equipment
• all current SCBA units
• thermal imager

2007 TC VFD Annual Report
Chief Roger Chatterton presented the annual VFD report for Trinity Center and Coffee Creek at the January TC CSD meeting. Read the 2007 report online ...

5/25/07 Hospital, others honored for care (Redding.com)

Nine north state residents and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff were recognized during a Thursday ceremony in Redding for providing exemplary performance in emergency medical care.

Three of those honored by the Northern California Emergency Medical Services agency were doctors, while six were good Samaritans.

Those individuals honored were Dr. Glenn Koby, director of the Coffee Creek and Trinity Center fire departments in Trinity County; Tim Driscoll of Calpine; Betty Tedrick, Jim Mize and Irene Chavira, all of Red Bluff; Gwen Baker of Corning; Wilma Woodward of Chico; Dr. Terrence Fraters of Enloe Medical Center in Chico; and Dr. Don Schepps of Mercy Medical Center in Redding.

Northern California Emergency Medical Services provides coordination and oversight of emergency medical care services for 11 counties.