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Firefighters Without Borders

California

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About Angel Landaverde and Captain Oscar Arenas

Firefighter/Paramedic Angel Landaverde

San Rafael Fire Department (13 years)

From El Salvador, immigrated to the United States as an adult

President and Founder of FWBC

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Captain Oscar Arenas

Ross Valley Fire Department (16 years)

From Mexico, immigrated to the United States as a child

Treasurer of FWBC

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El Salvador 2008

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Guatemala

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About Us

  • Started in April 2008
  • Provides training and supplies to Latin American countries
  • Lead projects to get firefighting equipment, medical supplies and training resources to El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Guatemala and Honduras
  • 501(c)( 3) organization received in 2020
  • Use the Denton Program, operated by the U.S. Department of Defense, to transport supplies to these countries in a humanitarian capacity

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Denton Program

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Honduras

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Deployments

2008-2011 El Salvador

2012-2013 Peru

2014-2017 Guatemala

2018 Guatemala and Honduras

2019 Honduras

2022 Projected deployment to Guatemala

2023 Projected deployment Guatemala and El Salvador

2024 Profected deployment to Mexico

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Peru

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Guatemala

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Board Members

President Firefighter/Paramedic Angel Landaverde, San Rafael Fire (13years)

Vice President Engineer Chris Cooper, San Rafael Fire (12 years)

Treasurer Captain Oscar Arenas, Ross Valley Fire (5 years)

Secretary Firefighter/Paramedic Gabe Williams, San Rafael Fire (12 years)

Social Media Firefighter/Paramedic Nick Pomo, Truckee Fire (2 years)

Logistics Captain Ryan Brackett, Marinwood Fire (7 years)

Training Firefighter/Paramedic Scott Preckwinkle, Oakland Fire (3 years)

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Guatemala 2022

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Our Welcome into their Station

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Training days- 2022

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Training Days- 2022

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Funding

  • Donations from the public
  • Community based organizations
  • Board members
  • Fire Departments donating repurposed equipment taken on deployments
  • Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HelpBomberos

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The Training Cadre

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In the News

Marin Independent Journal Article #1

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Marin Independent Journal Article #2

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https://youtu.be/tMqgSLVib_E

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Juan Ramon Cueva

Copan Ruinas, Honduras

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Community Collaborations

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Tara Arenas, MA

Local educator for 25+ years

Dedicated to the development and rebuilding of education in Central America

Tobias Vega Project for Central American Schools

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Questions?

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Contact Information

Captain Oscar Arenas - Ross Valley Fire Department

oarenas911@gmail.com

Cell phone (415) 419-9764

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Firefighter/Paramedic Angel LandaVerde - San Rafael Fire Department

angellandaverde@yahoo.com

Cell phone (650) 701-6914

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