The CSZ Board meets on the last Tuesday of each month. See the DV calendar

The CSZ Board advises the Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD) on the use of our Benefit Fees. When local funds (Pancake Breakfast, etc.) are raised, the Board has the discretion to determine how the funds are spent. The Board applies for grants, that along with local funds can supplement our basic equipment and supplies for Emergency Medical , Firefighting, and the Fire Station. Five Deerhorn residents serve staggered 2-year terms. Our current Board is:

• Anne Evosevich, President • Jill Powell, Treasurer • Cindy Schneider, Secretary • Ruth Brewer, Community Member • Mike Sandvig, Building and Grounds Overseer

Big Changes Coming to Fire Station #37

Note: Work is beginning on the addition to FS#37 for another equipment bay and sleeping quarters. This, along with the move toward a full-time 24/7 staffing, will impact community use. We will ask the CSZ and Rural to comment and inform us of what can be expected, and hope to post something here soon.

-KH

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DEERHORN VALLEY

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. & CSZ

... A Brief History

1975

The Deerhorn Valley Volunteer Fire Department was created in 1975, along with a Ladies' Auxiliary. Volunteers trained for a full year before they received their first equipment: an older Triple Action Pumper.

1979

The engine and equipment was first moved to the Bennett's property on Deerhorn Valley Road, and in 1979 operations moved temporarily to the brown metal building belonging to Paul and Dianne Jacob on Honey Springs Rd. The community pooled its resources, and bought a ten-year-old Ford Attack pumper from the City of Chula Vista.

1987

In 1987 the DVVFD Board determined that Deerhorn Valley needed a permanent fire station.

The search for land began. Our rocky terrain made it difficult to find a proper, central location. The search ended when the Jacob Family, as a gift to the community, donated a large parcel of flat land for the site on Honey Springs Road.

With the donation of land, community fundraising began in earnest. $40,000 in fundraiser money, donations, and pledges were collected over the next 3 years for the new station/community center.

1990

In 1990 The DVVFD Board placed a proposition on the November ballot asking Deerhorn Valley voters to approve a Community Service Zone and Benefits Fee to provide financial support for the department's new station. The results were stunning – over 80% of Deerhorn Valley’s registered voters turned out to vote, and 76% supported the proposition in the highest voter turn-out ever in a San Diego Special Election.

1992

Groundbreaking began in September of 1992. Much effort went into designing the station to meet the needs of both the fire department and the community, and construction began. There were many obstacles, but Paul Jacob and a core group of community volunteers guided the process to completion.

1993

On September 26, 1993, the new station was dedicated to the Deerhorn Valley Volunteer Fire Department and its proud community.

The community’s continued support of its Fire Department is an expression of appreciation for the years of dedicated service of the many department volunteers who have given so much to this community’s safety and well-being.

If you pay a visit to our Fire Station, you will see a timeline of this "Brief History" on the wall, along with the names of our original volunteer firefighters (next column...)