At Tuesday night’s city council meeting volunteer Firefighters (l-r) Mike Salazar, Claire Morgan and Jordan Castro received badges to become fulltime Fillmore Fire Fighters for the City of Fillmore. Photo courtesy Fillmore Fire Department.

Three Fillmore Fire Volunteers were presented with badges at last night’s city coucil meeting, becoming fulltime firefighter with the department.

New Fillmore Fire Fighter Michael Salazar, has worked in EMS since the age of 19 starting as an EMT. He went to paramedic school in 2005 and started working in Ventura County as a Paramedic. Mike currently works at Fillmore Fire and American Medical Response, one of Ventura County’s Ambulance provider. He worked his way up the ranks becoming a level 2 Paramedic, Preceptor, Field Training Officer and now a Field Supervisor as EMS 48 covering the west side of Ventura County. He was also selected to become one of the few Community Paramedics in the State of California. He has received extensive training in the areas of Hospice and Tuberculosis, to better service the citizens of Ventura County.

He started with Fillmore in 2012 as a Firefighter Paramedic and has promoted to Engineer. Mike has taken advantage of many training opportunities to make himself a valuable member of the Fillmore Fire Department. He is part of the training cadre and has been in charge of setting up and instructing EMS and Fire ground training drills. Mike began a mentoring program for the new firefighter and recruits during out academy. He always strives to pass on what he has learned from his success and more importantly his failures. To help other grow and become more confident in themselves.

But all this would be meaning less without the love and support of his wife of 7 years and his son.

New Fillmore Fire Fighter Clarie Morgan a NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athlete in Track and Field. ER Technician at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara and Goleta. EMT on PRN Ambulance out of Los Angeles County. Firefighter 1 Academy .And began volunteering at Fillmore Fire in Spring of 2017.

New Fillmore Fire Fighter Jordan Castro Graduated high school in 2010 from Santa Paula high school. Hired for 2 wild land seasons with CCC/CAL FIRE hired with Fillmore as a volunteer firefighter in 2012, worked for Cole Schaefer ambulance from 2012-2016. And worked in Santa Paula Hospital Emergency room from 2016-2017.