The Bell Canyon Volunteer Wildland Fire Department (BCVWFD) was formed in October 2020 in response to our collective experience in the Woolsey Fire, which destroyed dozens of homes in Bell Canyon and damaged many more. Most department members stayed in the canyon to fight the fire, and one even lost his home. The BCVWFD has a primary mission to protect Bell Canyon residents and property by supporting and augmenting local fire agencies. Members are trained wildland firefighters certified by the California Office of the State Fire Marshal/State Fire Training program. The BCVWFD is NOT a replacement for 911 emergency resources, but offers specific, limited emergency/medical services, including search and rescue. The BCVWFD was recently featured in The Guardian and The Bull.
The BCVWFD has a new official emergency phone number:
(818) 699-1191
If you are calling about an emergency, please call 911 first. The BCVWFD number is for additional support for emergencies only--fire, medical, search and rescue, rattlesnakes, flood and other emergencies--and is not a replacement for 911.
To aid residents with fire prevention, we're available to advise and assist with pool fire pump installation. Additionally, we will remove snakes (rattlesnakes and other) for relocation. Contact Us if you'd like to request our help.
The BCVWFD is a 501(c)(3). We rely on community supported, tax deductible donations to operate. We are proud to have launched our inaugural donor drive in May 2021 -- to donate please click here!
We would like to thank the following founding donors for their generous contributions:
The Abadee Family
Anonymous Donor
Bell Canyon Association
Tim and Priscilla Brehm Family
Michael and Christine Buffer
Built in 72 Inc.
The Castizo Gregsamer Family
Jan and Nick Change
The Garrett Clancy and Lisa Riccomini Family
The Coleman Family
The Donia Family
Reid and Lima Dworkin
The Feingold Family Foundation in honor of Cailan Feingold and Blake Arbuckle
Gift in Honor of Bill Speer and Larry Little's Service
The Glodney Family
Thomas D. Johns IV
Steve and Patti Kent
The Khristo Family
Cameo Kneuer
The Lander Family
The Leiss Family
Levy, Levy and Nelson
Dr. Rene and Daisy Lim Foundation, Inc
Rima and Allan Loewe
Greg and Charlene McHugh
Jerry and Theresa Murphey
Len and Betty Nersesian
Monty and Tanu Pandey
The Phan Family
The Scott K. Prewett Charitable Foundation
Scott and Cristie Platt
Steve, Heather, Ryan, and Zachary Rasnick
Margot Ribo
Mrs. Linda D. Riccomini
The Shalev Family
The Shubeck Family
Jayne and Kevin Staley
The Vahram and Narine Sukyas Family
Pedram Toussi
The Tsircou Family
The Vadehra Family
Steve and Martyann Valentine
The Vier Family
Sean and Iris Wagmeister
Harold and Marilyn West
The Eric and Jude Wolf Family
The Zonte - Gusinow Family
Chief/FFT2/PIO/EMT | Garrett Clancy |
Assistant Chief/FFT2/Govt. Liaison | Eric Wolf |
Assistant Chief/Training/FF1/Engineer/EMT | Boris Donia |
Administrator/FFT2/Command Rep. | Greg McHugh |
Administrator/FFT2/Engineer | Richard Levy |
Captain/FFT2/Engineer | Larry Little |
Captain/FFT2/Engineer | Chris Shubeck |
Lieutenant/FFT2/Engineer | Mark Leiss |
Lieutenant/FFT2/Engineer | Tom Johns |
Lieutenant/FFT2 | Jerry Murphey |
Firefighter FFT2 | Dustin Glodney |
Firefighter FFT2 | Scott Platt |
Firefighter FFT2/Multi-Agency Liaison | Yoav Shalev |
Firefighter FFT2/CTO | Vahram Sukyas |
Firefighter FFT2 | Chris Becker |
Firefighter FFT2 | Larry Feder |
Firefighter FFT2 | Zac Titus |
Firefighter FFT2 | Andres Castizo |
Firefighter FFT2 | Chad Utt |
Firefighter FFT2/EMT | Leo Kaufman |
Firefighter FFT2 | Daniel Goldstein |
Maintenance Engineer FFT2 | Len Nersesian |
S.A.R. Coordinator/EMT | Scott Sand |
Medical Officer RN/EMT | Mark Hollinger |
S.A.R. Tech/EMT | Hayden Sand |
Reserve Firefighter | Will Landrum |
Reserve Firefighter | Mark Mitchell |
Director of Development | Narine Sukyas |
Administrative Staff | Jude Wolf |
Administrative Staff | Lisa Riccomini Clancy |