Menlo Park Fire Protection District's Fire Cadets

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Cadet Monthly Drill!This months drill was focused on ropes, knots, Low Angle Rope Rescue and high angle team based rappe...
08/07/2026

Cadet Monthly Drill!

This months drill was focused on ropes, knots, Low Angle Rope Rescue and high angle team based rappelling! Your 2026 Menlo Park Fire Cadets worked on improving all the finer details in these fields, as most have already had the classes to make them technician level operators. Keep up the strong work, Cadets! 🔥🪢

Join our Cadet Program today! Application closes on September 15th!
08/01/2026

Join our Cadet Program today! Application closes on September 15th!

*Cadet Spotlight* Meet Cadet Che Larcina-Brenes from East Palo Alto!Cadet Larcina-Brenes currently works as an EMT with ...
07/31/2026

*Cadet Spotlight*

Meet Cadet Che Larcina-Brenes from East Palo Alto!

Cadet Larcina-Brenes currently works as an EMT with AMR San Mateo County while continuing to build a strong foundation in the fire service. 🚑

Training & Classes:
CSM Fire Academy #5
Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations (RRAO)
Associate’s in Fire Technology – College of San Mateo
Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Administration – Cal State LA

Hobbies: Cooking 🍳
Physical fitness (running, lifting, and hiking) 🏋️‍♂️
S***t Shooting 🥏
Reading 📚
Snowboarding 🏂

Keep up the great work, Cadet! 👏


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Meet Cadet Gonzalez from San Jose!Cadet Gonzalez currently works as a Transit Mechanic while pursuing a career in the fi...
06/30/2026

Meet Cadet Gonzalez from San Jose!

Cadet Gonzalez currently works as a Transit Mechanic while pursuing a career in the fire service. He graduated at the top of his Firefighter I Academy class at the South Bay Regional Fire Academy and has completed an extensive list of fire service certifications. 👨‍🚒

🔥 Training & Classes:
South Bay Regional Fire Academy – Firefighter I (Top of Class)
Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations
Firefighter Survival
Fire Control 1 – Basic Fire Chemistry
Fire Control 2 – Basic Operations – Structural
Fire Control 3B – Structural Firefighting in Simulator
Confined Space Rescue Awareness
Vehicle Extrication
Fire Control 6 – Wildland Firefighting Essentials
CAL FIRE Basic Firefighter
First Responder Operations (FRO)
Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190)

Cadet Gonzalez’s dedication to training, technical skills, and hard work make him a standout cadet. Keep up the outstanding work, Cadet Gonzalez! 👏


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Cadet Solarzano pictured here getting some task book items signed off for truck tools. Each cadet is assigned a task boo...
06/19/2026

Cadet Solarzano pictured here getting some task book items signed off for truck tools. Each cadet is assigned a task book at the beginning of the year with items to learn about with our line personnel. Pictured here are just a couple of the tools reviewed with Truck 4. Great work Cadet and thank you to the Truck 4 crew for getting involved 🔥

Cadet Balogh pictured here logging his tasks/ training/ calls for the day. At Menlo Park Fire we have a tradition of tra...
05/21/2026

Cadet Balogh pictured here logging his tasks/ training/ calls for the day. At Menlo Park Fire we have a tradition of tracking our runs and our days in a red book, and we try and involve the Cadets in this tradition by having them do the same. By the end of the year, almost every page should be filled with what each Cadet accomplished for the day. Thanks for being a part of and carrying on this tradition Cadet Balogh, strong work 💪🔥



Meet Cadet Jimenez from San Francisco, CA!Cadet Jimenez currently works as Funeral Staff and a Removal Specialist for tw...
05/13/2026

Meet Cadet Jimenez from San Francisco, CA!
Cadet Jimenez currently works as Funeral Staff and a Removal Specialist for two local funeral homes.

🔥 Training & Classes:
SMCO Academy #5 Graduate
California State Licensed EMT
AS in Fire Science Technology

Hobbies:
Running🏃‍♂️
Hiking🌲
Spending time with family and friends🫂
Traveling to new places. ✈️

Cadet Jimenez’s commitment to helping others and passion for continuous growth make him a standout cadet. Keep up the great work, Cadet Jimenez! 👏


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Your Menlo Park Fire Cadets pictured here participating in a recent USAR training drill! The goal of this drill was brea...
05/07/2026

Your Menlo Park Fire Cadets pictured here participating in a recent USAR training drill! The goal of this drill was breaching and breaking, specifically a “dirty breach” in both the horizontal and vertical plane. It was loud, dirty and definitely hard work but lots of great lessons were learned! Nice work, Cadets⚒️💨

Cadet Osterlund pictured here filling SCBA bottles for the district’s cache. Part of the responsibility of working at He...
04/23/2026

Cadet Osterlund pictured here filling SCBA bottles for the district’s cache. Part of the responsibility of working at Headquarters and as such, being a Headquarters Cadet, is making sure the spare SCBA bottles are topped off so that any crews throughout the district can come in and swap low bottles as needed. Great job staying on top of this task and thanks for the help, Cadet!

The Menlo Park Fire Cadets had a blast at the Menlo Park Spring Fest and Egg Hunt and East Palo Easter Eggstravaganza! ...
04/10/2026

The Menlo Park Fire Cadets had a blast at the Menlo Park Spring Fest and Egg Hunt and East Palo Easter Eggstravaganza!

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170 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA
94025

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