On Thursday June 20th the fire department and city officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new fire trucks. The Vista Historical Society had a booth in the vendor area displaying the his-tory of the department which began as a volunteer department on July 24th, 1928.

The ceremony consisted of several speeches including by the mayor John Franklin and the Fire Chief Gerald Washington other council members, and other dignitaries including several fire department personnel who also spoke.

Participating vendors and community organizations include Archer’s Arrow Coffee House, Best Pizza & Brew, Chick-Fil-A, the City of Vista, EDCO, Vista Fire Prevention Bureau, Frida’s Tacos, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt, the Vista Historical Society, LA Fitness, Las Valientes, La Taqueria Jalisco, Mama ‘n Papa’s Pizza Grotto, Raising Cane’s, Tideline Partners, the Vista Sheriff’s Office, Sprouts Farmers Market, TIP San Diego, Vista Chamber of Commerce, Vista Community Clinic, the Vista Fire Department, the Vista Library, and West Coast Arborists.

Our booth attracted many participants in the event including several retired Vista firefighters with stories of their time in the service of the fire department. All in all we were able to show off the museum and hopefully bring additional people to our events.