Politics & Government
Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore) Reappointed As Chair On Working Group
The assemblyman was reappointed as the Chairman of the Assembly's Rural Fire Protection Working Group for the 2011-2012 legislative year.
Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore) announced today that he has been reappointed as the Chairman of the Assembly's Rural Fire Protection Working Group for the 2011-2012 legislative year.
According to Jeffries’ office, the Rural Fire Protection Working Group focuses statewide on:
- Evaluating current fire prevention programs and resources;
- Ensuring access to adequate training facilities and programs;
- Identifying funding mechanisms, staffing needs, communication barriers;
- Encouraging volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention; and,
- Promoting integrated rural fire protection services.
"In my position as Chairman of the Rural Fire Protection Working Group, I can continue my work in advocating on behalf of fire protection issues during my final term in Sacramento,” the assemblyman said in a news release Tuesday.
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Jeffries’ bio includes 29 years as a volunteer firefighter, engineer and captain.
Jeffries’ term as assemblyman for the 66th District expires in 2012. Earlier this spring
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