San Jose Fire Fighters

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸
Today we honor all who have served and continue to serve our country. Your San Jose Fire Fighters are proud to stand alongside our own veterans and to be part of one of the oldest Veterans Day parades on the West Coast.

Come out and show your support — the parade is happening today in Downtown San Jose! Let’s celebrate and thank those who’ve sacrificed for our freedom.

📍 Downtown San Jose
🎉 Parade starts at 11:00 AM

11/10/2025

🇺🇸 Come support our veterans tomorrow at the 107th Annual Veterans Day Parade in Downtown San Jose!

Your San Jose Fire Fighters, Local 230, are proud to be a sponsor and to have our own veteran members marching in the oldest Veterans Day Parade on the West Coast.

Let’s honor those who have served and continue to serve our country. 🙏❤️💙

📍 Downtown San Jose
🕛 Parade starts at 12 PM | Pre-ceremony at 11 AM at Plaza de Cesar Chavez

11/10/2025

🚒 Toys for Tots Drive-Thru Donation Drop-Off 🎁
Join us at the San Jose Fire Museum on Saturday, November 15th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM!

Bring a new, unwrapped toy and help us support Los Bomberos of Northern California in spreading holiday cheer to local families.

🌭 Grab a hot dog, chips, and soda for just $5, with proceeds benefiting the San Jose Fire Museum.

📍 201 North Market Street, San Jose, CA 95110

Let’s make this season brighter—one toy at a time! ❤️🔥

11/06/2025

Join us this Saturday, November 8th at 10:00am at Holy Cross Parish (580 Jackson Street, San Jose) for our 50th Annual Memorial Mass.

Each year, your San Jose Fire Fighters come together to honor and remember the brothers and sisters we’ve lost in the line of duty and throughout the years.

This long-standing tradition is a time for reflection, gratitude, and unity as we pay tribute to those who served our community with courage and dedication.

📅 50th Annual Memorial Mass
📍 Holy Cross Parish — 580 Jackson Street, San Jose
🕙 Saturday, November 8th at 10:00am

11/02/2025

RIP Brother Hilton 🫡

In memoriam:

Starr Hilton had planned to join the police force, but after passing his examinations in 1928 was instead assigned to the Fire Department. He was driver of Chemical 3 when the company answered an alarm in the 4th Ward a few days before Thanksgiving, 1931. A car, either not hearing or not heeding the fire siren, drove into Hilton’s path at the blind corner of Almaden and Grant Streets. Swerving in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a collision, he was thrown from the driver’s seat and crushed beneath the rig as it overturned.

Hilton’s wife and family survived him. The fraternal Fire Department group, Starr Hilton Club, was later organized to perpetuate his memory.

11/01/2025

On this Día de los Mu***os, we take a moment to honor and remember those we’ve lost — family, friends, and members of our fire service who dedicated their lives to serving others. Their memory continues to inspire the work we do every day. 🕯️🔥💐

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10/31/2025

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from your San Jose Fire Fighters!

✨ Glow Stick Giveaway – Light up the night with glow sticks and candy, courtesy of your firefighters.
📍 Stop by Fire Station 6 or Fire Station 31
🕔 Halloween Night, starting at 5 PM (while supplies last)

Bring the family, meet your Local 230 Firefighters and local councilmembers, and enjoy a safe and fun night!

🚒💡 Fun for them. Peace of mind for you.

10/29/2025

🚒 One Way In. One Way Out. A Recipe for Disaster.

Families rushing down a smoke-filled stairwell as fire fighters push their way up — that’s not just a movie scene. It’s what could happen more often if cities start allowing single-stairwell residential buildings.

Supporters say these designs cut costs and speed up housing construction. But for fire fighters and families, it’s a step backward for safety.

🔥 One stairwell means fewer escape routes.
🔥 One stairwell means slower rescues.
🔥 One stairwell means more lives at risk.

From Los Angeles to Vancouver, the IAFF and fire organizations across North America are fighting to stop these proposals. Affordability should never come at the expense of safety.

👨‍🚒 “We all want more affordable housing — but not at the expense of people’s lives.” – IAFF General President Edward Kelly

10/27/2025

Join us for our local 230 softball tournament in San Jose. Email or call to register. Bring a toy to enter the raffle benefiting the San Jose Bomberos Toy Drive.

10/26/2025

San Jose Fire Fighters had a great weekend giving back to our community!
We served over 2,500 burgers at Picnic by the Lake — a fantastic event bringing together community members and local stakeholders. Thank you to for bringing out your Fire Engines!

We also joined Councilmember at the Fall Family Festival, connecting with neighbors and families throughout the day.

We’re proud to serve — not just on duty, but in our community every chance we get.