the ladies auxiliary Citrus Heights Volunteer Fire Department

The Ladies in White provided volunteer emergency response services throughout the area from 1951 - 1986. They pioneered the concept of medical response teams working in conjunction with local fire departments and provided an organizational model that other communities would soon follow. The Ladies in White generously donated their time, talent, and training to aid and assist those in peril.

In the early 1940s, many men were called into military service to fight in World War II. Because men who volunteered to fight fires at night were no longer available during the day, the Citrus Heights Volunteer Fire Department was left short-handed.

Chief Eugene Desimone filled the need with the Ladies Auxiliary. Chief Desimone appointed and trained a group of women recruits to provide firefighting services during the daytime.

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