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Mailing Address:

3111 Woodside Road
Woodside, CA 94062

Phone:

(650) 851-1594
Fax (650) 851-3960

Tax ID:

27-0815321

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Board of Directors

Patrick Green, President  • Douglas Keyston, Vice President

 Tracy Sherman, Secretary  •  Robert Douthit, Treasurer

Kevin Bianchini • WFPD Fire Chief Tom Cuschieri, ex-officio • Dan Ghiorso (WFPD Fire Chief, retired) 

Craig London • Adolph Rosekrans • Eric L. Weiss, MD 

Advisory Board

Buffy Bianchini • William L. "Bill" Butler • Lorrie Duval • Denise Enea • Robert Flint 

 Kim Giuliacci (WFPD Fire Marshal) • Randy Holthaus • David N. P. Hopkins • Joanne Kurz •  Kevin P.B. Johnson 

Bill Mann • Armando Muela (WFPD Fire Chief, retired) • Ron Romines

In Memoriam

Vice President 
Mike "Coach" Putterman
1938-2022

Past President and Board Member
Rudy Driscoll Jr.
1968-2015

Advisory Board Member
Gaylynne Mann
1948-2014

Honorary Board Member
Ambassador L.W. “Bill” Lane, Jr.
1919-2010

First Aid and CPR Class Schedules and More

Woodside Fire Protection District offers many programs to better prepare the public for emergencies as well as general fire safety, and injury prevention - including First Aid and CPR. For more information on classes and schedules, check the district site here.

Fire Prevention & Public Education

Find Holiday Fire Safety Tips here.  Stay safe! Fire Prevention/Public Education activities in the Woodside Fire Protection District are well rounded and community participation in current programs is flourishing. Foundation support will cover this area. The two most popular programs currently underway are the public CPR & 1st Aid training and the Chipper program.

CPR & First Aid Training

Each year the Fire District trains over 150 individuals in the life saving skills of CPR and 1st Aid. Its schools’ faculty members, local business employees and park rangers are among some of the most dedicated students. Fire District personnel, firefighters, paramedics, the fire marshal, the public education officer and others, take great pride in teaching these eight-hour classes and consider it to be one of their most important educational duties. The program, though extremely beneficial, is a costly endeavor. The Fire District, which purchases manuals, videos, student masks, and various training manikins, seeks to keep those materials and tools as up-to-date as possible to maintain and improve the effectiveness of its training.

Chipper Program

Reducing hazardous fire fuel is one of the community’s utmost needs. Funding for its popular and unique Chipper Program which helps meet this need can no longer be provided solely by the Fire District’s operational budget. Upgraded equipment as well as a multi-purpose vehicle is required to keep the program functioning at its present level. Established in 2005 and expanded over the years, most recently through partnering with the Town of Woodside and the Town of Portola Valley, this community outreach enterprise enables residents to reduce their fire hazard and create a defensible space around their homes by allowing the Fire District to chip the brush they cut from their property.

Make a contribution to support fire and life safety in your community!

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Donate by check or money order

If you prefer to write a check, please print our gift form and either mail it or drop it off at:

If you work for a company with a matching gift program, please consider enhancing your contribution by filling out the necessary form and sending it to the Foundation with your contribution. Some employers have online forms to speed the process. Please check with your company’s HR department for details. It’s an easy way to increase your contribution!

Gifts of Securities 

You may gift securities. Please use our Stock Transfer Form.

Retirement Fund 

You may designate Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation as a primary or partial beneficiary of your IRA. This is a highly effective way to benefit the foundation while potentially reducing both incomed and estate taxes. Please consult with your tax advisors for advice concerning your specific circumstances.

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