Line Staff

Charlie Grows is a captain at the Yocha Dehe Fire Department. Charlie’s fire service career includes more than 35 years, beginning at age 16 with the Folsom Volunteer Fire Department, a four-year tour with the U.S. Air Force as a crash/structural firefighter, 28 years with the University of California Fire Department and presently with the Yocha Dehe Fire Department as a captain.

Mike Quinton is a captain at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. Mike has more than 34 years of experience working in the fire service. He was a volunteer firefighter in 1971 with Aptos Fire Department in Santa Cruz County. From 1973-1975, he was a reserve firefighter with Bakersfield City Fire Department. Mike also spent six years with Branciforte Fire District in Santa Cruz County, as a volunteer captain.

The Yocha Dehe Fire Department hired Paul Brewer in July 2004 as a firefighter and paramedic and in November of the same year, he was promoted to engineer and paramedic.

Jesse Hall is an engineer and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. Jesse grew up in the small town of Columbia, Calif. and always wanted to become a firefighter and follow the steps of his father and brother. Working to fulfill this dream, he took college fire science classes while still in attendance at Sonora High School. 

Damen Snow is an engineer and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in Elk Grove, Calif. and started his fire service career in Sacramento County during his senior year of high school. Before he graduated, Damen attended training at American River College to become an EMT-D. He received most of his experience responding to emergencies and treating patients on an ambulance in Galt. 

John Enea is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born and raised in Redwood City, Calif. and studied general education at Foothill Junior College and fire science at College of San Mateo. He received EMT-1 training at Skyline College in 1996, worked as an EMT-1 in San Mateo County, and became a volunteer firefighter cadet with Woodside Fire District in 1997.

Mike Booth has been employed with Yocha Dehe Fire Department since May 2005 and holds the rank of firefighter and paramedic on "C" shift. Mike began his fire service career as a reserve firefighter with the City of West Sacramento.

Joseph Perez is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area, where he still lives there today.

Scott Stimson is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in 1972 in Contra Costa county. Upon his high school graduation, he enrolled in EMT and paramedic school and took fire science courses at Solano College.