The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department Public Affairs Bureau is the point of
contact for the public and the media regarding emergency incidents and the day-to-day activities of
the department.
The Information office is staffed seven days a week by Public
Information Specialist to provide the media and the public timely and accurate information about
emergency incidents. Significant Incidents will be posted to the
Incident Information page
.
A Public Information Officer is available and on-call 24 hours a
day. During significant incidents, at the request of the Incident Commander, a field PIO will
respond to the scene to handle the needs of the media. The field PIO's provide information about
the incident and ensure that the Public Information Office has the most recent
information.
Media and Public Information Line: (951) 940-6985
Fax: (951) 940-6701
Julie Hutchinson
, Fire Captain, Public Information Officer
email:
julie.hutchinson@fire.ca.gov
Office: Perris Headquarters
Phone: (951) 940-6330
210 West San Jacinto Avenue Perris, CA 92570
Fernando Herrera
, Fire Captain, Public Information Officer
email:
fernando.herrera@fire.ca.gov
Office: Desert Operations Headquarters
Phone: (760) 863-7073
77933 Las Montanas Palm Desert, CA 92211
Cheri Patterson
, Senior Public Information Specialist
email:
cheri.patterson@fire.ca.gov
Office: Perris Headquarters
Phone: (951) 940-6775
210 West San Jacinto Avenue Perris, CA 92570
Jody Hagemann
, Public Information Specialist
email:
jody.hagemann@fire.ca.gov
Office: Perris Headquarters
Phone: (951) 940-6779
210 West San Jacinto Avenue Perris, CA 92570
Massiel Ladron De Guevara
, Public Information Specialist
email:
massiel.deguevara@fire.ca.gov
Office: Perris Headquarters
Phone: (951) 940-6319
210 West San Jacinto Avenue Perris, CA 92570