Fueling the future: Mendocino firefighters launch scholarship for aspiring first responders

by Sarah Stierch, Bay City News May 29, 2025May 28, 2025

Alex Stoughton, a senior at Potter Valley High School in Potter Valley, Calif., is the first recipient of the Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Department Volunteers scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded each year to a student pursuing fire science and emergency medical services careers at Mendocino College. (Brandon Tripp Photography/Mendocino College via Bay City News)

The Mendocino College Foundation and Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Department Volunteers signed an agreement to offer a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a first responder career, the college said last week.

The inspiration for the scholarship program was the Mendocino College students, Fire Lt. Megan Turner Brown said.

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