Line Staff

Norm Alexander is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born and raised in San Jose, Calif.

Gary Seabold is a captain at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in Southern California and moved to Granite Bay in 1978. Gary started his fire career in 1980 with the South Placer Fire District. He has also worked part time for Newcastle, Penryn and Loomis Fire Protection districts. In 1980, he was promoted to the rank of captain with the SPFD where he was also an acting battalion chief.

Jesse Hall is an engineer and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. Jesse grew up in the small town of Columbia, California 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, California 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 an Engineer and Paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born and raised in Redwood City, California 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.

Jesus Cedillo is a firefighter paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born and raised in Sacramento, California where he currently resides.

Dan is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born in San Francisco in 1972 and grew up in Marin County.

Chris Reed is a firefighter and paramedic at Yocha Dehe Fire Department. He was born and raised in Stockton, California where he currently resides.

Tadashi Matsuoka received his Associate of Arts degree from Sierra College in 2005. He attended the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy and N.C.T.I paramedic school. Matsuoka was a firefighter with the Hawaii Fire Department, Auburn City Fire Department, U.S.F.S and Lake Valley FPD prior to joining Yocha Dehe Fire Department in 2013 as a Firefighter/Paramedic.

Andrew Brooks also started as an Explorer with the Woodland Fire Program when he was 16.  He worked as a seasonal Firefighter/EMT from 2007 until December 2012 when he began working for UC Davis Medical Center as an ED Tech. Andrew was hired by the Department in March of 2015 and is working toward a Bachelor of Arts in Emergency Management.