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Board of Directors
Engineer Victor Gutierrez
Secretary
I started with the Beverly Hills Fire Dept in 1994 and I became an engineer in 2002. In my spare time, I coach sports for my two children. My family also likes to go camping throughout the year. I enjoy working in Beverly Hills because of the relationship we have with the community and the family-like atmosphere of the department.
Captain Dennis Andrews
President
I have been on the department for almost 29 years. Board member for 4 and served on the board once before.
To serve on the Board is an opportunity to represent some of the finest people I have ever met. It is also an opportunity to give back to an organization that has done so much for so many for so many years. This really is a place of tradition, family and a common bond and it all is represented as the BHFA.
Most of my recreational time is spent with family or riding my bike. I enjoy competing in bike races which have given me some great memories both good and not so good.
Paramedic Kurt Versteeg
Vice President
I’ve been on the Department for 21 years and I am currently nearing the end of my third year on the Association Board. Beverly Hills is a very unique city to work in/for in more ways than one.
It is a great place to work largely due to the relationship we have with the community. I do feel we are part of it and not just a group of people that work here. Another unique aspect of working for Beverly Hills Fire is our Association. It has always been involved in charitable endeavors and has had a vision of principles and practice that I believe very strongly in. It is the belief in those principles that caused me to run for the Board of Directors.
I spend most of my off time with my wife and four kids, who are heavily involved in sports. In the summer we spend a lot of time boating, wakeboarding and camping.
Captain Dean Viana
Treasurer
I've been working the Beverly Hills Fire Department for the last 17 years. I am currently a Captain and Paramedic Coordinator. I've been on the board of directors for the Beverly Hills Firemen's Association for almost two years now. I hold the position as treasurer. I enjoy being part of the board and maintaining a strong association membership and open communications between the BHFD and BHFA. I feel it's important to keep an open mind in all areas and decisions we are faced with. I also feel that having a positive attitude and providing inspirational leadership and support to all of our members is a vital part of my job. I personally strive to continue the professionlism, focus and success that all of our previous board members maintained. Off-duty I enjoy triathlons, swimming-biking-runnning, surfing, and basketball. I am also a owner of small business that teaches people how to save lives (http://celebritycpr.com).
The Beverly Hills Firemen’s Association represents the 77 full-time, professional firefighters and paramedics who protect the residents and visitors of our world-class community. Our members operate the city’s three fire stations 24 hours per day and respond to over 6,000 incidents a year. These incidents require firefighters to call on their expertise in firefighting, emergency medical services, hazardous material operations and technical rescue.
Mission
Beverly Hills Firemen's Association's mission is to provide dedicated service with excellence for the preservation of life, property and the environment since 1939.
History
Beverly Hills Firemen’s Association (BHFA) was formed in 1939.
In 1968 the Meyers-Milias-BrownAct passed whereby the City of Beverly Hills formally recognizes the Association as representing the firefighters as a whole.
