About Us
Reno DiTullio Jr.
Reno DiTullio Jr. is a second-generation firefighter following his father’s footsteps with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
He has been with CAL FIRE for 19 years and held the ranks of Firefighter I to Fire Captain-Paramedic. Reno is currently a Battalion Chief in charge of training in the San Benito-Monterey Unit. As the Training Chief he is responsible for training up to 300 firefighters in the San Benito- Monterey Unit. He also teaches at the CAL FIRE Academy in Ione, the Monterey Peninsula College Fire Academy and the Lee & Associates “Nobody Gets Left Behind” Training Group training firefighters locally and around the state.
Reno possesses an AS Degree in Fire Protection Technology and is certified up to the level of California State Fire Marshal Chief Officer. Reno is working toward a BS Degree in Fire Administration.
His years with CAL FIRE have given him a strong background in rural and municipal emergency responses of all types – structural, wildland and urban interface firefighting, EMS and rescue operations. He truly believes that firefighters will perform like they are trained. A well trained firefighter is the backbone of today’s fire service. That fact alone keeps him motivated and very busy to learn from the best and provide the highest quality training to California’s Firefighters.
- Chief DiTullio Jr can be contacted at:
- Reno.DiTullioJr@fire.ca.gov
- 2221 Garden Rd.
- Monterey, CA 93940
- (831) 333-2600
John Owens
John Owens started his career as a student firefighter with the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District in 1980. He joined the USAF in 1981and worked as a military firefighter in Italy, Louisiana and Nevada. After his four years on active duty he went to work as a civilian Federal firefighter with the United States Air Force and United States Navy. In 1998 he left the federal fire service to take a Firefighter II position with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in the Riverside Unit. In 2000 he promoted to Fire Apparatus Engineer in the San Luis Obispo Unit working out of the Paso Robles Station. Promoted to Fire Captain in 2002 he was then assigned to the Shandon Forest Fire station until November of 2006 when he transferred to the Training Division in the San Benito Monterey unit.
John possesses an A.S. degree in Fire Science and holds both California and IFSAC certifications as a Fire Officer, Fire Instructor, Driver Operator and ARFF Firefighter. He is also an adjunct Fire Science Instructor with San Diego Miramar College and a Senior Rescue Systems 1 instructor. He has also taught at the Fire Instructors Symposium and Firehouse World Expo.
John’s diverse background in firefighting has led him in many directions but he believes it all comes back to good quality training as a strong foundation.
- Fire Captain Owens can be contacted at:
- John.Owens@fire.ca.gov
- 2221 Garden Rd.
- Monterey, CA 93940
- (831) 333-2600
There are no great men.
There are only great challenges
that ordinary men are forced by
circumstances to meet.