Focus on a Beverly Hills Firefighter: Firefighter/Shift Mechanic Selvin Sotelo

I became a member of the Beverly Hills Fire Department in August of 2008, at the age of 47.

I live in Culver City with my wife of 23 years, Lucia, and our six children: Caleb, Sarah, Leah, Joshua, Joseph and Gabriel.

My first glorious year after probation was spent on the C shift as a firefighter on Engine 1, where I continued to learn and apply fundamental firefighting and EMT skills. At the end of that year, I transferred to the B shift and was appointed Shift Mechanic on Truck 4, which is my current position.

However, I didn’t always want to be a firefighter. 

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