valley high school in 1997. he started his fire service career as a firefighter one, serving at fire station 41 in mecca, and was soon promoted to firefighter two at fire station 79 in coachella. captain rodriguez married his wife, dorothy, in 2001 and had three children, josh, haley and alexis. he was remembered for the immense love he had for his family and his passion of staying active by hiking, camping, snow boarding, kayaking and mountain biking. lastly, pilot tony salsa of red bluff, california, pilot salsa was fulfilling his life long dream of becoming a pilot before the tragic accident. before fulfilling his dream, tony was a dairy worker, a sales representative for outlaw car, a custom harvester and avid water skier and finally, a pilot. in 2022, tony played a pick of toll role in implementing the cal fire helicopter coordinator training program. through this program, tony guided and mentored a huge cohort of fellow aviators to help them obtain certifications for their aviation careers. pilot salsa is survived by his wife, rachel, sons, conor and carson, father, ed, and mother, sharon. these men were husbands, sons, fathers who now leave behind loving and caring fam