The Benicia Fire Department recently published the 2021 Annual Report regarding the City of Benicia – Valero Cooperation Agreement. The agreement ensures a safe and healthy community by improving communication, coordination and cooperation between Valero and the City of Benicia, enhancing emergency preparedness, increasing effectiveness of city response and increasing public awareness. This report provides an update on these activities.

The Valero Stewardship and Responsibility Report covers the actions Valero has taken to address environmental, stewardship and governance priorities. The Valero Benicia Refinery is featured in the report for its environmental efforts to restore wetlands by dredging 134,000 acres of material and its protection of the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse.

Valero Benicia Refinery donated $2500 to the Benicia Makerspace for the purchase of a SawStop table saw, which is specially designed to prevent accidental injuries when cutting wood.

“Safety is our main concern at Valero, so it was only natural for us to help out a non-profit organization like Benicia Makerspace with the donation of a safer table saw,” said Paul Adler, Director of Community Relations and Government Affairs at Valero Benicia Refinery.

Benicia Makerspace is a non-profit organization, founded in 2014, where people can come together to learn, collaborate, invent, prototype, and test new ideas using state-of-the-art equipment. They have a community shop where students, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs can make things, use shared equipment, learn new skills, and incubate new business ideas.

Valero Benicia Refinery and Benicia's Drowning Prevention Foundation, in partnership with the City of Benicia are offering scholarships to cover the cost of swim lessons to qualified Benicia families.

August 8th and 9th, the Valero Benicia Refinery team raised over $7,500 during the 24 hour Relay for Life fundraising event. The Relay For Life movement is dedicated to helping communities attack cancer through donated funds, volunteer efforts, and awareness raised.

We are excited to participate in this fundraiser each year and pleased that we can help the event organizers raise $100,000 for this important event.