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AGENDA TITLE: City Council Will Recognize Members of the Lodi Fire Department Who Were on
the Strike Teams Fighting the "Old Fire" in San Bernardino County
MEETING DATE: December 3, 2003
PREPARED BY: Michael E. Pretz, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council would like to recognize the efforts of Lodi Firefighters:
Division Chief Kevin Donnelly, Captains Mike Tecklenburg and
Sandy Wichman, Engineers Mike Harden and Aimee Dalrymple,
and Firefighters Emilio Cahue and Mark Azevedo.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On Sunday, October 26, Lodi Firefighters were dispatched to
southern California as part of a county -wide strike team to battle the
wildfires ravaging San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Ventura counties. This deployment is the largest fire fighting
resource deployment in State history.
Upon arrival at the staging site, Lodi Firefighters were attached to the "Old Fire." The Lodi crews worked
night operations saving several homes in the Devore area. Crews were later assigned to the
Crestline/Lake Arrowhead area where they again battled flames and helped divert the fire around a
hospital. Although several hundred homes were lost, several thousand were saved by their collective
efforts.
We have attached several fire pictures so that Council can see the type of conditions Lodi Firefighters
were operating in.
FUNDING: None
Michael E. Pretz, Fire Chief
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