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KENSINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MEMORANDUM

September 2010
TO: President and Board Members, Kensington Fire Protection District
FROM: Lance Maples, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Fire Chief's Report


California Emergency Services Association Award

The Department is pleased to report that the California Emergency Services Association has recently held their annual awards luncheon at which they recognized the work that Battalion Chief Gibson has done in conjunction with the other CERT coordinators in West County. Over the last five years, all of the CERT programs in West County have come together to put on an annual CERT drill. This partnership has evolved over time into the creation of the West County Cities CERT Consortium. The Consortium works together to apply for grants, plan and present CERT training, and to share much needed training equipment. This has been a great partnership and saved countless hours of staff time and funding over the years. Once again, I am pleased to report that the West County Cities CERT Consortium has been awarded the Silver Award for Exceptional Effort in Support of Emergency Management and Preparedness. Job well done team!

Captain/Paramedic Janes Deployed to the Post Incident

At 1700 on August 24, 2010, Captain/Paramedic Janes was deployed to the Post Incident in Kern County to work as a communications manager. At the time of the dispatch, this fire was approximately 1,100 acres and the U.S. Forest Service reported they had 0% containment. By the following day, there were 120 firefighters aggressively fighting this fire with 20 structures threatened in the area. Residents were being evacuated from the community of Lebec. We will keep you posted as needed.