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Chief's Weekly Memo - CAL FIRE Chiefs memo from ca.gov

Chief's portrait -Ruben Grijalva

Chief's Weekly Memo: Chief's Memo - July 2, 2007
- Message from the Chief - Tulare County Contract Ends / Change, Doing Things Differently / Use of the DC-10
This is a very nice and very informative message from the Ruben Grijalva, Chief Director of CAL FIRE - He discusses the final process during the CDF handover to the newly expanded Tulare County fire department formally ending the long standing historic CDF fire protection contract and the final radio message:

On Sunday, July 01, 2007 the following statements were simulcast on state and county fire frequencies:

Visalia (state dispatch) 2 beeps:
0758 hours: “All personnel are advised, the Command and Control of the Tulare County Fire Department has been transferred from CAL FIRE Administration to the Tulare County Administration. CAL FIRE wishes the best of luck to Tulare County fire, and it has been our honor to serve the citizens of and visitors to Tulare County. Visalia is out of service - KNDH 519.”

Fire Com (county dispatch) 2 beeps:
0759 hours: “All personnel are advised, the Command and Control of the Tulare County Fire Department has been transferred from CAL FIRE Administration to Tulare County Fire Administration. Tulare County Fire also wishes to thank Chief Wristen and the many CAL FIRE personnel that have provided an outstanding service to the citizens of Tulare County for the past 80 years. Fire Com is in service - KMG 297.

And the Chief discusses expanding use of new high tech devices such as the predator type UAV Drones flying at 42,000 feet above a fire,. and new emerging technologies such as Structure protection gels which will become a routine activity in the future.

Of course the controversial DC-10 Airtanker and decision to move forward with a 3-year contract and further evaluation of this aircraft is covered along with the official scoop regarding the tree strike the DC-10 suffered on the “White Fire” in Kern County

Overall this is a very good read so check out the chiefs message: The chiefs weekly memo is to long to print here find the whole article at : Chief's Memo - July 2, 2007

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

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