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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Resolufion No. o2-ors
RESOLUTION IN APPRECIATION OF BATTALION CHIEF DAVF, MINTON
WHEREAS, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Butte
County Fire Department recognize Dave Minton's 35 years of dedicated service; and
WHEREAS, Dave Minton began his career as a firefighter in the Oroville L-leadquarters
Station in 1967, was promoted to Fire Apparatus Engineer in 1971, and was promoted to Fire
Captain in ,ianuary 19"74, where he was assigned to King City. Dave returned to Butte County for
assignments to the Robinson Mill Station, Chico Air Attack Base, and Forest Ranch. He was
promoted to Battalion Chief in Napa County as Training Chief; and returned to Butte County in
198> as Acting Battalion Chief in charge of Cohasset, Forest Ranch, Butte Meadows and Butte
Creek Canyon. In 1986, Dave accepted a position as permanent Battalion Chief and has served
as B-2112 for 17 years and 5 months; and
WHEREAS, when a train blocked the first due fire engine far a medical emergency,
Chief' Minton rushed to the scene where a vehicle had fallen off blocks and landed on a man.
Chief Minton provided medical aid by inserting an airway to allow the victim to breathe, thereby
providing intervention that saved the man's life; and
WHEREAS, Dave Minton was Operation's Chief at a night fire at a Shasta school, and
under his leadership and control the fire was mostly confined to two classrooms. Chief Minton
salvaged many of the school's belongings. attended a debriefing meeting with the students on
their first da_y back to school, and donated to the relief fund to help offset the loss of teaching
supplies; and
WHEREAS, on August 22, 1999, a series of lightning fires struck in Butte County.
Chief Minton was in charge of the Cohasset Ridge Fires, which burned into one large fire also
known as the Musty Buck Fire. Utilizing his excellent firefighting and command skills, the fire
was controlled at 16,756 acres on August 29, I999. Chief Minton used a huge backfiring
operation starting just below Ponderosa Way, along Big Chico Creek, through Bidwell Park and
around Richardson Springs back up to Cohasset Ridge. This action saved the communities and
allowed for a quick containment of this fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Battalion Chief Dave Minton is duly
recognized upon his retirement from the Butte County Fire Department and congratulated for his
years of hard work and dedication to the citizens of Butte County.
PASSED AND ADOFTED, by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7`~' day of
Niay 2002 by the Following vote:
AYF,S: Supervisors Beeler, volan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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~~Gi~ T JOSIASSEN, Chair
ATTEST:
PAUL McINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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