HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-096WHEREAS, Steve Brown promoted to Unit Chief at the Butte Ranger Unit of the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and was appointed County Fire Warden by the Board of
Supervisors in May 1986, and on June 19, 1995, became the Fire Chief For the City of Chico; and
WHEREAS, in 1986, Chief Brown immediately went to work fully integrating the state and
county fire protection programs into one extremely cast and operationally effective operation that
currently includes 224 career firefighters, 474 volunteer firefighters, 80 California Conservation Carps
firefighters, and 200 Volunteers-In-Prevention assistants all assigned to 42 fire stations, five fire
lookouts, 22 volunteer fire companies, one fire center, and one air attack base and is commonly
referred to and respected as the best fire department in Northern California; and
WHEREAS, Chief Steve Brawn developed and implemented numerous innovative and cost
effective fire protection programs including the fire apparatus cost share program for the acquisition
of new equipment; the weed abatement ordinance and several fire protection planning ordinances; the
development and acquisition of equipment specifications for rescue squads, fire engines, and ladder
trucks; and a technical rescue program integrated with Butte County Search and Rescue; added
additional fire stations in needed areas; and
WHEREAS, Chief Brown successfully assisted with saving the fire pro#ection program
during difficult fiscal times, diplomatically toiled on several occasions to save Butte Fire Center from
closure, fought to keep two air tankers at Chico Air Attack Base, developed automatic aid
agreements with most fire departments in Butte County, and entered into cooperative fire protection
agreements with the Cities of Biggs and Gridley; and
WHEREAS, Chief Brown served on the American Red Cross Board of Directors, the Butte
County Emergency Medical Services Coordinating CaunciI, the California Rural Fire Association
Board of Directors, and the National Incident Management Seminar Board in addition to numerous
local and state committees; and
WHEREAS, Chief Brown was always present to ensure that the citizens of Butte County
received the best possible service during such emergencies as the Kopper's Fire; the Chico Louisiana
Pacific Mi11 fire; the numerous floods that inundated the county; large and damaging wildfires
including the 1990 Campbell Fire, 1992 Maidu, Grand, and Burton Fires, and 1994 Barkley Fire; and
countless other significant threats to life and property.
~" RESOLUTION IN APPRECIATION OF
FIRE CHIEF STEVE BROWN
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ~T RESOLVED, that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
hereby commends and thanks Chief Steve Brown for all his professional efforts and accomplishments
while serving as the Fire Chief of Butte County and wishes the best to Steve and his family in all their
professional and personal pursuits.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 27th day of June,
1995, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, Houx, Thomas and Chair McLaughlin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Y V c~ t
ED McLAUGHLIN, 'r
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. SLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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Deputy