HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.01.22 FW_ Appointment Announcement - Unit Chief, Butte Unit (BTU)From:Hatcher, Casey
To:BOS
Cc:Messina, John; Sjolund, Garrett
Subject:FW: Appointment Announcement - Unit Chief, Butte Unit (BTU)
Date:Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:06:14 PM
Good afternoon Board Members –
Chief Garrett Sjolund has been appointed to Unit Chief in the Butte Unit effective March 2, 2022.
Chief Sjolund has served as the Assistant Chief in the Butte Unit since 2016 and has held many other
positions in the Butte Unit throughout his career. Please see the announcement below from CAL
FIRE.
Our office welcomes Chief Sjolund and we look forward working with him.
Thank you.
Casey
Casey Hatcher
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3336 |
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From: Executive@CALFIRE <HQ.Executive@fire.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 2:43 PM
Subject: Appointment Announcement - Unit Chief, Butte Unit (BTU)
Please join me in congratulating Chief Garrett Sjolund on his appointment to Unit Chief in the
Butte Unit effective March 2, 2022.
Chief Garrett Sjolund began his CAL FIRE career in 1996. He has worked in the Mendocino
Unit, Butte Unit, Tehema-Glenn Unit and Sacramento Headquarters – Tactical Air Operations.
He has held the classifications of Firefighter 1, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Captain and
Battalion Chief working in various programs to include Fire Stations (State and Contract),
Helitack, Air Attack, Fire Crews and Administration. In 2016, Chief Sjolund was promoted to
Assistant Chief in the Butte Unit. As an Assistant Chief, he managed the Unit’s Training, Safety
& EMS Bureau, Chico Air Attack Base, Magalia Fire Center, and North Unit Operations. During
this assignment, he oversaw State Operations, portions of Butte County Fire Department and
Town of Paradise cooperative fire protection agreements. In 2021, Chief Sjolund promoted to
Deputy Chief of Operations in the Butte Unit.
Chief Sjolund served on several Statewide instructional cadres, working groups, and program
development. Sjolund served as lead instructor for the California Aerial Supervision Academy,
and worked to develop the Department’s first Helitack Fire Captain Academy. He served as a
charter member of the Statewide Training Committee and was instrumental in the
development of the CAL FIRE Fire Crew 6300 handbook.
Chief Sjolund was a member of CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 from 2009-2013 and
continues to hold qualifications as an Air Operations Branch Director and Air Tactical
Supervisor. Chief Sjolund attended both Butte College and Chico State, and since 2007 has
served as an instructor at the Butte College Fire Academy.
Mike Richwine
California State Fire Marshal / Acting Director