“When you do something this long and take as much pride in it as I do, it’s with mixed emotions, but I’m excited to start the next chapter in my life,” Larkin said of his retirement. Several streets are under evacuation order Tuesday because of the Freedom Fire, burning in the Aptos Hills area of Santa Cruz County, the sheriff’s office announced.
A NASA photo of the smokes path on May 22 The fire region on on May 23. Larkin’s parting message was one urging leaders to work together to reduce flammable vegetative fuels in both Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties to avoid future similar catastrophic events. The Summit Fire was the first of three large fires that took place locally in 2008 it was followed by the Martin Fire in Bonny Doon and the Trabing Fire off of Highway 1. More than 1,490 structures were lost, and 911 homes in Santa Cruz County burned. The mission of the San Mateo County Fire Department is to protect the life. Overseeing the August 2020 CZU Lighting Complex fire operations was a “once-in-a-career” event in Larkin’s career, according to the video. The CZU Lightning Complex fire burned roughly 86,500 acres from the Santa Cruz Mountains into San Mateo County. CAL FIRE CZU is responsible for wildland fire protection on State Responsibility Area (SRA) lands throughout San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, San Mateo, California. 28 to the Cal Fire CZU Facebook page described Larkin, a Watsonville native, as having a 33-year fire service career that began as a volunteer firefighting career. Santa Cruz: Monterey Area NOAA Weather Radio KEC49: Other 4 : Online: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area Amateur Repeaters: Amateur Radio 1 : Online: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz County CalFire (CZU) Public Safety 0 : Online: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz County Fire: Public Safety 3 : Online: Shasta: Anderson Police Dispatch: Public Safety 3. Through cooperative agreements, Armstrong also will serve as fire chief for Santa Cruz County Fire Department, the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District, San Mateo County Fire Department and the Coastside Fire Protection District.Ī video posted Oct.
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As the unit chief headquartered in Felton, Armstrong will oversee more than 280 permanent and seasonal staff in 16 fire stations, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Ben Lomond Conservation Camp and the Soquel State Demonstration Forest, plus another 110 volunteers across eight more fire stations serving San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. Nate ArmstrongĬal Fire Director Thom Porter has appointed Nate Armstrong, who previously served as Cal Fire CZU’s deputy chief of operations, to his new unit chief role.Īccording to a Cal Fire media release, Armstrong has 22 years of fire service experience with the agency’s operations, paramedic services, training, emergency command centers, administration and State Incident Command Teams. FELTON - A new chief has taken the helm this week of the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit in the wake of long-time Chief Ian Larkin’s retirement.
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