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Line of Duty Deaths
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1909 S.J. Frooman Died Fighting Jute Mill Fire
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1914 Fireman Aristid Papadimetrion Ross VFD
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1924 Fire Chief Walter A. Cook, Sausalito FD
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1932 Fire Warden Clarence C. Grimm, Tamalpais Forest Fire District
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1936 Captain Robert A. "Bert" Meagor, San Anselmo FD
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1937 Fireman Louis H. Hewelcke, San Rafael FD
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1948 Fire Chief Samuel L. Mazza, Marin County FD
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1950 Fireman Aubrey E. "Jack" Miller, San Rafael FD
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1950 Fireman William "Sonny" Bottini Jr., San Rafael FD
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1958 Battalion Chief David A. Coutts, San Rafael FD
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1960 Cheda, Virgilio San Rafael FD Fire Marshal
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1961 Fireman Paul Hogancamp Marin County FD
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1961 Fireman Frank Kinsler, Alto Fire District
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1962 Fireman Thomas James Sutton Jr., Marinwood FD
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1967 Lake Keeper Raymond Paul Halderman, MMWD
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1969 Fire Chief George J. Cavallero, Novato FPD
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1970 Assistant Fire Chief Samuel J. Blumenberg, Hamilton Air Force Base FD
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1978 Fireman James Niven, Larkspur FD
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1980 - William Marsh, San Rafael FD
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2003 Firefighter Steven Rucker, Novato FPD
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2006 Paramedic and Captain Robert Paoli, Marinwood FD
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2008 Deputy Chief Jeff Powers, Southern Marin FPD
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Major Fires, Incidents
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Structure Fires
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1875 Saucelito House Fire, in Sausalito
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1876 Structure Fire San Quentin Prison
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1884 Steamer Sausalito Ship Fire San Quentin
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1885 Tocaloma Hotel Tocaloma
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1890 Tiburon Burns Down
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1893 Sausalito Stables Fire
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1893 Sausalito Downtown Fire
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1893 San Rafael Buildings Burn
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1894 Larkspur Inn Burned Down
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1898 Tomales Downtown Burns
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1907 Original Muir Woods Inn
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1907 San Anselmo Structures
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1908 Lagunitas Country Club Fire in Ross
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1909 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
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1910 Corte Madera Homes Burned
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1910 Rossi's Villa Fire San Anselmo
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1911 Pastori's in Fairfax
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1913 Robert Dollar School Fire San Anselmo
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1913 Muir Woods Inn
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1913 Corte Madera Structure Fires
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1914 Town of Ross Structure Fires
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1915 Warehouse Fire San Rafael
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1915 B Street Fire, San Rafael
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1916 Samuel P. Taylor Paper Mill Fire
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1916 Tocaloma Hotel Fire
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1917 Belvedere Union Fish Plant
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1918 E.K. Woods Lumber Company San Anselmo
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1919 St Raphael's Church
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1920 The Great Tomales Fire
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1920 Madden Shipyards Fire Sausalito
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1920 St. Francis Club, Kentfield
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1921 Tiburon, NWPRR Machine Shops
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1921 Tiburon Main Street Fire
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1923 Tavern of Tamalpais Burns Down
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1923 Mason Distillery Fire Sausalito
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1924 Shriner's Lodge San Rafael
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1926 Alta Mira Villa Fire, Sausalito
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1928 Rafael Hotel Fire
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1929 Tam O'Shanter Inn Corte Madera
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1929 Larkspur Nursery Explosion & Fire
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1929 Hotel Rossi Fairfax
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1929 Red Mill Inn, San Quentin
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1934 St. Cecilia's Church, San Geronimo
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1937 Belvedere, Union Fish Company Cod Plant
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1937 Orpheus Theater San Rafael
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1940 Hotel Nicasio Burns Down
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1940 Christiansen Lumber Mill San Rafael
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1945 Pini Building Novato
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1946 Crockett Warehouse Fire
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1949 Bath House Fire San Rafael
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1950 Marin Storage & Trucking Company Fire San Rafael
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1950 Mar Vista Motors San Rafael
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1951 Food Bank Fire, Larkspur
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1951 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
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1952 San Rafael Building & Plumbing Fire
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1952 Little Heating & Sheet Metal San Anselmo
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1952 Jocko's Hotel Nicasio
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1955 Bleu Baie Tavern, Marshall
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1955 Lodge Fire San Rafael
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1956 Olema Fatality Fire - Three Children
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1957 Hotaling Mansion Fire San Anselmo
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1957 Fourth St. Fire San Rafael
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1958 Simmons Building Downtown Novato
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1958 Bellach Furniture Fire San Rafael
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1960 Shipyards Fire Sausalito
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1960 O'Neill and Logan Fire
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1961 Puerto Suello Tunnel
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1963 College of Marin Gymnasium Kentfield
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1963 American Distilling Company Fire in Sausalito
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1964 Duplex Fires Tiburon FPD
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1969 Novato Olompali Mansion Burns
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1969 San Rafael Tire & Brake
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1971 Court House Fires, San Rafael
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1975 New Joes Fire, Corte Madera
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1976 Peter Donahue Building Fire Tiburon
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1977 Lumber Yard Fire Novato
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1990 Dominican Convent Fire SR
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2008 Upland Fire, Corte Madera
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Wildfires
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1800's
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1904 Forest Fire Bolinas Ridge
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1909 Larkspur Forest Fire
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1913 Mt. Tamalpais, Larkspur, and Muir Woods Fire
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1917 Inverness Ridge Wildfire
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1919 Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
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1919 Sausalito Hills
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1923 Wildfires including Ignacio to Bolinas Ridge, Fairfax
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1926 Tamalpais Fires
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1928 Wildfire Fort Barry
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1929 The Great Mill Valley Fire
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1932 Shafter Ranch Fire West Marin
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1932 Thanksgiving Day Wildfire, Near Alpine Club
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1936 Bolinas Ridge Wildfire
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1943 Bald Hill Fire Ross Valley
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1945 The Mill Fire, Carson Canyon
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1947 Corte Madera Wildfire
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1949 Ignacio Big Rock Ridge Wildfire
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1953 St. Vincents Marinwood
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1953 Sausalito, Wildfire
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1954 Guide Dogs for the Blind Terra Linda MCFD
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1958 Black Canyon San Rafael Wildfire
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1959 Kent Canyon, Brazil Ranch Wildfire
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1964 Hanly Fire, Sonoma County Mutual Aid
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1965 Muir Woods Wildfire
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1965 Chileno Valley Wildfire
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1966 Marincello Wildfire, Southern Marin Headlands
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1967 Bald Hill Fire, Ross
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1969 - Red Hill Fire, San Anselmo
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1972 Angel Island State Park
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1972 Kent Woodlands, October 9
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1976 Sorich Park Wildfire San Rafael
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1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
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1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
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1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
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2008 Angel Island Wildfire
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Storms and Weather
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Accidents and Rescues
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Hazardous Materials Incidents
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Special Recognition & Award Recipients
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Bain, Mert, Fireman Larkspur Fire Department
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Bent, Edward W. State Fire Training
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Coleman, Ronny J. State Fire Marshal, retired
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Dufficy, Dr. Rafael Jr. San Rafael FD
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Marcucci, Robert, Chief San Rafael FD, retired
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McLaren, Richard Evans, Chief San Anselmo FD
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Massucco, Ken, Chief Marin County FD
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Nelson, Ron, Lieutenant, Larkspur FD
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Reilley, Charles R. (Jr.) Chief Marin County FD
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Selby, Norman, "Kid McCoy" Fire Chief San Quentin
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Wedemeyer, Arthur E. (Jr.), US Marine Corps, Larkspur FD
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Wilson, Irwin "Willie" , Engineer Larkspur FD
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Biographies
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Corte Madera FD Biographies
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Childress, John Corte Madera FD Captain/Medic
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Ferguson, Joseph Stanley - CMVFD Ltd., Artist, Cartoonist
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Forster, Jack William, Corte Madera Volunteer FD Ltd.
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Kelly, Harold - Assistant Chief, Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
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Larson, Lee Assistant Fire Chief Corte Madera FD
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Moreno, Anthony "Tony" Corte Madera VFD
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Nelson, Franklin Lars - Chief Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
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Nelson, William Corte Madera VFD
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Ralston, Bud Corte Madera FD
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Salarpi, Larry Corte Madera FD
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Walker, James Corte Madera VFD
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Kentfield FPD Biographies
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Larkspur Fire Department Biographies
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Archer, Douglas - Deputy Chief Larkspur FD, retired, Historian
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Bartram, George Larkspur FD Chief
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Doherty, Dolph - Chief, Larkspur FD
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Lellis, William - Chief, Larkspur FD retired, Photographer & Historian
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Nelson, Rudolph "Rudy", Filmmaker
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Raggio, John Fire Chief, Larkspur FD
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Shurtz, Craig Larkspur FD Chief
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Wedemeyer, Arthur Edward Sr., Filmmaker, Pilot, Mayor
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Marin County FD Biographies
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Bloom, Louis - Chief, Marin County FD
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De la Montanya, Lloyd - Chief, Marin County FD
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Jennings, Greg , Senior Captain Marin County FD retired, Historian
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Martin, Pete - Captain, Marin County FD, retired, Historian
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Meuser, Brian Marin County FD
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Nunes, Clarence Marin County FD
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Rowan, Stan - Chief, Marin County FD, retired
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Selfridge, James - Deputy Chief, Marin County FD, retired
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Mill Valley FD Biographies
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Novato Fire District Biographies
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Bacon, Harold A. "Tony", Captain, Novato FPD retired
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Berthinier, James - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
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Meston, Jeff, Chief Novato FPD, retired
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Rentz, John - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
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San Anselmo FD Biographies
>
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San Rafael Fire Biographies
>
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Castro, Walter San Rafael FD
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Diego, John San Rafael FD
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Daniels, Charles I., Jr. (Chuck)
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Johansen, Clarence Fritz San Rafael FD Chief
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Johansen, Martin San Rafael FD Chief
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Martin, Bruce - San Rafael FD Chief
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Mizroch, Dr. Stephen, M.D. - SR Fire Commissioner, Historian & Collector
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Scheuer, Fred J. San Rafael FD Chief
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Schneider, D.N. San Rafael FD Chief
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Williams, John - Captain, San Rafael FD, retired, Historian
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Sausalito FD Biographies
>
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Tiburon FPD Biographies
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Barrows, Richard "Dick", Chief State OES
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Drady, Harold "Spike" Nicasio VFD Chief
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Gardner, Edwiin B. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
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Goodson, Carl - Battalion Chief, Santa Rosa FD, retired.
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Hensley, William J. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
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Heynen, Carl Otto, Jr. Alto Richardson Bay FD
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Kobseff, Nicolas 'Nick' Chief Nicasio VFD
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Livingston, Dewey - West Marin Historian
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McMurray, Bill Marin County Communications, MCSO
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Mersereau, Laurence "Bunk" - Chief, Belvedere FD
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Rogers, Art - Photographer
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Souza, Robert - Chief, Tamalpais FPD
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White, Dan - Ambulance Company Owner, Businessman & Videographer
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Current Fire Service Associations
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Former Fire Service Associations
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Competitions, Sports, and Events
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National Fire Heritage Center
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Emergency Medical Services
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The Hazardous Materials Team
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College Fire Science and Technology Programs
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Residential "Sleeper" Programs at FD's
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History of California State Fire Training
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Marin County Fire Training
-
Fire Water Systems
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Communications Systems, Radios, MERA
-
Urban Search & Rescue Team (USAR)
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Tamalpais Fire Crew
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Sanborn Fire Maps
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Pompier Ladders
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Frequently Asked Questions
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National Fire History, Related
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Fire Apparatus & Equipment
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More...
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Home
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About
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Contact
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Lost & Found
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Departments
>
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Blog
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Video & Live Stream
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Line of Duty Deaths
>
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1909 S.J. Frooman Died Fighting Jute Mill Fire
-
1914 Fireman Aristid Papadimetrion Ross VFD
-
1924 Fire Chief Walter A. Cook, Sausalito FD
-
1932 Fire Warden Clarence C. Grimm, Tamalpais Forest Fire District
-
1936 Captain Robert A. "Bert" Meagor, San Anselmo FD
-
1937 Fireman Louis H. Hewelcke, San Rafael FD
-
1948 Fire Chief Samuel L. Mazza, Marin County FD
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1950 Fireman Aubrey E. "Jack" Miller, San Rafael FD
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1950 Fireman William "Sonny" Bottini Jr., San Rafael FD
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1958 Battalion Chief David A. Coutts, San Rafael FD
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1960 Cheda, Virgilio San Rafael FD Fire Marshal
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1961 Fireman Paul Hogancamp Marin County FD
-
1961 Fireman Frank Kinsler, Alto Fire District
-
1962 Fireman Thomas James Sutton Jr., Marinwood FD
-
1967 Lake Keeper Raymond Paul Halderman, MMWD
-
1969 Fire Chief George J. Cavallero, Novato FPD
-
1970 Assistant Fire Chief Samuel J. Blumenberg, Hamilton Air Force Base FD
-
1978 Fireman James Niven, Larkspur FD
-
1980 - William Marsh, San Rafael FD
-
2003 Firefighter Steven Rucker, Novato FPD
-
2006 Paramedic and Captain Robert Paoli, Marinwood FD
-
2008 Deputy Chief Jeff Powers, Southern Marin FPD
-
Major Fires, Incidents
>
-
Structure Fires
>
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1875 Saucelito House Fire, in Sausalito
-
1876 Structure Fire San Quentin Prison
-
1884 Steamer Sausalito Ship Fire San Quentin
-
1885 Tocaloma Hotel Tocaloma
-
1890 Tiburon Burns Down
-
1893 Sausalito Stables Fire
-
1893 Sausalito Downtown Fire
-
1893 San Rafael Buildings Burn
-
1894 Larkspur Inn Burned Down
-
1898 Tomales Downtown Burns
-
1907 Original Muir Woods Inn
-
1907 San Anselmo Structures
-
1908 Lagunitas Country Club Fire in Ross
-
1909 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
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1910 Corte Madera Homes Burned
-
1910 Rossi's Villa Fire San Anselmo
-
1911 Pastori's in Fairfax
-
1913 Robert Dollar School Fire San Anselmo
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1913 Muir Woods Inn
-
1913 Corte Madera Structure Fires
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1914 Town of Ross Structure Fires
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1915 Warehouse Fire San Rafael
-
1915 B Street Fire, San Rafael
-
1916 Samuel P. Taylor Paper Mill Fire
-
1916 Tocaloma Hotel Fire
-
1917 Belvedere Union Fish Plant
-
1918 E.K. Woods Lumber Company San Anselmo
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1919 St Raphael's Church
-
1920 The Great Tomales Fire
-
1920 Madden Shipyards Fire Sausalito
-
1920 St. Francis Club, Kentfield
-
1921 Tiburon, NWPRR Machine Shops
-
1921 Tiburon Main Street Fire
-
1923 Tavern of Tamalpais Burns Down
-
1923 Mason Distillery Fire Sausalito
-
1924 Shriner's Lodge San Rafael
-
1926 Alta Mira Villa Fire, Sausalito
-
1928 Rafael Hotel Fire
-
1929 Tam O'Shanter Inn Corte Madera
-
1929 Larkspur Nursery Explosion & Fire
-
1929 Hotel Rossi Fairfax
-
1929 Red Mill Inn, San Quentin
-
1934 St. Cecilia's Church, San Geronimo
-
1937 Belvedere, Union Fish Company Cod Plant
-
1937 Orpheus Theater San Rafael
-
1940 Hotel Nicasio Burns Down
-
1940 Christiansen Lumber Mill San Rafael
-
1945 Pini Building Novato
-
1946 Crockett Warehouse Fire
-
1949 Bath House Fire San Rafael
-
1950 Marin Storage & Trucking Company Fire San Rafael
-
1950 Mar Vista Motors San Rafael
-
1951 Food Bank Fire, Larkspur
-
1951 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
-
1952 San Rafael Building & Plumbing Fire
-
1952 Little Heating & Sheet Metal San Anselmo
-
1952 Jocko's Hotel Nicasio
-
1955 Bleu Baie Tavern, Marshall
-
1955 Lodge Fire San Rafael
-
1956 Olema Fatality Fire - Three Children
-
1957 Hotaling Mansion Fire San Anselmo
-
1957 Fourth St. Fire San Rafael
-
1958 Simmons Building Downtown Novato
-
1958 Bellach Furniture Fire San Rafael
-
1960 Shipyards Fire Sausalito
-
1960 O'Neill and Logan Fire
-
1961 Puerto Suello Tunnel
-
1963 College of Marin Gymnasium Kentfield
-
1963 American Distilling Company Fire in Sausalito
-
1964 Duplex Fires Tiburon FPD
-
1969 Novato Olompali Mansion Burns
-
1969 San Rafael Tire & Brake
-
1971 Court House Fires, San Rafael
-
1975 New Joes Fire, Corte Madera
-
1976 Peter Donahue Building Fire Tiburon
-
1977 Lumber Yard Fire Novato
-
1990 Dominican Convent Fire SR
-
2008 Upland Fire, Corte Madera
-
Wildfires
>
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1800's
>
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1904 Forest Fire Bolinas Ridge
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1909 Larkspur Forest Fire
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1913 Mt. Tamalpais, Larkspur, and Muir Woods Fire
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1917 Inverness Ridge Wildfire
-
1919 Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
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1919 Sausalito Hills
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1923 Wildfires including Ignacio to Bolinas Ridge, Fairfax
-
1926 Tamalpais Fires
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1928 Wildfire Fort Barry
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1929 The Great Mill Valley Fire
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1932 Shafter Ranch Fire West Marin
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1932 Thanksgiving Day Wildfire, Near Alpine Club
-
1936 Bolinas Ridge Wildfire
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1943 Bald Hill Fire Ross Valley
-
1945 The Mill Fire, Carson Canyon
-
1947 Corte Madera Wildfire
-
1949 Ignacio Big Rock Ridge Wildfire
-
1953 St. Vincents Marinwood
-
1953 Sausalito, Wildfire
-
1954 Guide Dogs for the Blind Terra Linda MCFD
-
1958 Black Canyon San Rafael Wildfire
-
1959 Kent Canyon, Brazil Ranch Wildfire
-
1964 Hanly Fire, Sonoma County Mutual Aid
-
1965 Muir Woods Wildfire
-
1965 Chileno Valley Wildfire
-
1966 Marincello Wildfire, Southern Marin Headlands
-
1967 Bald Hill Fire, Ross
-
1969 - Red Hill Fire, San Anselmo
-
1972 Angel Island State Park
-
1972 Kent Woodlands, October 9
-
1976 Sorich Park Wildfire San Rafael
-
1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
-
1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
-
1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
-
2008 Angel Island Wildfire
-
Storms and Weather
-
Accidents and Rescues
-
Hazardous Materials Incidents
-
Special Recognition & Award Recipients
>
-
Bain, Mert, Fireman Larkspur Fire Department
-
Bent, Edward W. State Fire Training
-
Coleman, Ronny J. State Fire Marshal, retired
-
Dufficy, Dr. Rafael Jr. San Rafael FD
-
Marcucci, Robert, Chief San Rafael FD, retired
-
McLaren, Richard Evans, Chief San Anselmo FD
-
Massucco, Ken, Chief Marin County FD
-
Nelson, Ron, Lieutenant, Larkspur FD
-
Reilley, Charles R. (Jr.) Chief Marin County FD
-
Selby, Norman, "Kid McCoy" Fire Chief San Quentin
-
Wedemeyer, Arthur E. (Jr.), US Marine Corps, Larkspur FD
-
Wilson, Irwin "Willie" , Engineer Larkspur FD
-
Biographies
>
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Corte Madera FD Biographies
>
-
Childress, John Corte Madera FD Captain/Medic
-
Ferguson, Joseph Stanley - CMVFD Ltd., Artist, Cartoonist
-
Forster, Jack William, Corte Madera Volunteer FD Ltd.
-
Kelly, Harold - Assistant Chief, Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
-
Larson, Lee Assistant Fire Chief Corte Madera FD
-
Moreno, Anthony "Tony" Corte Madera VFD
-
Nelson, Franklin Lars - Chief Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
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Nelson, William Corte Madera VFD
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Ralston, Bud Corte Madera FD
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Salarpi, Larry Corte Madera FD
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Walker, James Corte Madera VFD
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Kentfield FPD Biographies
>
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Larkspur Fire Department Biographies
>
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Archer, Douglas - Deputy Chief Larkspur FD, retired, Historian
-
Bartram, George Larkspur FD Chief
-
Doherty, Dolph - Chief, Larkspur FD
-
Lellis, William - Chief, Larkspur FD retired, Photographer & Historian
-
Nelson, Rudolph "Rudy", Filmmaker
-
Raggio, John Fire Chief, Larkspur FD
-
Shurtz, Craig Larkspur FD Chief
-
Wedemeyer, Arthur Edward Sr., Filmmaker, Pilot, Mayor
-
Marin County FD Biographies
>
-
Bloom, Louis - Chief, Marin County FD
-
De la Montanya, Lloyd - Chief, Marin County FD
-
Jennings, Greg , Senior Captain Marin County FD retired, Historian
-
Martin, Pete - Captain, Marin County FD, retired, Historian
-
Meuser, Brian Marin County FD
-
Nunes, Clarence Marin County FD
-
Rowan, Stan - Chief, Marin County FD, retired
-
Selfridge, James - Deputy Chief, Marin County FD, retired
-
Mill Valley FD Biographies
>
-
Novato Fire District Biographies
>
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Bacon, Harold A. "Tony", Captain, Novato FPD retired
-
Berthinier, James - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
-
Meston, Jeff, Chief Novato FPD, retired
-
Rentz, John - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
-
San Anselmo FD Biographies
>
-
San Rafael Fire Biographies
>
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Castro, Walter San Rafael FD
-
Diego, John San Rafael FD
-
Daniels, Charles I., Jr. (Chuck)
-
Johansen, Clarence Fritz San Rafael FD Chief
-
Johansen, Martin San Rafael FD Chief
-
Martin, Bruce - San Rafael FD Chief
-
Mizroch, Dr. Stephen, M.D. - SR Fire Commissioner, Historian & Collector
-
Scheuer, Fred J. San Rafael FD Chief
-
Schneider, D.N. San Rafael FD Chief
-
Williams, John - Captain, San Rafael FD, retired, Historian
-
Sausalito FD Biographies
>
-
Tiburon FPD Biographies
>
-
Barrows, Richard "Dick", Chief State OES
-
Drady, Harold "Spike" Nicasio VFD Chief
-
Gardner, Edwiin B. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
-
Goodson, Carl - Battalion Chief, Santa Rosa FD, retired.
-
Hensley, William J. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
-
Heynen, Carl Otto, Jr. Alto Richardson Bay FD
-
Kobseff, Nicolas 'Nick' Chief Nicasio VFD
-
Livingston, Dewey - West Marin Historian
-
McMurray, Bill Marin County Communications, MCSO
-
Mersereau, Laurence "Bunk" - Chief, Belvedere FD
-
Rogers, Art - Photographer
-
Souza, Robert - Chief, Tamalpais FPD
-
White, Dan - Ambulance Company Owner, Businessman & Videographer
-
Current Fire Service Associations
>
-
Former Fire Service Associations
>
-
Competitions, Sports, and Events
>
-
National Fire Heritage Center
-
Emergency Medical Services
>
-
The Hazardous Materials Team
-
College Fire Science and Technology Programs
>
-
Residential "Sleeper" Programs at FD's
>
-
History of California State Fire Training
-
Marin County Fire Training
-
Fire Water Systems
-
Communications Systems, Radios, MERA
-
Urban Search & Rescue Team (USAR)
-
Tamalpais Fire Crew
-
Sanborn Fire Maps
-
Pompier Ladders
-
Frequently Asked Questions
-
National Fire History, Related
>
-
Fire Apparatus & Equipment
>
-
Line of Duty Deaths
-
1909 S.J. Frooman Died Fighting Jute Mill Fire
-
1914 Fireman Aristid Papadimetrion Ross VFD
-
1924 Fire Chief Walter A. Cook, Sausalito FD
-
1932 Fire Warden Clarence C. Grimm, Tamalpais Forest Fire District
-
1936 Captain Robert A. "Bert" Meagor, San Anselmo FD
-
1937 Fireman Louis H. Hewelcke, San Rafael FD
-
1948 Fire Chief Samuel L. Mazza, Marin County FD
-
1950 Fireman Aubrey E. "Jack" Miller, San Rafael FD
-
1950 Fireman William "Sonny" Bottini Jr., San Rafael FD
-
1958 Battalion Chief David A. Coutts, San Rafael FD
-
1960 Cheda, Virgilio San Rafael FD Fire Marshal
-
1961 Fireman Paul Hogancamp Marin County FD
-
1961 Fireman Frank Kinsler, Alto Fire District
-
1962 Fireman Thomas James Sutton Jr., Marinwood FD
-
1967 Lake Keeper Raymond Paul Halderman, MMWD
-
1969 Fire Chief George J. Cavallero, Novato FPD
-
1970 Assistant Fire Chief Samuel J. Blumenberg, Hamilton Air Force Base FD
-
1978 Fireman James Niven, Larkspur FD
-
1980 - William Marsh, San Rafael FD
-
2003 Firefighter Steven Rucker, Novato FPD
-
2006 Paramedic and Captain Robert Paoli, Marinwood FD
-
2008 Deputy Chief Jeff Powers, Southern Marin FPD
-
Structure Fires
-
1875 Saucelito House Fire, in Sausalito
-
1876 Structure Fire San Quentin Prison
-
1884 Steamer Sausalito Ship Fire San Quentin
-
1885 Tocaloma Hotel Tocaloma
-
1890 Tiburon Burns Down
-
1893 Sausalito Stables Fire
-
1893 Sausalito Downtown Fire
-
1893 San Rafael Buildings Burn
-
1894 Larkspur Inn Burned Down
-
1898 Tomales Downtown Burns
-
1907 Original Muir Woods Inn
-
1907 San Anselmo Structures
-
1908 Lagunitas Country Club Fire in Ross
-
1909 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
-
1910 Corte Madera Homes Burned
-
1910 Rossi's Villa Fire San Anselmo
-
1911 Pastori's in Fairfax
-
1913 Robert Dollar School Fire San Anselmo
-
1913 Muir Woods Inn
-
1913 Corte Madera Structure Fires
-
1914 Town of Ross Structure Fires
-
1915 Warehouse Fire San Rafael
-
1915 B Street Fire, San Rafael
-
1916 Samuel P. Taylor Paper Mill Fire
-
1916 Tocaloma Hotel Fire
-
1917 Belvedere Union Fish Plant
-
1918 E.K. Woods Lumber Company San Anselmo
-
1919 St Raphael's Church
-
1920 The Great Tomales Fire
-
1920 Madden Shipyards Fire Sausalito
-
1920 St. Francis Club, Kentfield
-
1921 Tiburon, NWPRR Machine Shops
-
1921 Tiburon Main Street Fire
-
1923 Tavern of Tamalpais Burns Down
-
1923 Mason Distillery Fire Sausalito
-
1924 Shriner's Lodge San Rafael
-
1926 Alta Mira Villa Fire, Sausalito
-
1928 Rafael Hotel Fire
-
1929 Tam O'Shanter Inn Corte Madera
-
1929 Larkspur Nursery Explosion & Fire
-
1929 Hotel Rossi Fairfax
-
1929 Red Mill Inn, San Quentin
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1934 St. Cecilia's Church, San Geronimo
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1937 Belvedere, Union Fish Company Cod Plant
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1937 Orpheus Theater San Rafael
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1940 Hotel Nicasio Burns Down
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1940 Christiansen Lumber Mill San Rafael
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1945 Pini Building Novato
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1946 Crockett Warehouse Fire
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1949 Bath House Fire San Rafael
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1950 Marin Storage & Trucking Company Fire San Rafael
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1950 Mar Vista Motors San Rafael
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1951 Food Bank Fire, Larkspur
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1951 Jute Mill Fire, San Quentin Prison
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1952 San Rafael Building & Plumbing Fire
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1952 Little Heating & Sheet Metal San Anselmo
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1952 Jocko's Hotel Nicasio
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1955 Bleu Baie Tavern, Marshall
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1955 Lodge Fire San Rafael
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1956 Olema Fatality Fire - Three Children
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1957 Hotaling Mansion Fire San Anselmo
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1957 Fourth St. Fire San Rafael
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1958 Simmons Building Downtown Novato
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1958 Bellach Furniture Fire San Rafael
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1960 Shipyards Fire Sausalito
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1960 O'Neill and Logan Fire
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1961 Puerto Suello Tunnel
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1963 College of Marin Gymnasium Kentfield
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1963 American Distilling Company Fire in Sausalito
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1964 Duplex Fires Tiburon FPD
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1969 Novato Olompali Mansion Burns
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1969 San Rafael Tire & Brake
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1971 Court House Fires, San Rafael
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1975 New Joes Fire, Corte Madera
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1976 Peter Donahue Building Fire Tiburon
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1977 Lumber Yard Fire Novato
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1990 Dominican Convent Fire SR
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2008 Upland Fire, Corte Madera
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Wildfires
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1904 Forest Fire Bolinas Ridge
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1909 Larkspur Forest Fire
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1913 Mt. Tamalpais, Larkspur, and Muir Woods Fire
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1917 Inverness Ridge Wildfire
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1919 Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
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1919 Sausalito Hills
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1923 Wildfires including Ignacio to Bolinas Ridge, Fairfax
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1926 Tamalpais Fires
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1928 Wildfire Fort Barry
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1929 The Great Mill Valley Fire
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1932 Shafter Ranch Fire West Marin
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1932 Thanksgiving Day Wildfire, Near Alpine Club
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1936 Bolinas Ridge Wildfire
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1943 Bald Hill Fire Ross Valley
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1945 The Mill Fire, Carson Canyon
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1947 Corte Madera Wildfire
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1949 Ignacio Big Rock Ridge Wildfire
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1953 St. Vincents Marinwood
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1953 Sausalito, Wildfire
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1954 Guide Dogs for the Blind Terra Linda MCFD
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1958 Black Canyon San Rafael Wildfire
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1959 Kent Canyon, Brazil Ranch Wildfire
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1964 Hanly Fire, Sonoma County Mutual Aid
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1965 Muir Woods Wildfire
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1965 Chileno Valley Wildfire
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1966 Marincello Wildfire, Southern Marin Headlands
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1967 Bald Hill Fire, Ross
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1969 - Red Hill Fire, San Anselmo
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1972 Angel Island State Park
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1972 Kent Woodlands, October 9
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1976 Sorich Park Wildfire San Rafael
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1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
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1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
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1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
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2008 Angel Island Wildfire
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Special Recognition & Award Recipients
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Bain, Mert, Fireman Larkspur Fire Department
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Bent, Edward W. State Fire Training
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Coleman, Ronny J. State Fire Marshal, retired
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Dufficy, Dr. Rafael Jr. San Rafael FD
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Marcucci, Robert, Chief San Rafael FD, retired
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McLaren, Richard Evans, Chief San Anselmo FD
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Massucco, Ken, Chief Marin County FD
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Nelson, Ron, Lieutenant, Larkspur FD
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Reilley, Charles R. (Jr.) Chief Marin County FD
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Selby, Norman, "Kid McCoy" Fire Chief San Quentin
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Wedemeyer, Arthur E. (Jr.), US Marine Corps, Larkspur FD
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Wilson, Irwin "Willie" , Engineer Larkspur FD
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Biographies
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Barrows, Richard "Dick", Chief State OES
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Drady, Harold "Spike" Nicasio VFD Chief
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Gardner, Edwiin B. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
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Goodson, Carl - Battalion Chief, Santa Rosa FD, retired.
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Hensley, William J. Tamalpais Forest Fire District
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Heynen, Carl Otto, Jr. Alto Richardson Bay FD
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Kobseff, Nicolas 'Nick' Chief Nicasio VFD
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Livingston, Dewey - West Marin Historian
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McMurray, Bill Marin County Communications, MCSO
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Mersereau, Laurence "Bunk" - Chief, Belvedere FD
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Rogers, Art - Photographer
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Souza, Robert - Chief, Tamalpais FPD
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White, Dan - Ambulance Company Owner, Businessman & Videographer
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Corte Madera FD Biographies
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Childress, John Corte Madera FD Captain/Medic
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Ferguson, Joseph Stanley - CMVFD Ltd., Artist, Cartoonist
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Forster, Jack William, Corte Madera Volunteer FD Ltd.
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Kelly, Harold - Assistant Chief, Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
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Larson, Lee Assistant Fire Chief Corte Madera FD
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Moreno, Anthony "Tony" Corte Madera VFD
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Nelson, Franklin Lars - Chief Corte Madera VFD Ltd.
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Nelson, William Corte Madera VFD
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Ralston, Bud Corte Madera FD
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Salarpi, Larry Corte Madera FD
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Walker, James Corte Madera VFD
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Larkspur Fire Department Biographies
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Archer, Douglas - Deputy Chief Larkspur FD, retired, Historian
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Bartram, George Larkspur FD Chief
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Doherty, Dolph - Chief, Larkspur FD
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Lellis, William - Chief, Larkspur FD retired, Photographer & Historian
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Nelson, Rudolph "Rudy", Filmmaker
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Raggio, John Fire Chief, Larkspur FD
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Shurtz, Craig Larkspur FD Chief
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Wedemeyer, Arthur Edward Sr., Filmmaker, Pilot, Mayor
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Marin County FD Biographies
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Bloom, Louis - Chief, Marin County FD
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De la Montanya, Lloyd - Chief, Marin County FD
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Jennings, Greg , Senior Captain Marin County FD retired, Historian
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Martin, Pete - Captain, Marin County FD, retired, Historian
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Meuser, Brian Marin County FD
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Nunes, Clarence Marin County FD
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Rowan, Stan - Chief, Marin County FD, retired
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Selfridge, James - Deputy Chief, Marin County FD, retired
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Novato Fire District Biographies
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Bacon, Harold A. "Tony", Captain, Novato FPD retired
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Berthinier, James - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
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Meston, Jeff, Chief Novato FPD, retired
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Rentz, John - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
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San Rafael Fire Biographies
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Castro, Walter San Rafael FD
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Diego, John San Rafael FD
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Daniels, Charles I., Jr. (Chuck)
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Johansen, Clarence Fritz San Rafael FD Chief
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Johansen, Martin San Rafael FD Chief
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Martin, Bruce - San Rafael FD Chief
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Mizroch, Dr. Stephen, M.D. - SR Fire Commissioner, Historian & Collector
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Scheuer, Fred J. San Rafael FD Chief
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Schneider, D.N. San Rafael FD Chief
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Williams, John - Captain, San Rafael FD, retired, Historian