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  • 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
  • Major Fires, Incidents
    • 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
      • 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 >
      • 1800's >
        • 1852 Marin County Wildfires
        • 1859 Mt. Tamalpais Fire, Mill Valley
        • 1865 Forest Fire Bolinas Bay Woods
        • 1878 Nicasio Wildfire
        • 1881 Forest Fire Blithedale Canyon Mill Valley
        • 1889 Forest Fire Corte Madera
        • 1890 Forest Fire San Rafael to Bolinas
        • 1891 Forest Fire Bill Williams Gulch
        • 1892 Wildfire Bolinas Road
        • 1893 Forest Fire Mill Valley and Mt. Tam
        • 1894 Forest Fire Mill Valley
        • 1899 Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Larkspur Wildfire
      • 1904 Forest Fire Bolinas Ridge
      • 1909 Larkspur Forest Fire
      • 1913 Mt. Tamalpais, Larkspur, and Muir Woods Fire
      • 1917 Inverness Ridge Wildfire
      • 1919 Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
      • 1919 Sausalito Hills
      • 1923 Wildfires including Ignacio to Bolinas Ridge, Fairfax
      • 1926 Tamalpais Fires
      • 1928 Wildfire Fort Barry
      • 1929 The Great Mill Valley Fire
      • 1932 Shafter Ranch Fire West Marin
      • 1932 Thanksgiving Day Wildfire, Near Alpine Club
      • 1936 Bolinas Ridge Wildfire
      • 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
      • 1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
      • 1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
      • 2008 Angel Island Wildfire
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  • Special Recognition & Award Recipients
    • Bain, Mert, Fireman Larkspur Fire Department
    • Bent, Edward W. State Fire Training
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    • Dufficy, Dr. Rafael Jr. San Rafael FD
    • Marcucci, Robert, Chief San Rafael FD, retired
    • McLaren, Richard Evans, Chief San Anselmo FD
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    • 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
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      • Bloom, Louis - Chief, Marin County FD
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      • Davidson, Jeff Mill Valley Chief
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      • Bacon, Harold A. "Tony", Captain, Novato FPD retired
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      • Meston, Jeff, Chief Novato FPD, retired
      • Rentz, John - Chief, Novato FPD, retired
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      • Castro, Walter San Rafael FD
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      • Daniels, Charles I., Jr. (Chuck)
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      • 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
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      • Bogel, Steve - Chief, Sausalito FD
      • Bunker, Fred - Division Chief Sausalito FD, retired.
      • Pedersen, Swede Sausalito FD
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    • 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
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  • National Fire History, Related
    • The 10 Standard Firefighting Orders, Origin
  • Fire Apparatus & Equipment
    • C.A.M. Manufacturing & Louis P. Soldavini
    • The Transition to Motorized Apparatus
    • Historical List of Apparatus For Marin County
    • 1850 Austrian Hand Pumper, Larkspur FD
    • 1916 Ford Model T Chemical Engine Larkspur
    • 1922 Stutz Fire Pumper San Rafael
    • 1923 American La France Pumper, Mill Valley FD
    • 1923 Ford Model T, Novato FD
    • 1927 American La France Pumper, Kentfield
    • 1929 Seagrave Pumper, Fairfax FD

Captain Harold A. "Tony" Bacon, Novato Fire Protection District (1939-2014)

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Harold A. “Tony” Bacon, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at HealthCenter Northwest in Kalispell, Montana.

Tony, as he was known to family and friends, was the eldest child of three, born to Harold E. Bacon and Victoria E. Bacon on March 16, 1939, in Morristown, N.J.

Tony grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, and it was here as a little boy that his love for the fire service began. He lived across from the Mountain Lakes Rural Fire Department and considered the fire house his second home. As he got older, the firemen would teach him how to operate fire trucks and equipment, and ultimately he joined the fire department as a volunteer firefighter, beginning what would become a dream career in the fire service.

In the mid 1960s, Tony moved from New Jersey to California to begin a job with the Western Fire Equipment Company. While working there he became a volunteer firefighter in the town of Novato, Calif. After nearly two decades of working for Western Fire, he decided to become a full-time firefighter. He worked for Novato Fire Protection District for 22 years, rising to the rank of captain.

Tony's love of teaching, promoting and mentoring safe and effective firefighting techniques ultimately grew into a passion. He partnered with other firefighters to start Fire Management Systems which taught various fire suppression techniques to other fire agencies throughout the western United States, including the National Park Service. It is through his many years of teaching fire behavior classes that Tony made an unimaginable amount of great friends, co-workers, brothers and sisters in the fire service.

He retired from the Novato Fire Protection District in 2002, and moved to Libby, Montana and continued to teach through Fire Management Systems. He joined numerous rural volunteer fire departments in the greater northwest territory of Montana, ultimately becoming the battalion chief of Bull Lake Volunteer Fire Department. He played an integral part in developing an inter-agency firefighter academy and integrating the mutual aid system throughout the volunteer firefighting community.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Jacqueline M. Clemens. Survivors include his wife, Alene R. Bacon, of Libby; a daughter, Suzanne L. Bacon of Elk Grove, Calif.; a son, Thomas M. Bacon of Lewiston, Idaho; grandsons, Robert A. Ashford and Tristan K.T. Bacon-Deming; a brother, James R. Bacon of Massachusetts; in-laws, Jerry and Margaret Wallace of Troy, and Keith and Ruth Aguirre of Petaluma, Calif.; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.

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Tony Bacon (left) and Galen Warren (right) take a break from the NPS structural fire history project to visit the Wildland Firefighters Monument at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
From The National Park Service Fire and Aviation Management Division, Fire Prevention Week 2013
“Double Doughnuts and Gatorade”… A story of two National Park Service Structural Fire Icons
by Kathy Komatz, NPS Structural Fire Training Specialist


There are always those who have walked the fireground before us. What they learned for the first time is now common knowledge. Tools they invented are now as common as a blue sky in the southwestern United States. It was in the National Park Service Southwest (SW) Region, as it was known at the time, where the NPS Structural Fire Training Program began.

To capture and record the stories of this program’s birth, Tony Bacon and Galen Warren traveled to Boise to take part in an oral history project. These two firefighters, old friends, and founding fathers had not seen each other for many years. Once they were in a room together, we turned on the video camera, and sat back and enjoyed their reflections of the early days of the program. What follows is a bit more about them, and some of the highlights of their conversation.

Tony Bacon: A firefighter and training officer for the Novato Fire District in California. He is a stickler for teaching to standards and keeps safety as a top priority.

Galen Warren: An Air Force firefighter and fire investigator hired by the NPS in 1976 at the SW Regional office in Santa Fe, NM as a safety technician. He puts safety at the forefront and saw a need and opportunity to build the foundation for a future NPS Structural Fire Training Program.

“When Tony and I first met, structural fire was a slip-on engine (Type 6) and a hope and a prayer and the rangers out there doing what they can” recalled Galen Warren. It was at the New Mexico State Fire Academy he introduced himself to Tony Bacon, who was teaching ventilation. Galen also remembers admiring Tony’s “little attack pumper.” 
Their synergy would be unstoppable.

In 1977, they taught together again at what is believed to be the first structure fire class for the National Park Service at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. They taught it again in the spring of 1978 at Fort Union National Monument. Two years later, Tony and Galen were driving back from teaching a structure fire class in Big Bend National Park. Galen was not surprised when Tony said “We can’t just do what we’ve been doing. There has to be levels of training. What are the basic requirements? Who is going to direct all this?”

Galen, desperately wanted to put something on paper to launch a training program, at a minimum, for the Southwest Region. He started to outline what the structure fire training program could look like. They decided on a curriculum and wrote the Southwest regional policy for structural fire that day. This policy would eventually be adopted by all the regions and became national policy in 1987. 

Bill Orr from the Seasonal Ranger Academy in Santa Rosa, California called Tony. “We want you to come down and give a little orientation to fire”, Bill said.  Tony’s response was “Well, what do you want me to teach about fire exactly?” “Just teach ‘em about fire,” Bill responded. Tony recalls that the training “ended up being a weekend thing.” “The students learned how to use hose out of the hose box, hydrants, and a lot of basic “stuff” like fire behavior, first aid and other assorted odds and ends. “Just enough to keep yourself out of trouble and maybe keep someone else from getting hurt,” said Tony.

Tony continued, “Galen did the hard stuff. He continually politicked to make people stand up and take notice that structural fire training mattered.” As their banter continued, Galen said that ”Tony did the real work,” recalling how Tony would scrounge equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) from his fire department, box it up and send it down to the training site. When the park didn’t have anything, he would borrow nozzles, packing them up in his suitcase. Parks would call and say “We don’t have any equipment. And we don’t have any hose either.” In the early days, Tony would frequently teach with Galen on his vacation time or days off, often as a volunteer.

Days were rarely shorter than 12 hours. Sometimes, the two pros would sleep in hammocks in the fire department engine bay because there was no money for training, let alone hotel rooms. Their dedication to changing the way the parks, and park rangers, approached structural firefighting was effort that was well spent. Many buildings in the national parks have existed well before the park was established and in some cases hold the history and stories for why that national park was established. Every building also brings the possibility of fires. Traditionally, it was the park ranger that would spring into action when a fire would occur. Many responded without training or the right equipment. Galen and Tony developed an awareness of the need for training, the curriculum, and the early policy that would become the foundation of change for this high-risk program. 

In 1990, Rick Gale at the NPS national office recognized that there needed to be someone at the national, regional, and park levels that were dedicated to structural fire safety. Noting the connection between wildland fire and structural fire, funds were allocated to initiate a structural fire program. Jim Farrel was hired as the first structural fire manager and he was stationed at the National Park Service Fire Management Program Center, located in Boise, Idaho. 

During the conversations for the oral history project, Tony noted “Galen and I are only a part of a much bigger story here.” Both Tony and Galen wanted to highlight some of the “movers and shakers that deserve credit for rattling the chains of complacency.” Some of the names they highlighted included Ross Hopkins, Dick Powell, and Chris Cameron, as well as those in the field who provided vital encouragement - Jim Northup (Grand Teton National Park), Bill Wright (Big Bend National Park), Todd Brindle (Guadalupe Mountain National Park), Bob Panko (Everglades National Park), Fred Patten (Canyonlands National Park), Scott Lopez (Ozark National Scenic Riverways), Sammy Lyle (Buffalo National River), Gus Martinez (Padre Island National Seashore), Don Cross (Yosemite National Park), Ray Warren (Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks), Hal Spencer, Bill Oswald and Jeff Panetta. “The stories are too numerous to tell.”

In 1980, a young seasonal park ranger took his first structure fire training course at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Collateral duty in structural fire response was mandated for all rangers, running drills on the lawn in front of the visitor center. Many years later, Mark Gorman accepted a job at the Fire Management Program Center in Boise, Idaho, managing the structural fire operations program, which includes structural fire training. Inheriting the rich legacy left by Tony and Galen, he has been an instructor for structural fire for many years, passing the knowledge he first learned from Tony and Galen, on to the next generation of NPS structural firefighters and managers. 

Want to know what the article title “Double Doughnuts and Gatorade” means? “This was a ‘quip’ we used to acknowledge/praise a squad when a skill was well executed in conjunction with a training assignment. …‘Squad 4 — Double Gatorades…and doughnuts' for the best time in deploying dual attack lines. We had a bunch of these that we used to keep it fun,” said Tony. Everyone that had the pleasure of working with Tony Bacon over the years remembers sayings like these as “Bacon Bits.” 

A Short Biography about Tony Bacon:

Tony began his twenty-six year fire service career with the Novato, California Fire Protection District and served to the position of Battalion Chief. While serving with the District, he was assigned as a Division Supervisor with Nor Cal Interagency Incident Management Team No. 2 and was also assigned to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Firescope Curriculum Development Task Force. As an instructor with the California State Fire Service Training and Education System, he earned his Lifetime Teaching Credential from the University of California and instructed at various community colleges throughout northern California.

Tony served as President of the Marin Sonoma Fire Training Officers’ Association and was an active member of the California State Fire Chiefs’–Training Officers’ Northern Section. Tony assisted with development of the National Park Service Structure Fire Training Program and served on National Fire Protection Association Professional Qualifications Standards Committees; as well as with the accreditation committee of the International Fire Service Training Association.

Tony continued to instruct a range of NWCG courses and served as a Division Chief with the Bull Lake Fire District in Lincoln County, Montana, and as a Division Supervisor with the Northern Rockies Western Montana Incident Management Team and was credentialed under the NIMS – ICS, as an All Hazard Specific Instructor under the United States Fire Administration/Emergency Management Institute.

A Short Biography about Galen Warren:

Galen Warren attended Central State University then enlisted in the Air Force and spent two years in Anchorage, Alaska at Elmendorf Air Force Base from January 1971 through December 1972 serving as a firefighter. After a transfer to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita Kansas, he served as a firefighter then as a fire inspector. Galen attended Wichita State University after being discharged from the Air Force and took a job as a fire Inspector in the Civil Service for the Department of Defense at McConnell Air Force Base.

In 1976 Galen accepted a position as a risk manager with the National Park Service Regional Office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1991 became the risk manager in Yellowstone National Park and in 1998 transferred to a satellite office of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah. He retired from the National Park Service in 2002.

Condolences expressed online at Legacy.com for Tony:

"We have lost a GEM of a person with your passing, Tony. Your huge heart and infectious personality will be missed by all! You always did know how to show a girl a good time, whether it be going into a burning building, or being carried down a ladder as the 'rescued'.
I feel very lucky and honored to have known you. Your passionate contribution to safety of fire fighters everywhere, and as a mentor and friend, will never be forgotten. Heartfelt condolences to the Bacon Family. RIP my friend."
Laurie Bartel, Oregon

"I was priviledged to have met Tony and even more so to have been instructed by him. I will always miss the ear to ear smile, the encouragement, the wealth of knowledge, his ability to command any situation, I will miss his input and advice, I will always remember the little things that made Tony so impressive to work with. Thank You Mr Bacon. By the way I'm pretty sure I owe you a piece of pie. Can't wait."  
Isaiah Williams, TFSVFD, Montana

"Tony & I became friends in the early 70's when he represented Western Fire. I was with the USFS and on an equipment committee and regional training cadres. Tony was always energized about helping the fire service. He had worked for a structure department in New Jersey but felt he needed to learn more about wild fire.
Tony hounded me about letting him into the USFS North Zone Engine Academy I was in charge of. I never saw someone get so excited about learning. He later took 290, Wildland Fire Behavior from me and took off like rocket learning, teaching and developing wild land and structure training programs. I thought I was gung ho but he left me in the dust! He and I got reacquainted again in about 1995. I had gone to Kern County FD and was a Training Officer.
By luck simultaneously TJ Welsh, Tony and many others were working towards establishing wildland training standards for CA. We met in Sacramento and due to all of our efforts, especially TJ, CICCS was born. Now we needed to offer the training so Tony, many others and I offered to travel near and far to promote safer and more effective firefighting through quality training. But Tony was unbelievable in this pursuit, training many days and nights a week and still serving on an IMT as a DIVS all the way to 75!
The DIVS is the most physically challenging position on an IMT. Just days before he passed he called me and asked me to send him some material and to bounce some ideas about a session he was putting on to several volunteer fire companies that week. His voice was so excited about the class and he was one of the toughest guys I ever knew I was sure he was going to make it. I was so shocked to hear a few days later he was gone. Tony was the most amazing and dedicated fire fighter I ever knew." 
Patrick Shreffler, Posey, California

"Tony - Thank you for your wisdom. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to the fire service. Thank you for your friendship. I and the fire service are and will certainly be affected by your absence.
I wish I could be there with everyone to celebrate your life. My thoughts and prayers for you, Arlene and family. Your eternal friend and brother. Until we meet again. God bless and keep you. Oh, and watch out for those "Soup Sandwich" knuckle heads!" 
Alan Biagi

"Tony, I truly honored and blessed to have had you as a friend and mentor. From training issues to discussion about everything . You were such an asset and leader in the fire Sevice... For that many unnamed folks have benefitted because of you. Goodbye & God Bless friend... We shall see you again. John 3:16  I'm in middle of 30 day trip on Europe."
Bruce Arvizu, Thousand Oaks, California

"Tony....you will be missed by many but the heavens will have one heck of a person..."
Phil Mosher, Monitor, Washington

"Tony's voice was always what you noticed first. The confidence he displayed was infectious and let you know that you would be safe. We fought some good fires together both structure and wildland. Every one was a learning experience. Thank you for being a mentor, leader and friend."
Phil Tripp, Sonoma, California

"Tony you will be missed thank you for everything you did for me growing up firefighting, snow skiing, duck hunting, and baseball love." 

Steve DellEra

"Tony, you are amazing! I will miss you, your drive and your dedication to, as you said it, to replace yourself. Only you can't be replaced, my friend. However, we will carry your words and work forward and do our best to make you proud. Until I see you again at the Gate of Heaven, know that you are missed. See you later, Tater."
Shawna Floyd, Kalispell, Montana

"Tony Bacon, friend, mentor, leader from the front, icon. I missed you when you moved, now I miss you more buddy. Thank you for the lives you have saved by training thousands of us to do our jobs. RIP buddy we will meet again."
Jim Comisky, Cobb, California

"Tony was a Gentle Giant, had a constant smile, was a firefighter who set the bar , a mentor, a friend. As my friend Dan said, we know you will be watching over us and that is a good thing. To Tony's family; Thank you for sharing Tony and allowing him to serve with all of us on NorCal Team 2, he will be missed."
Tim Fike, Kings Beach, California

"Tony was a dear friend with incredible talent and knowledge unsurpassed in the fire service. He was engaging and personable with a contagious sense of wit and humor. We shared some interesting times on a number of incidents.
He always had his head in the game and instilled confidence and conviction under fire. We will truly miss his visits to our home and the story telling of past fire campaigns along with discussing promising plans for the future.
We are in utter disbelief that he is no longer with us. He will always be remembered as a true friendthat made a difference for the better of everyone. I bet he is setting up a training room somewhere right now with his inexhaustible dedication and enthusiasm."
Jeff and Beth White, Douglas Flat, California

"To my friend and mentor, we fought some awesome battles together and I learned a lot from you, meeting you 35 years ago changed my life and I thank you for that. Rest in peace my brother I know you will be watching over us."
Dan George, Sebastopol, California

"Tony - I am honored to have known you! Looking forward to celebrating your life in MT".
Brad Beedle, Novato, California

"Tony was a man amongst men. He lead the charge in the fire service getting people trained to stay safe and well educated. It was always a good day when working with Tony. I will cherish the memories of our days together serving our communities. Thank you for the opportunities you provided. Rest in peace Tony, see you another day."
Chris Wikeen, Monte Rio, California

"I worked with Tony on NorCal2 IMT. A man of many talents and abilities. Always ready to serve. Tony, see you on the other side."
Don Will, Oroville, California

"Tony, thank you for the friendship we had, the laughs we shared, the leadership you taught me. You will be remembered and missed my friend. Keeping your family in my thoughts. You were one of the good guys."
Rick Howson, Santa Rosa, California

"We've lost one of the good guys. My most sincere condolences to the Bacon family. I will, and already do, miss Tony. Thanks for your friendship and Rest in peace my friend."
Mike DeGrosky, Lewiston, Idaho

"A great guy and a great partner."
Duane

"An outstanding friend, the example of dedication to our Nation's Fire Service and community, a mentor, and a tuff guy in the vain of all my heroes. Thank you for finding me Amigo, your passion will be greatly missed. "Illigitimus non carborundum"
Mitch Avelar, Whitefish, Montana

Tony Bacon was my mentor, role model and friend. His impact on generations of firefighters is unsurpassed, and he leaves a hole that cannot be filled. Our condolences go to his family and all who suffer through his loss."
Jane Moorhead, Dublin, California

"My prayers go out to Tony's family, and my thanks to him for all he gave to the wildland fire service in Montana and far beyond. Rest in Peace Tony!"
Ted Mead, Missoula, MT

"When a boss once got on Tony about some subject he replied 'Adam there has yet to be a machine invented that can measure my indifference...' I still laugh thinking about it. Tony taught me so much about being a firefighter it's hard to even put into words. Take care Cap, you did make a difference."
Adam Brolan

"You will be greatly missed Tony. Rest in peace my friend. Our memories will last forever."
Craig and Vicki Danford, Novato, California


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  • 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
  • Major Fires, Incidents
    • 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
      • 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 >
      • 1800's >
        • 1852 Marin County Wildfires
        • 1859 Mt. Tamalpais Fire, Mill Valley
        • 1865 Forest Fire Bolinas Bay Woods
        • 1878 Nicasio Wildfire
        • 1881 Forest Fire Blithedale Canyon Mill Valley
        • 1889 Forest Fire Corte Madera
        • 1890 Forest Fire San Rafael to Bolinas
        • 1891 Forest Fire Bill Williams Gulch
        • 1892 Wildfire Bolinas Road
        • 1893 Forest Fire Mill Valley and Mt. Tam
        • 1894 Forest Fire Mill Valley
        • 1899 Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Larkspur Wildfire
      • 1904 Forest Fire Bolinas Ridge
      • 1909 Larkspur Forest Fire
      • 1913 Mt. Tamalpais, Larkspur, and Muir Woods Fire
      • 1917 Inverness Ridge Wildfire
      • 1919 Muir Woods and Mt. Tam
      • 1919 Sausalito Hills
      • 1923 Wildfires including Ignacio to Bolinas Ridge, Fairfax
      • 1926 Tamalpais Fires
      • 1928 Wildfire Fort Barry
      • 1929 The Great Mill Valley Fire
      • 1932 Shafter Ranch Fire West Marin
      • 1932 Thanksgiving Day Wildfire, Near Alpine Club
      • 1936 Bolinas Ridge Wildfire
      • 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
      • 1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
      • 1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
      • 2008 Angel Island Wildfire
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  • 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
    • 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.
      • Nelson, William Corte Madera VFD
      • Ralston, Bud Corte Madera FD
      • Salarpi, Larry Corte Madera FD
      • Walker, James Corte Madera VFD
    • Kentfield FPD Biographies >
      • Kamp, Kenny - Chief Kentfield FPD
      • Mariani, Guido Kentfield FPD Asst. Chief
      • Mariani, Robert - Chief Kentfield FPD
      • Ruhland, Fred Kentfield FPD
    • Larkspur Fire Department Biographies >
      • 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 >
      • Davidson, Jeff Mill Valley Chief
    • Novato Fire District Biographies >
      • 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 >
      • Beedle, Robert San Anselmo FD Chief
      • Cartwright, Charles San Anselmo FD
      • Marcucci, Marty Battalion Chief Ross Valley FPD, retired
      • Marcucci, Nello Fire Chief San Anselmo FD
      • Meagor, Linda Louise San Anselmo FD
      • Sousa, Frank Chief, San Anselmo FD
    • San Rafael Fire Biographies >
      • 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 >
      • Bogel, Steve - Chief, Sausalito FD
      • Bunker, Fred - Division Chief Sausalito FD, retired.
      • Pedersen, Swede Sausalito FD
      • Perry, Matts Sausalito FD
      • Poole, Gene Sausalito and San Rafael FD's
      • Quayle, Robert - Chief, Sausalito FD
    • Tiburon FPD Biographies >
      • Rappole Bliss, Rosemary - Chief, Tiburon FPD
      • Buscher, Franklin - Chief, Tiburon FPD
    • 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
    • California Fire Chiefs Association
    • California State Firefighters Association
    • Retired Fire Service Groups
    • Fire Safe Marin
    • Fire Training Officers Section MCFCA
    • Fire Prevention Officers Section MCFCA >
      • Fire Investigation Team
    • International Association of Fire Chiefs
    • Marin County Fire Chiefs Association >
      • 2017 Installation Dinner
      • 2018 Installation Dinner Ignacio
      • Perpetual Leadership Award Recipients
    • Marin Office of Emergency Services
    • Northern California Fire Prevention Officers, CFCA
    • Northern California Fire Training Officers, CFCA
    • Operation Chiefs Section MCFCA
    • Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association
  • Former Fire Service Associations
    • Larkspur FD Ladies Auxiliary
    • Lucas Valley Volunteer Fire Association
    • Marin County Association of Fire Departments
    • Marin County Association of FD's Ladies Auxiliary
    • Marin Sonoma Fire Training Officers Association
    • Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs
    • Redwood Empire Tri-County Fireman's Association
    • Redwood Fire and Protective Association
    • Stockmens Protective Association
    • Tamalpais Forestry Association
  • Competitions, Sports, and Events
    • Baseball & Softball Teams
    • Chili Cookoffs
    • Football Team
    • Hose Cart Racing
    • Larkspur Fire Muster 1978-1984
    • Oregon & Nevada Musters
    • California Fire Musters
    • Water Fights
    • 4th of July Fireworks Displays
  • National Fire Heritage Center
  • Emergency Medical Services
    • Annual EMS Survivors Dinner
  • The Hazardous Materials Team
  • College Fire Science and Technology Programs
    • Santa Rosa Junior College
    • College of Marin
  • Residential "Sleeper" Programs at FD's
    • Corte Madera FD Sleeper Program
    • Kentfield FPD Sleeper Program
    • Ross Fire Department Sleeper Program
    • Tiburon Fire Protection District Sleeper Program
  • 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
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • National Fire History, Related
    • The 10 Standard Firefighting Orders, Origin
  • Fire Apparatus & Equipment
    • C.A.M. Manufacturing & Louis P. Soldavini
    • The Transition to Motorized Apparatus
    • Historical List of Apparatus For Marin County
    • 1850 Austrian Hand Pumper, Larkspur FD
    • 1916 Ford Model T Chemical Engine Larkspur
    • 1922 Stutz Fire Pumper San Rafael
    • 1923 American La France Pumper, Mill Valley FD
    • 1923 Ford Model T, Novato FD
    • 1927 American La France Pumper, Kentfield
    • 1929 Seagrave Pumper, Fairfax FD