The Operations Chiefs section of the Marin County Fire Chiefs Association, story coming.
One of the annual planning meetings for the Operations Chiefs section of MCFCA. This one was held at Kentfield FPD on December 3, 2000.
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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
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Major Fires, Incidents
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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
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Wildfires
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1800's
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- 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
- 1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
- 1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
- 1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
- 2008 Angel Island Wildfire
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1800's
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- Storms and Weather
- Accidents and Rescues
- Hazardous Materials Incidents
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Structure Fires
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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
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Corte Madera FD Biographies
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- 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 >
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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
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Marin County FD Biographies
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- 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 >
- San Anselmo FD Biographies >
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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
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Corte Madera FD Biographies
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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 >
- International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Marin County Fire Chiefs Association >
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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- Alto FD
- Angel Island Fire Department, U.S. Army
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- Corte Madera Volunteer Fire Department Ltd.
- Fairfax FD
- Forest Knolls VFD
- Hamilton Field & Hamilton Air Force Base
- Homestead Valley VFD
- Larkspur FD
- Marin City VFD
- Marinship FD
- Mill Valley FD
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad Depot Tiburon FD
- Olema VFD
- Presidio FD
- Ross FD
- San Anselmo FD
- San Geronimo Valley VFD
- Sausalito Fire Department
- Synanon Fire Department
- Tamalpais Valley Fire Protection District
- Tamalpais Forest Fire District
- Terra Linda FD
- Tiburon Naval Net Depot FD
- Tomales VFD
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Current
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- Video & Live Stream
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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
- 1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
- 1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
- 1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
- 2008 Angel Island Wildfire
-
1800's
>
- Storms and Weather
- Accidents and Rescues
- Hazardous Materials Incidents
-
Structure Fires
>
-
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 >
-
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 >
- Novato Fire District Biographies >
- San Anselmo FD Biographies >
-
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 >
- 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
-
Corte Madera FD Biographies
>
-
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 >
- International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Marin County Fire Chiefs Association >
- 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 >
- 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
>
- 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
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Departments
Current
San Rafael Fire Department
Former
- Former
- Alto FD
- Angel Island Fire Department, U.S. Army
- Bello Beach
- Belvedere FD
- Corte Madera FD
- California Park VFD
- Corte Madera Volunteer Fire Department Ltd.
- Fairfax FD
- Forest Knolls VFD
- Hamilton Field & Hamilton Air Force Base
- Homestead Valley VFD
- Larkspur FD
- Marin City VFD
- Marinship FD
- Mill Valley FD
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad Depot Tiburon FD
- Olema VFD
- Presidio FD
- Ross FD
- San Anselmo FD
- San Geronimo Valley VFD
- Sausalito Fire Department
- Synanon Fire Department
- Tamalpais Valley Fire Protection District
- Tamalpais Forest Fire District
- Terra Linda FD
- Tiburon Naval Net Depot FD
- Tomales VFD
Line of Duty Deaths
- 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
- 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
- Wildfires
- 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
- 1976 San Rafael Hills Fire
- 1991 The Oakland Fire Mutual Aid
- 1995 Mount Vision Fire Inverness
- 2008 Angel Island Wildfire
1800's
- 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
Special Recognition & Award Recipients
- 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
- 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
Corte Madera 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
Larkspur Fire Department Biographies
- 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
- 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
San Anselmo FD Biographies
San Rafael Fire Biographies
- 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
Tiburon FPD Biographies
Current Fire Service Associations
- Current Fire Service Associations
- California Fire Chiefs Association
- California State Firefighters Association
- Retired Fire Service Groups
- Fire Safe Marin
- Fire Training Officers Section MCFCA
- International Association of Fire Chiefs
- 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
Fire Prevention Officers Section MCFCA
Marin County Fire Chiefs Association
Former Fire Service Associations
- 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
Emergency Medical Services
College Fire Science and Technology Programs
Residential "Sleeper" Programs at FD's
National Fire History, Related
Fire Apparatus & Equipment
- 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