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TGU 100: continued from page 21 children that attended the gallons of water, and crews had to drive to a lake or pond to refi ll. “It was quite a process,” said Benson. “Also, we didn’t have the communication they have today.” The equipment along with the job description has evolved over the years. Fire prevention and fi re safety activities were available for the 100-year celebration, including riding in a small version of copter 205. The Salt Creek Camp mobile kitchen unit served donated refreshments. This allowed the attendees to see how fi refi ghters are fed during major incidents. The event was well supported by local businesses that provided prizes for a drawing and give-a- way items. The media was well represented and the event received good coverage. The open house lasted fi ve hours, was well attended and very successful. It was a great opportunity to share the department’s message about fi re safety and to give recognition for the outstanding job that is done by the county’s paid and volunteer fi refi ghters. Humboldt-Del Norte Unit’s craftsmanship honors 100 years of CDF The Humboldt-Del Norte Unit put its renewable resources to good use with the special woodworking project pictured above. The North Coast Region includes a vast amount of Douglas fi r and redwood timberland. Periodically the unit receives redwood and fi r logs from a variety of sources which the camps then cut into boards and use to make an array of products. One such project was a sign featuring CDF’s 100 th Anniversary logo. and theme “Preserving Our Legacy - Protecting Our Future”. Hand-sanded, routed, painted and sealed by inmates at the High Rock Conservation Camp under the leadership of Fire Captain Steve Lloyd, the 5-by-7 foot sign sits in front of the HUU Headquarters in Fortuna. A safety reminder is on the back. As the headquarters faces the main thoroughfare in town, it is on display for all passing through the community. “This was a great work of art by a talented fi re captain and inmates,” said Unit Chief Tom Osipowich. Communique’ 22
Firefi ghter Memorial and Aircraft Museum by Kevin Colburn, fi re prevention specialist I, Siskiyou Unit On July 29, 2005, local, state, and federal offi cials gathered at the Weed Airport for a dedication ceremony for the new Firefi ghter Memorial and Aircraft Museum that is to be built at the Weed Tanker 94 was fl own directly from Sacramento to the Weed Airport by pilots Cotton Mason and Bob Valette of DynCorp and made two low passes above the runway for the crowd to see before touching down for the last time at its new home. Siskiyou Unit Chief Alan Stovall was on hand to present the aircraft to Siskiyou County and to give the history of Airtanker 94 to those in attendance, as well as introduce ask questions of the pilots and fl ight crews before air attack 240 and copter 102 departed back to their home bases and the preparations to display airtanker 94 began. the pilots and other CDF Siskiyou County District 3 Supervisor and U. S. Forest Service Bill Hoy speaks about the Firefi ghter Me- dignitaries who attendmorial with a picture of how the memoed. Those in attendance rial will look when complete. included Cascade Region Chief Bill Hoehman and Airport. Siskiyou County Super- Staff Chief of Operations visor Bill Hoy spearheaded the Del Walters, both out of the Left to right: Pilots Cotton Mason creation of the memorial and Cascade Region II Head- and Bob Valette, both of DynCorp, museum and with the help of the quarters in Redding, Deputy standing in front of tanker 94. Siskiyou Unit secured the fi rst Chief of Flight Operations aircraft for display at the mu- Jay Martinak, Chief of seum: CDF airtanker 94 which is an S-2A Air Tracker that had been retired from CDF service. Eventually a memorial to fallen fi refi ghters will be built and two other aircraft will also be part of the display, an OV-10A Bronco air attack aircraft and a UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter. To represent what aircraft will be in the museum, air attack 240 out of Shasta-Trinity Unit and copter 102 from the Humboldt- Del Norte Unit were on hand for public viewing alongside airtanker 94. Aircraft Maintenance Roger Mattson, Deputy Chief of Aircraft Engineering Dave Wardall and Federal Excess Property Coordinator Allen Hanson, all from the Aviation Management Unit at McClellan. Peg Boland, Supervisor for the Klamath National Forest, and Forest Fire Management Offi cer Jay Perkins were also present. Immediately following the ceremony, the public and other attendees were given the opportunity to take an up-close look at the three aircraft on display and *In 1973, the CDF Airtanker Program of today formed its roots when two Navy Grumman S-2s were acquired, modifi ed and the prototypes placed into service. Ten more S-2s were modifi ed during the 1973/1974 winter months and 12 were ready for service during the 1974 fi re season. In 2005, phase out of the last of the original S-2s is completed with the fi nal conversion of CDF’s larger and faster 23 S-2Ts. Summer-Fall 2005 23
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