Fire Chief Bret Gouvea

May 17, 2019 | Fire

Shasta County has a new fire chief.  Former Chief Mike Hebrard has taken a new job as an assistant region chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Bret Gouvea, the incident commander for July’s Carr Fire and an assistant chief up...

Firefighter Lue Mallett

May 15, 2019 | Fire

More than four decades ago, history was made at the Jackson Fire Department. One woman’s courage led the way for those who protect our communities today. “The April Fool’s Class they called us,” recalled Lue Mallett. “The lucky 13. It was 12 guys and one...

Seal William “Bill” Dawson

May 14, 2019 | Fire, Navy

Bill Dawson, the last living member of the first-ever U.S. Navy SEAL team, celebrated his 94th birthday [in April 2019], and CBS News visited him to hear stories that only he can tell. Dawson is now in a wheelchair and he uses oxygen, but he was once part of an elite...

Firefighter Frederick Kopf

May 12, 2019 | Fire

On the night of July 4, 2015, the Baldwin Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke coming from an apartment. The chief was the first to arrive on the scene and transmitted a Signal 10 (working fire). Ex-Captain Frederick Kopf, a 28-year veteran of Ladder...

Battalion Chief Linda Long

May 2, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire

There weren’t many women firefighters when Linda Long, now 54, was a kid, but the first time she sat in a fire truck she knew she wanted to be a firefighter. So, when Long turned 18, she tried to join Fort Washington Volunteer Fire Company. She began going to training...

Fire Chief Daniel T. Lydon (Ret.)

Apr 23, 2019 | Fire

It is with deep sadness and respect that the City of Fremont and the Fremont Fire Department announce the death of Retired Fire Chief and Planning Commissioner Daniel T. Lydon, who passed away on March 18, 2019 at his home in Fremont, California. Chief Lydon was born...