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After two vegetation fires, Lincoln fire department proposes advanced life support program and city creates standalone fire chief role
Summary
Deputy Fire Chief Anthony Mejia reviewed two recent vegetation fires in Lincoln and presented an Advanced Life Support (ALS) implementation plan. Council voted to reclassify the deputy fire chief position to Fire Chief and to add a Fire Marshal classification.
Lincoln's fire department presented an after-action review of two recent vegetation fires and outlined a plan to add Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities to the department; council also moved to create a separate Fire Chief position and an associated Fire Marshal classification.
Deputy Fire Chief Anthony Mejia summarized the response and outcomes for two back-to-back vegetation incidents known in the presentation as the Moore incident (stopped at 15.2 acres) and the Stardust incident (held to about 12 acres). Mejia credited firefighters and mutual-aid partners, including CAL FIRE, for preventing structure loss and reported no injuries. "It was a…
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