CHIEF LEWIN ’S REPORT It is Mid-November and we are still in fire season, and wondering if another year of drought is ahead of us. Locally we have had a light fire season despite vegetation, which has broken all fuel moisture records as they remain below 60% FM. Why? Because your fire prevention efforts are paying off. We have completed many successful fuel reduction projects. We have done countless public education programs. We have investigated all fire starts and implemented fire laws appropriately. We inspected thousands of homes for defensible space. Most important, we were able to partner with the people of this County and spread the important message of “One less spark. One less wildfire.” Let us continue the effort until the rains come.

Many of the projects we have been working on for years are starting to move forward. As a person who is eager to see things get done and “find yes”, it is always a test of patience to work within the pace of government. That said, together all of our perseverance is paying off. We have the green light to proceed in working with the County on the construction of a new Sheriff/CAL FIRE Co-Located Dispatch Center. We have almost built out our Mobile Data Computer system. We are dispatching Camp Roberts and Morro Bay Fire Departments. We anticipate beginning construction next year on the Paso Robles Station. We will soon begin construction on a two bay extension of the apparatus bays at Meridian Station. Ventura Camp is expected to see the arrival of inmate firefighters in December. The Regional Haz Mat Team JPA is moving forward on stabilizing funding for the Team by going back to all the communities in the County to increase fees. Both the Haz Mat Team and our local Incident Management Team are working toward OES certification. We have made improvements to our fleet management and there is more coming. We will complete standardized Active Shooter training this winter for all countywide fire personnel in conjunction with all law enforcement agencies. We have many other projects in the pipeline, and I know we are all eager to see them through.

Keep up the good and important work you do. I am proud to serve with all of you.

CAL FIRE firefighters say yes. When we are called, we go!

This is what we do. This is who we are.

CAL FIRE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CHIEF LEWIN’S REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . 1

BATTALION I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

BATTALION VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SLU ECC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

OTHER NEWS FROM OUR UNIT . . . . 7

HEALTH AND FITNESS . . . . . . . . . . 16

BABIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PINNING CEREMONY . . . . . . . . . . . 22

THANKS AND APPRECIATION . . . . . 25

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BATTALION I-3411 ~ PHILL VENERIS

Station 15 CAL FIRE/Station 15 – South Bay hosted 450 people at their Annual Fire Safety Fair on October 11th in the Vons Parking Lot in Los Osos. Participants enjoyed simulating a high-angle rescue off Engine 3469, watching auto

extrication demonstrations, and learning the P.A.S.S. technique using the extinguisher flash pan, along with tours of ME-15, ME-215, Boat 15 and Dozer 3440.

Station 15 was proud to document 137 children who participated in the Stamp Station Game, which taught

them fire safety tips, using the SLO County Fire Safety House, as well as the Stop, Drop, Cover Your Face and Roll technique, along with Hands Only CPR. Adults were excited to join the Raffle, featuring 106 prizes from local merchants, along with a tri-tip lunch cooked by Kiwanis Club of Bay-Osos and

desserts made by our very own Reserve Company 15, with all proceeds benefitting the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. Friends shared laughs at the photo booth and kids loved meeting Sparky the Fire Dog and Smokey Bear. San Luis Ambulance, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department, SLO County Fire Safe Council’s Los Osos Focus Group, Los Osos Community Services District Emergency Services Advisory Committee, Estero Bay C.E.R.T. were all present with interesting vehicles, displays and information.

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The Station 15 crew

Station 11

With the help of Greg Alex in GIS, the SLO County Fire Safe Council, and the California Conservation Corp, a chipping event has just been completed in the Morro Toro area. The fuel reduction project allowed over 20 properties along the Highway 41 West corridor to reduce the fuel loading on their property. Upon completion of the event, we received positive feedback from several of the participants and look forward to future projects.

BATTALION VI – 3416 PAUL LEE CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach Fire Department is happy to announce the City of Pismo Beach has received a new ISO rating of 3, upgraded from 5. This upgrade indicates that insurance premiums, particularly on commercial properties, may be reduced. City Manager Jim Lewis said, "the efforts of our Fire and Public Works teams to plan, design, and develop systems that have increased our safety and reduced our risk are significant and appreciated. This rating will provide an economic boost to our business community by reducing commercial insurance rates and recognizes our efforts to build a safer community through improvements to water delivery, investments in equipment and vehicles, and training for best practices in response." CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach would like to encourage residents to notify their insurance carriers of the change in rating, this may result in lower premiums for some properties. CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach would also like to invite you to an Open House on November 8, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Pismo Beach Prime Outlets Parking Lot. We will have our Fire equipment on display. Fire staff will be available to speak with residents and visitors about our ISO rating and what it means for our community.

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Station 62

Station 62 welcomes four new rookies to the company. Their rookie training began last month and will proceed throughout the next 6 months, which includes a Paid Call Firefighter Academy. Future applicants interested in stepping into the firefighter world are encouraged to attend our Tuesday night drills to find out more. Earlier last month E62 trained with Diablo Fire on confined space during their most recent outage. Station 62 and Diablo Fire has also finalized its training schedule for the rest of this year and 2015. Our future training includes firefighter survival, radiological fire response, technical rescues including water rescue and rope rescue. We look forward to training with our fellow neighbors at Diablo Fire. As the fire season ends, we turn our attention to the winter type calls including water/flood rescue and large swell ocean rescue. Boat 62, along with several staff from Battalion 6 recently went out for a day of training, with the other boats of the county, to Montana De Oro to train in the large swell. E62 and E3470 attended the Apple Festival in Avila. Firefighters along with Deputy Chief Reeder participated in a pie-eating contest versus the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs. While the firefighters didn’t win, they put up a valiant effort in eating as much of their 8-inch pie in 5 minutes. Both crews gave tours of the engines for the public throughout the event.

Station 63 State of the Station

The Shell Beach Fire House has had another great summer. With the addition of FC Jeremy Heinbach, FF Phil Doyle, and FF Thomas Kofron the Station can continue to provide quality service to its citizens. We are all living the dream here at Shell Beach and making memories that will last us a lifetime. The newest edition to our Station is “Woody”, the friendliest Shell Beach Rescue Dummy in town. Woody is the creation of FF Danny Woodman and a friend to all that meet him. We have enjoyed crushing, squeezing, throwing, dropping, and pulling Woody around town. FF Arlen Diepenbrock built Woody’s brother “Joe” here at 63. Joe moved in at Station 64 where he hopes to play with all the lads at the Pismo Station. If you are looking to build your own rescue Dummy, call the Shell Beach Station for start to finish assistance. “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Here at Shell Beach

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we believe that it is our duty to nurture and guide the next generation. We accomplish this goal through School Presentation’s, child mentoring, and being good role models for our youth. We were honored to participate with the Burn Relay this year and reach out to hundreds of children. Our Station also has the privilege to visit with kids at Rug Rats Pre-school and Shell Beach Elementary where we eagerly give out hugs and high fives for all. As many of you know, Battalion 6 has become the mecca for competitive Chili Ball play in the Unit. Shell Beach has teamed up with Station 62 to develop one of the most premier courts in the area. At the Avila Station, we’ve been able to create an environment that supports strong play and good sportsmanship. The Shell Beach Fire House would like to thank the staff at Avila for all their efforts in this endeavor. Meat cooked on open flame is an essential element for any Fire House. For many years, Station 63 was forced to fire up with gas and pray for a better future. Our prayers were answered when local ranchers Chuck and Jim Buchert donated a custom CAL FIRE oak pit that is perched on our deck. Thanks to this generous gift, the Crew at the Shell Beach Fire House can smell the sweet oak burning in the pit. In order to manage our meal costs at Station 63 we have implemented creative

ways to keep costs well below the Unit average. One such solution was to add wild game to our menu that is free range, nutritious, and hormone free. A 6X6 bull elk has helped control costs and maintain the healthy protein diet that fuels our intense activities at the Fire House. We are hopeful that FF JD Miller is successful in the coming weeks so that our food supplies are ample and meals are kept affordable.

All in all, the crew of the Shell Beach Fire House feels very fortunate to serve this great community. Feel free to stop by and say hi. The coffee is always on and the conversations are abundant. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds” (Gordon B. Hinckley).

Station 64

Preventive Lifeguarding The number one goal of an ocean lifeguard is prevention. Pismo Beach Lifeguards, more than any other providers of public safety, have an ongoing responsibility of accident prevention. Lifeguards performing accident prevention is accomplished through public education such as lifeguard tower information boards to educate the public, placing of tower flags to inform beach patrons of surf conditions and hazard assessment, attending elementary schools to discuss beach safety with children, and handing out pamphlets to area hotels. However, most important means of accident prevention is to get out of the tower and walk the beach making positive contacts with beach patrons. Another area of accident prevention is enforcing beach ordinances. During the summer, lifeguards enforce all laws on the beach. The most common ordinance advisories that occur at Pismo Beach are prohibiting open fire pits, digging holes deeper than 1’, alcohol, glass containers, smoking, feeding birds, animals off leash and vehicles. During these advisories, Pismo Beach Lifeguards must always remember to stay professional, be polite, and be courteous. The beach layout and tower placement is essential in providing the best observation of our 1.5 miles stretch of beach. Pismo Beach Lifeguards utilize five towers to survey the water and the surrounding

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beach area. These areas are known as primary and secondary zones. Pismo Beach Lifeguards must always watch the water and to never turn their back. Lifeguards measure the opportunity for successful intervention not in minutes, but in moments. Water observation is a critical skill for lifeguards as they must be able to observe, evaluate, identify, and respond to emergencies quickly and effectively. Pismo Beach Lifeguards may scan for hours, days, and weeks without observing anything. Then without notice, a life-threatening situation occurs. Pismo Beach Lifeguards are taught to remain vigilant so that a life-threatening situation does not go unnoticed. For more information, please visit www.pismobeach.org/lifeguards. This website also has information on our Pismo Beach Junior Lifeguard Program. Administration

Station 64 visited New Life Church Preschool in October to recruit new reserves for the the future (pictures submitted by Josh Block)

Strike Team 9340C on R&R after 21 days on fire assignment in Northern California. Following, they were reassigned to the fires.

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SLU ECC The ECC welcomed a new Captain for the summer funded through the Drought Declaration. LT FC Michele Partridge started in June with several weeks of training and now covering shifts. Having worked throughout the county, Michele was very familiar with our Unit’s operations.

The ECC also welcomed Wendy Russell to the staff in September. Wendy comes to us from the City of Morro Bay who recently contracted fire-dispatching services with CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire. Wendy brings a lot of knowledge and experience about the city of Morro Bay, which is proving helpful for us as we move forward with the dispatching services.

This year has proven to be a much busier year for everyone in the state and the same can be said for the ECC. Currently the ECC has dispatched approximately 1,000 more calls this year than last year at the same time. With all the changes to technology in the ECC, the ECC now has a better ability to track resources more efficiently, send the closest resource, and have better accountability through CAD, MDC’s and with the Radio PTT identification.

OTHER NEWS FROM OUR UNIT

CAL FIRE personnel joined San Luis Obispo City Fire Department brothers and sisters in a Memorial Ceremony to honor those whose lives were lost on September 11. The American legion Post 66 organized it and was held at Laguna Lake Golf Course.

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Pictured at left, Rob Gazzard with the British Forest Service visited our unit on September 22. He toured CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit to learn about wildland fire tactics, which he can take back to England.

On August 12, multiple agencies participated in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team Training at the San Luis Obispo City Station #1. Pictured at right is USAR training showing victim extrication from a collapsed building.

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Spanish Ranch Fire

On August 15, 1979, CDF Engine 5373 from Nipomo Fire Station was dispatched to a fast moving brush f ire at Carrizo Canyon Rd off Hwy 166. The engine was staffed with Captain Edwin M. Marty, Firef ighter Steve R. Manley, Firef ighter Ronald T. Lorant, and Firef ighter Scott W. Cox. Upon arrival at the scene of the f ire, they accepted orders to attack the head of the f ire using f iring tools and hand tools. The four men, while supporting bulldozers in a frontal assault, made an arduous climb under hot conditions up the mountain to perform their mission, control the f ire. While the men performed their mission, a sudden wind shif t occurred and the f ire made an unexpected run toward their position. Even as this f ire threatened their posit ion and lives, the crew courageously attempted a f iring operation to hold the l ine. Despite their attempt at holding the l ine and protecting themselves from the oncoming f lame front, Captain Edwin M. Marty, Firef ighter Steve R. Manley, and Firef ighter Ronald T. Lorant perished on that mountain. Fellow F iref ighter Scott W. Cox was severely burned and died as a result of those burns on February 3, 1980.

Pictured above, Station 20 firefighters did a safety standown on August 15 to honor the four firefighters who died 35 years ago on the Spanish Ranch Fire.

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On his birthday, Bill was hard at work at the Sand Fire in Placerville. But, Suzi made his day special and not forgotten.

CAL FIRE and the Los Padres National Forest joined the community at the Parkhill Fire Station on August 9 to celebrate Smokey’s 70th birthday.

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On August 7, National Guard soldiers began training by CAL FIRE at Camp Roberts for deployment to the fires in Northern California.

ELKS DINNER

The Elks held their annual Public Safety Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Captain Don West received special recognition for his dedication, outstanding performance, and commitment to the airport and ARFF program. In the picture at the right, Senator Monning and Assemblyman Achadjian congratulate him.

At left is a picture of Don at the Engineer Academy Graduation in the Spring of 1990 (Yep, that is Laurie Donnelly in the front row, cheering him on). In the picture to the right are Don and Laurie at the recent Pinning/Recognition Ceremony.

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Pictured at left is the Incident Management Team 1, assigned to the Applegate Fire in Auburn, CA on October 8, 2014. Picture in the middle are Suzi Cain and Josh Taylor from San Luis Obispo.

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On Wednesday, August 6, we remembered Firefighter Chris Kanton when we joined his Mother, Mary at the gravesite. RRU Captain Mathew Colvin who was training soldiers at Camp Roberts joined us.

Residents in the Morro Tor Hwy 41 area were invited to attend an open forum-community meeting on August 9. The 2014 Fire Season was discussed, and an invitation extended for anyone interested in being a volunteer firefighter.

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Below is an update from Battalion Chief Tom McEwen on his daughter Kelli. They have been waiting a long time to have the bone marrow transplant and finally it has occurred. Tom and his wife Maggie have had a difficult and exhausting road getting to this point. Over the last few months, then have stayed at an apartment in Stanford while Kelli built back her ability to produce hemoglobin. Our thoughts and prayers continue for the entire family.

“Kelli has had her transplant and was in the hospital really sick for about two-three weeks after the transplant. She has gotten progressively better since then. She was released to stay in our apartment in Stanford about 3 weeks after. She continues to get better with only one little setback from the bone marrow transplant. On November 17, Kelli will be discharged to go home. She will continue to go back to Stanford for routine checkups and follow-ups for about one year before she can finally be done with all of it. It has been a long and exhausting journey.”

Taj paid Smokey a visit at the CAL FIRE exhibit while at the fair. His dad “mailed” the thank-you postcard to Smokey.

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In October Carrol Anderson, Peter Yang, Bob Hunt, and Janet Arthur took an Emergency Incident Awareness for the Non-

Emergency Responder class. For Carrol and Janet, who spend most of their time behind a desk, it proved challenging.

Assistant Region Chief Porter and Assistant Deputy Director Rodrigues toured the San Luis Obispo Unit in October. Below is a picture at the County Airport Station where personnel briefed them.

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HEALTH AND FITNESS

SAN LUIS OBISPO FITNESS CADRE The SLU fitness cadre includes:

Emma Lauriston: Unit Coordinator George Huang : Training Josh Heinbach; Battalion 1 Amber Henderson: Battalion 1 Roger Reinhart: Battalion 2 Nate Hamm: Battalion 3 Steve Martin: Battalion 4 & 5 Michele Partridge: Battalion 4 Vic Carrillo: Battalion 5 Jeremy Heinbach: Battalion 6 Jason Cohn: Battalion 6 Jamie Samano: ECC and Headquarters Pictured above From left to right: Jeremy Heinbach, Michele Partridge, George Huang, Emma Lauriston, Nate Hamm, Roger Rinehart, and Steve Martin

We are fortunate enough to have a motivated and fit group of people to assist you with your fitness needs. Please don’t hesitate to contact anyone of us.

FIREFIGHER REHIRE ACADEMIES With all the new Firefighters this year, our training department conducted four firefighter rehire academies. The CAL FIRE Fitness Assessments were completed during the academies with the addition of a voluntary 400-Club program.

Candidates are given the opportunity to compete for the club and must complete the mile and a half run fast enough, along with enough sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups, all with a point value, to receive a score of 400 or more. Pictured above are firefighters trying out for the 400-Club.

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Pictured at right are this year’s inaugural 400-Club members!

From Left to right: Eric Brennan, Cody Vallejo, Thomas Kofron, Curtis Fortune, Chay Nance, Lucas Coleman, and Kevin Lundgren.

RHABDOMYOLISIS AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME Captain Emma Lauriston

Earlier this year, the Forest Service conducted a webinar on Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment Syndrome. I had the opportunity to listen to the discussion and I recommend it to anyone who is interested. It is still available as an archive at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiqyJOcMa4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHDWEFy0gw

Rhabdomyolysis can be very serious, as discussed in the webinar, and what’s concerning, is how quickly it can manifest, and with little warning or few symptoms. It is a condition where myoglobin and other products are released into the bloodstream from muscle breakdown. This can be caused by crushing injuries, as well as overworking your muscles during strenuous physical training or arduous labor. Myoglobin is harmful to the kidneys, and is usually indicated by dark colored urine. Rhabdomyolysis is diagnosed with blood tests (specifically elevated creatine kinase in the blood) and then treated with hospitalization and IV fluids. Compartment syndrome occurs when the trauma to the muscles, by either injury or exercise, causes swelling and subsequent pressure, isolating the affected compartment, and blocking blood supply. Generally, acute compartment syndrome refers to trauma injuries; chronic compartment syndrome refers to exercise induced injuries (or in our case extended periods of strenuous physical work).

Some common factors with the cases of rhabdomyolysis that I have read about appear to be periods of extreme work conditions for multiple days, increasing fatigue with inadequate rest periods, immune suppression such as the flu, poor diet, and/or hydration, and participating in specific muscle building exercises after a period of inactivity.

I had a minor case of rhabdomyolysis in 2007 after a Crossfit work out with my FF’s. I had the usual soreness after a good workout session, but the difference was it continued to get worse on the 3rd and 4th day, accompanied by pronounced swelling in my biceps. There was actual palpable fluid when pushing on the muscle and surrounding area. I had never experienced this, and have not since,

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but it prompted me to look into it, and that is when I first learned about rhabdomyolysis. I did not experience any other symptoms, like dark urine, but the swelling and soreness lasted approximately one week. Interestingly, Michele Partridge has also experienced a case of rhabdomyolysis, and she has kindly written her account to share with us:

My name is Michele Partridge and I experienced an undiagnosed mild case of rhabdomyolysis recently and want to share the symptoms with you since I did not realize the severity of it. I had caught the common flu that lingered for a few weeks, preventing me from working out often or at my usual intensity. The first day that I felt 100%, I decided to jump into a high intensity workout, and didn’t really notice anything out of the ordinary during the workout. Immediately after the workout, I felt how I expected to feel: like JELL-O, sore and shaky, my arms wouldn’t straighten completely, and they were pretty swollen. I had felt this way before after a workout, but what was different this time was the extremely swollen right arm (sausage like) compared to the left, and the pain was more than a “good workout pain”. Typically, I get sore from a workout about 24 hours later. I was feeling that pain plus some immediately following the workout.

The next morning the pain woke me up. I took a warm shower and slowly tried to stretch my arm out straight with no luck. My arm would not bend or straighten at the elbow. I could not perform simple tasks (right handed) such as brush my hair, carry groceries, load a dishwasher, or lift a fork to my mouth.

For an entire week, I could not straighten my arms. My right forearm and bicep was another half size bigger (swollen) than the left. It was plump, achy, and I had no strength in that arm. No matter how much water I drank, I was extremely dehydrated according to my urine output and color. I urinated a dark marigold color, and after I would massage my arm to help relieve pain, my next urine output would be rust colored. All these symptoms lasted a week including headaches and fatigue.

Knowing what I know now, it was extremely dangerous and stupid not to go to the doctor. Lessons I learned were push myself but not too far, listen to my body, always stay hydrated, take the time to stretch, go easy after an illness, and see a doctor if symptoms persist (IV fluids)

I encourage you listen to the webinar, and read up on the conditions, not only for your own health, but as a health professional; to be able to recognize the symptoms in the field. I have also included some links for further reading:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000473.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhabdomyolysis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome

http://www.crossfit.com/journal/library/38_05_cf_rhabdo.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy0uEPo8-7w

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PALEO OR KETO? Captain Emma Lauriston

Thanks to the popularity of CrossFit, the Paleo Diet (or I prefer ancestral eating) has become widespread and has proven to be more than a passing fad, but rather a lifestyle change for many people. For those of you unfamiliar with the Paleo principles, it is a way of eating based on our hunter – gatherer ancestors before the event of modern agriculture. So, no grains, legumes, or dairy, and (of course), no processed foods. Paleo is high protein, low carbohydrate (fruit and veggies being the main source), and healthy fats from food such as avocados, coconut, seeds and nuts. There are countless stories in books, on the internet, and within CAL FIRE from people who genuinely have transformed their lives with weight loss and improved health by going Paleo. I respect any diet that promotes healthy food choices, and gets people to stop eating processed, junky food, and food with added sugar.

A Ketogenic Diet involves very low carbohydrate, moderate protein, but high fat eating. The concept is to transition your body into becoming “fat adapted”, which means you easily utilize fat (including your stored fat) for energy. Simply put, if you do not give your body that easy source of glucose from carbohydrates, it learns to utilize fatty acids efficiently for fuel. This can benefit individuals who want to lose weight, as well as athletes. One person who has benefited from the ketogenic diet is John Montgomery. Several years ago, he started doing CrossFit and started eating paleo, motivated in large part by the diabetes in his family (notably his brothers, one who had serious health complications from it). As most of you have seen, John has lost weight and increased his fitness, and has done a great job in maintaining these achievements. According to John, about a year ago he learned about the ketogenic diet and incorporated the principles into his already healthy lifestyle. He reports that when he is in a state of ketosis (high levels of ketones in the blood from fat breakdown), he feels energetic, with focus and mental clarity. He also states that he rarely feels hungry since fat is so satiating and filling. Indeed, these benefits are certainly consistent with the reading I have done on ketogenic eating.

The one thing that is consistent with both paleo and ketogenic diets are insulin regulation from reduced carbohydrate consumption. People report increased and consistent energy, and fewer hunger pangs and food cravings. There are also numerous health benefits reported such as lowering blood pressure, balancing cholesterol, preventing diabetes, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, just to name a few.

I am certainly no expert on the Paleo Diet or Ketogenic eating, but am impressed with the number of people who consistently report positive outcomes by utilizing the principles from these lifestyles, especially Paleo. Ancestral eating is definitely a movement and is becoming more mainstream. I have barely touched upon these subjects, as there is simply too much information to include all the details in this newsletter format. I just wanted to introduce the concepts to anyone interested and provide some links and book titles. Please contact me if you would like to discuss these diets more. Finally, thanks to John Montgomery for allowing me to share his experience.

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Here is a link to an informative poster on fat vs. carbs: http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/ Books: -Grain Brain, David Perlmutter, MD -The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, and Stephen D. Phinney, MD, PhD (they also wrote The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance) -The Primal Blueprint, Mark Sisson -Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It, Gary Taubes Media: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n29ZIJ-jQA a segment from 60 minutes on sugar consumption FED UP, a movie by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Katie Couric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KYYnEAYCGk a discussion from Stephen D Phinney on achieving ketosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1vMBRFiwE a discussion from Jeff Volek on keto-adaptation

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Rusty is a dad! Averie Ann Parkinson was born 1334 on June 26 2014. She weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces and was a whopping 18 inches long. Rusty looks pretty proud and happy.

Congratulations to Misty (SLU) and Jeremy (LPF) on the arrival of their second child Benjamin Garth Blake who was born October 21 at 13:10 hrs (they gave it to me in military time, go figure). Benjamin and family are all doing well. He came into the world at a perfect 6.5 lbs and 18.5 inches. As you can see from the picture his sister Annie is happy to have her new brother.

BABIES

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PINNING CEREMONY AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION On July 23 Fire Apparatus Engineers and Fire Apparatus Engineer Paramedics received their badges and collar brass and were sworn in by Supervisors Gibson and Arnold. Also recognized were recent retirees and employees with 25 years state service, or more.

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THANKS AND APPRECIATION

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We want to take this opportunity to celebrate Leon and Marty Goldin for their extraordinary commitment and dedication to the community of Los Osos and the citizens of San Luis Obispo County. Leon’s years of service to the Los Osos Finance Advisory Committee, the Los Osos Focus Group and the SLO County Fire Safe Council has been an invaluable asset.

CAL FIRE, along with the staff at Station 15 – South Bay, are especially grateful for Goldin’s knowledge and expertise in law and government politics. Their influence and passion in regards to the Special Fire Tax and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, in particular, was imperative and appreciated.

Leon and Marty retired and moved to San Francisco in July. Attached are pictures from Leon’s retirement party.

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