Photo Caption above - PCFCA President Ed Ward presents CAL FIRE Unit Chief Brad Lutts of the Lassen Modoc Plumas Unit with recognition & thanks on his retirement in 2013.
The Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association gives special recognition and service awards annually in the fall, and the 2013 recognition occurred on Saturday, November 9 at Sloat Town Hall in Cromberg, at a general meeting hosted by Long Valley VFD. In addition to special recognition awards, outgoing or retiring Fire Chiefs were recognized for their service, including Chiefs Travis Schiavone from Portola, Ken Wilson from Prattville, Bill Shaw from La Porte, Bill Bradfield from Meadow Valley, and Cal Fire Lassen Modoc Plumas Unit Chief Brad Lutts. “In my career I’ve worked with many Chiefs Associations,” said Lutts, “…this one really has its act together.”
From the CalFire Blog: "CAL FIRE says 'goodbye' and 'thank you' to Unit Chief Brad Lutts who will retire at the end of the year. Chief Lutts is a 35-year veteran of public safety and emergency response services in California, having performed both fire protection and law enforcement duties. He has been assigned as the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit Chief since March 1, 2006.
Since arriving in the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit in 2000, Chief Lutts has served as the Unit’s Administrative Officer, the Operations Chief, the Division Chief in command of the Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp, and as incident commander of Incident Command Team #3 from 2003 until his assignment to Unit Chief.
Chief Lutts’ previous Cal Fire assignments include Law Enforcement Bureau Chief in the San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, Field Battalion Chief in the Mendocino and San Mateo-Santa Cruz Units, Fire Captain Specialist/Law Enforcement in the Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit and Fire Fighter in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. Additionally, he has worked for a large county fire department and several fire districts. The staff of CAL FIRE wishes Chief Lutts a happy retirement and thanks him for his support of the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit. He will be missed."
From the CalFire Blog: "CAL FIRE says 'goodbye' and 'thank you' to Unit Chief Brad Lutts who will retire at the end of the year. Chief Lutts is a 35-year veteran of public safety and emergency response services in California, having performed both fire protection and law enforcement duties. He has been assigned as the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit Chief since March 1, 2006.
Since arriving in the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit in 2000, Chief Lutts has served as the Unit’s Administrative Officer, the Operations Chief, the Division Chief in command of the Devil’s Garden Conservation Camp, and as incident commander of Incident Command Team #3 from 2003 until his assignment to Unit Chief.
Chief Lutts’ previous Cal Fire assignments include Law Enforcement Bureau Chief in the San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, Field Battalion Chief in the Mendocino and San Mateo-Santa Cruz Units, Fire Captain Specialist/Law Enforcement in the Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit and Fire Fighter in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. Additionally, he has worked for a large county fire department and several fire districts. The staff of CAL FIRE wishes Chief Lutts a happy retirement and thanks him for his support of the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit. He will be missed."
(l-r) Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association President and Graeagle Chief Ed Ward presented retiring Chief Brad Lutts with an appreciation plaque for his 35+ years of excellent service in CalFire and his active participation in our group.