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​Recognizing Retiring Fire Chiefs

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." 
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(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.

Coming Soon - features on other retired Chiefs, including Travis Schiavone, Ken Wilson, Bill Shaw, Carl McDonald, and Bill Bradfield.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Fire Departments
    • Beckwourth FPD
    • Bucks Lake FD
    • Chester FD
    • Crescent Mills Fire Protection District
    • Eastern Plumas Rural FPD (& C Road)
    • Graeagle FPD
    • Greenhorn Creek FD
    • Hamilton Branch Fire Protection District
    • Indian Valley FD
    • La Porte FPD
    • Long Valley VFD
    • Meadow Valley FPD
    • Peninsula Fire Protection District
    • Plumas County OES
    • Plumas Eureka FD
    • Portola FD
    • Quincy FPD
    • Sierra Valley FPD
    • U.S. Forest Service, Plumas NF
    • West Almanor FPD (& Prattville)
  • Members Only Section
  • Awards & Recognition
    • Chief Robbie Cassou Instructor of the Year Award >
      • 2012 Tom Forster, Asst. Chief Plumas Eureka FD
      • 2013 John Gay, Captain Quincy FPD
      • 2014 Ed Ward, Chief Graeagle FPD
      • 2015 Frank Carey, Assistant Fire Chief Quincy FPD
      • 2016 Dony Sawchuk, Captain, Quincy FPD
      • 2017 David Schmid Quincy FPD
    • Steve Tolen Leadership in EMS Perpetual Award >
      • 2015 Peter Beck, Plumas District Hospital, retired
      • 2016 Ed Ward, Chief Graeagle FPD
      • 2017 Matt Brown & Sam Blesse, Care Flight REMSA
    • Chief Ronny J. Coleman, Honorary Member PCFCA
    • Recognition of Retiring Fire Chiefs
    • Special Recognition >
      • Mike Grant Plumas County Sheriff's Office
  • Inside the Fire House
    • An Introduction to Fire Departments
    • Why do Fire Departments provide Emergency Medical Services?
    • How Good is your Fire Department? A review of Rating Systems
    • What is the Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association?
    • Helping Each Other - what is Mutual or Automatic Aid between FD's?
    • The Little Dispatch That Could - Plumas County Sheriff's Office Dispatch
    • What's Required to Drive Fire Engines Legally and Safely
    • On Obtaining Newer Fire Engines
    • Recognizing Great Service!
    • What is a Firefighters Muster?
  • Biographies
  • Emergency Medical Care Committee
  • Firewise Communities
  • Former Fire Departments
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Group Calendar
  • Join Us - We are Recruiting!
  • Major Fires & Incidents
    • 2013 Pizza Factory Fire, Quincy CA
    • 2015 Ponderosa Bowling Alley, Portola CA
    • 2017 Minerva 5 Incident, Quincy
  • Memorials
    • Chief Tom Forster, Plumas Eureka FD
    • Chief Andy Anderson, Quincy FD
    • Richard Bruce "Dick" "Specs" Matheny, USFS
    • Sparky Cassou, Quincy FPD
    • William "Bill" Floyd Hopman Quincy FPD
    • Steve Tolen, Quincy FPD, PDH, EMCC
  • Partner Law and Related Agencies
    • Plumas County Sheriff's Office
  • Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
    • 2016 Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
    • 2017 Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
  • Quincy Fire Academy
  • The Quincy FPD Support Team
  • Regional Training
    • Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1A CFSTES
    • Emergency Medical Technician - 1
    • FSTEP Auto Extrication
    • Live Fire Training
  • Related Links