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Certificates of Recognition for Fire, Police, Public Works, and Electric Utility Staff for Their Outstanding Response During the September 1, 2024 Fires (CLK)
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MEETING DATE:
September 18, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Maria Ditmore, Deputy City Clerk
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Mayor Craig will present certificates of recognition to Fire, Police, Public Works, and Electric Utility staff for their outstanding response during the September 1, 2024 fires.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Lodi Fire Department responded to a fire along the 700 block of N. Sacramento Street in the early morning hours of September 1, 2024. Upon arrival, crews found a commercial building fully involved by fire. The fire grew to a second alarm, which brought in resources from Woodbridge Fire District, Waterloo Morada Fire Department, Mokelumne Fire Department, and Stockton Fire Department. Jay Barajas, Operations Manager at San Joaquin Sulphur Company, received a call from Alamo Alarm Company that an alarm had gone off and that there was a report of smoke coming from a building. Jay rushed to the scene and found a fire crew already fighting the blaze. When concerns were raised that the flames would reach an adjacent building where sulfur was being stored, Jay sprang into action and began using a forklift to remove the dangerous chemical from the immediate area.
On September 1, 2024, at approximately 1:38 p.m., Lodi Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to a report of an outdoor fire at Pacific Coast Producers, located at S. Stockton and Mission Streets. Upon arrival, Fire personnel reported a working fire with multiple pallets and plastic agricultural bins on fire. The fire immediately went to a second alarm, then fourth alarm, due to multiple structures threatened and heavy fire conditions. The Lodi Fire Department, Stockton Fire Department, Cosumnes Fire Department, Waterloo Morada Fire Department, and Woodbridge Fire District were able to keep the f...
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