FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE County Fire Division Chief takes exception to Bonny Doon Volunteer Bonny Doon, California - January 28, 2008
Bonny Doon Volunteer John Forbes spoke to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 about the state of County Fire. While Mr. Forbes very vocally supports forming a fire district in Bonny Doon, his overriding concern is providing service to the community. Mr. Forbes, and others, have repeatedly voiced their frustration in gaining what they absolutely necessary improvements to County Fire. Mr. Forbes made reference to the Ormsby Cutoff incident of the Summit Fire last year.
After Mr. Forbes finished his comments, Mr. Steve Woodill, Division Chief Cal Fire and also Chief of Operations for Santa Cruz County [fire] stepped to the podium and addressed the board with a response to Mr. Forbes comments.
The remarks of the two gentlemen are presented in their entirety, with the exception of Mr. Forbes comments about his own beard. The complete comments are presented as faithfully as possible.
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