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History
In 1990 the
concept of Incident Management Teams was in use by federal agencies.
The
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) developed Major Incident Command Teams (MICT)
in 1996 to manage large complex incidents. What is now Team 6 was
originally known as Sierra Area Team 1. Pat Micheal, a mentor
to many MMU folks, was the first IC for Sierra Team 1. Other team
members included Jay Donnelly and Bill Hodson (Operations), John
Shimer (Plans), Larry Cowger (Logistics), Chris Schrowe (Finance),
Ray Stockwell (Liaison), Bill Cote (Safety), and Larry German
(Information). At the time, these were the only positions filled on
the team. Over the years several other positions were added such as
Doug Hicks (Air Ops). The team became known as
CDF Team 11 in 1997, and finally CDF Team 6 in 2001.
Team 6 Incident Commanders
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Team Number |
Dates |
Incident Commander |
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1 |
Inception to
February 12, 1996 |
Glenn “Pat”
Michael, Division Chief |
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1 |
February 13,
1996 to January 26, 1997 |
Lee Delap,
Deputy Chief |
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11 |
January 27, 1997
to December 30, 2000 |
Lee Delap,
Deputy Chief |
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6 |
January 1, 2001
to March 17, 2005 |
George Haines,
Division Chief |
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6 |
May 1, 2005 to
August 30, 2006 |
John Hawkins,
Deputy Chief |
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6 |
Sep 1, 2006 to
January 2007 |
Steve Heil,
Division Chief |
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6 |
February 2007 to
Present |
Bill Hodson,
Battalion Chief |
Team members over the years:
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Lee Winton, Ops
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Ted Mendoza, Logs
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Gary Karle, Logs
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Sam Maza, Information
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Bill Peters, Information
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Larry Frye, Ops
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Bill Schultz, Liaison
Team 6 at the
2008 Sesnon Fire
Team 6 at the
2008 Oliver Fire
Team 6 at the
2003 Simi Fire
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