Cal Fire/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department

CAL FIRE
CHIEF LEWIN’S REPORT
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
CHIEF LEWIN’S REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BATTALION I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BATTALION VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SLU ECC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
OTHER NEWS FROM OUR UNIT . . . . 7
HEALTH AND FITNESS . . . . . . . . . . 16
BABIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PINNING CEREMONY . . . . . . . . . . . 22
THANKS AND APPRECIATION . . . . . 25
It is Mid-November and we are still in fire season, and wondering
if another year of drought is ahead of us. Locally we have had a
light fire season despite vegetation, which has broken all fuel
moisture records as they remain below 60% FM. Why? Because
your fire prevention efforts are paying off. We have completed
many successful fuel reduction projects. We have done countless
public education programs. We have investigated all fire starts
and implemented fire laws appropriately. We inspected thousands
of homes for defensible space. Most important, we were able to
partner with the people of this County and spread the important
message of “One less spark. One less wildfire.” Let us continue
the effort until the rains come.
Many of the projects we have been working on for years are
starting to move forward. As a person who is eager to see things
get done and “find yes”, it is always a test of patience to work
within the pace of government. That said, together all of our
perseverance is paying off. We have the green light to proceed in
working with the County on the construction of a new Sheriff/CAL
FIRE Co-Located Dispatch Center. We have almost built out our
Mobile Data Computer system. We are dispatching Camp Roberts
and Morro Bay Fire Departments. We anticipate beginning
construction next year on the Paso Robles Station. We will soon
begin construction on a two bay extension of the apparatus bays
at Meridian Station. Ventura Camp is expected to see the arrival
of inmate firefighters in December. The Regional Haz Mat Team
JPA is moving forward on stabilizing funding for the Team by
going back to all the communities in the County to increase fees.
Both the Haz Mat Team and our local Incident Management Team
are working toward OES certification. We have made
improvements to our fleet management and there is more coming.
We will complete standardized Active Shooter training this winter
for all countywide fire personnel in conjunction with all law
enforcement agencies. We have many other projects in the
pipeline, and I know we are all eager to see them through.
Keep up the good and important work you do. I am proud to serve
with all of you.
CAL FIRE firefighters say yes. When we are called, we go!
This is what we do. This is who we are.
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BATTALION I-3411 ~ PHILL VENERIS
Station 15
CAL FIRE/Station 15
– South Bay hosted
450 people at their
Annual Fire Safety
Fair on October 11th
in the Vons Parking
Lot in Los Osos.
Participants enjoyed
simulating a highangle rescue off Engine 3469, watching auto
extrication demonstrations, and learning the P.A.S.S. technique using the extinguisher flash pan,
along with tours of ME-15,
ME-215, Boat 15 and
Dozer 3440.
Station 15 was proud to document 137 children who participated in the
Stamp Station Game, which taught
them fire safety tips, using
the SLO County Fire
Safety House, as well as
the Stop, Drop, Cover
Your Face and Roll
technique, along with
Hands Only CPR.
Adults were excited to join
the Raffle, featuring 106 prizes from local merchants,
along with a tri-tip
lunch cooked by
Kiwanis Club of
Bay-Osos and
desserts made by our very own Reserve Company 15, with
all proceeds benefitting the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation.
Friends shared laughs at the photo booth and kids loved
meeting Sparky the Fire Dog and Smokey Bear. San Luis
Ambulance, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department, SLO County Fire Safe Council’s Los Osos
Focus Group, Los Osos Community Services District Emergency Services Advisory Committee,
Estero Bay C.E.R.T. were all present with interesting vehicles, displays and information.
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The Station 15 crew
Station 11
With the help of Greg Alex in GIS, the SLO County Fire Safe Council, and the California Conservation
Corp, a chipping event has just been completed in the Morro Toro area. The fuel reduction project
allowed over 20 properties along the Highway 41 West corridor to reduce the fuel loading on their
property. Upon completion of the event, we received positive feedback from several of the
participants and look forward to future projects.
BATTALION VI – 3416  PAUL LEE
CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach Fire Department is happy to announce the City of Pismo Beach has received
a new ISO rating of 3, upgraded from 5. This upgrade indicates that insurance premiums, particularly
on commercial properties, may be reduced. City Manager Jim Lewis said, "the efforts of our Fire and
Public Works teams to plan, design, and develop systems that have increased our safety and
reduced our risk are significant and appreciated. This rating will provide an economic boost to our
business community by reducing commercial insurance rates and recognizes our efforts to build a
safer community through improvements to water delivery, investments in equipment and vehicles,
and training for best practices in response."
CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach would like to encourage residents to notify their insurance carriers of the
change in rating, this may result in lower premiums for some properties.
CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach would also like to invite you to an Open House on November 8, 2014 from
10 am to 2 pm at the Pismo Beach Prime Outlets Parking Lot. We will have our Fire equipment on
display. Fire staff will be available to speak with residents and visitors about our ISO rating and what
it means for our community.
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Station 62
Station 62 welcomes four new rookies to the company. Their rookie training began last month and will
proceed throughout the next 6 months, which includes a Paid Call Firefighter Academy. Future
applicants interested in stepping into the firefighter world are encouraged to attend our Tuesday night
drills to find out more.
Earlier last month E62 trained with Diablo Fire on confined space during their most recent outage.
Station 62 and Diablo Fire has also finalized its training schedule for the rest of this year and 2015.
Our future training includes firefighter survival, radiological fire response, technical rescues including
water rescue and rope rescue. We look forward to training with our fellow neighbors at Diablo Fire.
As the fire season ends, we turn our attention to the winter type calls including water/flood rescue and
large swell ocean rescue. Boat 62, along with several staff from Battalion 6 recently went out for a
day of training, with the other boats of the county, to Montana De Oro to train in the large swell.
E62 and E3470 attended the Apple Festival in Avila. Firefighters along with Deputy Chief Reeder
participated in a pie-eating contest versus the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs. While the firefighters
didn’t win, they put up a valiant effort in eating as much of their 8-inch pie in 5 minutes. Both crews
gave tours of the engines for the public throughout the event.
Station 63 State of the Station
The Shell Beach Fire House has had another great summer. With the addition of FC Jeremy
Heinbach, FF Phil Doyle, and FF Thomas Kofron the Station can continue to provide quality service
to its citizens. We are all living the dream here at Shell Beach and making memories that will last us a
lifetime.
The newest edition to our Station is “Woody”, the friendliest Shell Beach Rescue
Dummy in town. Woody is the creation of FF Danny Woodman and a friend to
all that meet him. We have enjoyed crushing, squeezing, throwing, dropping,
and pulling Woody around town. FF Arlen Diepenbrock built Woody’s brother
“Joe” here at 63. Joe moved in at Station 64 where he hopes to play with all the
lads at the Pismo Station. If you are looking to build your own rescue Dummy,
call the Shell Beach Station for start to finish assistance.
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least
prepare our children for the future” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Here at Shell Beach
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we believe that it is our duty to nurture and guide the next generation. We accomplish this goal
through School Presentation’s, child mentoring, and being good role models for our youth. We were
honored to participate with the Burn Relay this year and reach out to hundreds of children. Our
Station also has the privilege to visit with kids at Rug Rats Pre-school and Shell Beach Elementary
where we eagerly give out hugs and high fives for all.
As many of you know, Battalion 6 has become the mecca for competitive Chili Ball play in the Unit.
Shell Beach has teamed up with Station 62 to develop one of the most premier courts in the area. At
the Avila Station, we’ve been able to create an environment that supports strong play and good
sportsmanship. The Shell Beach Fire House would like to thank the staff at Avila for all their efforts in
this endeavor.
Meat cooked on open flame is an essential element for any Fire House. For many
years, Station 63 was forced to fire up with gas and pray for a better future. Our
prayers were answered when local ranchers Chuck and Jim Buchert donated a
custom CAL FIRE oak pit that is perched on our deck. Thanks to this generous gift,
the Crew at the Shell Beach Fire House can smell the sweet oak burning in the pit.
In order to manage our meal costs at Station 63 we have implemented creative
ways to keep costs well below the Unit average. One
such solution was to add wild game to our menu that is
free range, nutritious, and hormone free. A 6X6 bull elk has helped control
costs and maintain the healthy protein diet that fuels our intense activities at
the Fire House. We are hopeful that FF JD Miller is successful in the
coming weeks so that our food supplies are ample and meals are kept
affordable.
All in all, the crew of the Shell Beach Fire House feels very fortunate to serve this great community.
Feel free to stop by and say hi. The coffee is always on and the conversations are abundant. “Without
hard work, nothing grows but weeds” (Gordon B. Hinckley).
Station 64
Preventive Lifeguarding
The number one goal of an ocean lifeguard is prevention. Pismo Beach Lifeguards, more than any
other providers of public safety, have an ongoing responsibility of accident prevention. Lifeguards
performing accident prevention is accomplished through public education such as lifeguard tower
information boards to educate the public, placing of tower flags to inform beach patrons of surf
conditions and hazard assessment, attending elementary schools to discuss beach safety with
children, and handing out pamphlets to area hotels. However, most important means of accident
prevention is to get out of the tower and walk the beach making positive contacts with beach patrons.
Another area of accident prevention is enforcing beach ordinances. During the summer, lifeguards
enforce all laws on the beach. The most common ordinance advisories that occur at Pismo Beach are
prohibiting open fire pits, digging holes deeper than 1’, alcohol, glass containers, smoking, feeding
birds, animals off leash and vehicles. During these advisories, Pismo Beach Lifeguards must always
remember to stay professional, be polite, and be courteous.
The beach layout and tower placement is essential in providing the best observation of our 1.5 miles
stretch of beach. Pismo Beach Lifeguards utilize five towers to survey the water and the surrounding
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beach area. These areas are known as primary and secondary zones. Pismo Beach Lifeguards must
always watch the water and to never turn their back. Lifeguards measure the opportunity for
successful intervention not in minutes, but in moments. Water observation is a critical skill for
lifeguards as they must be able to observe, evaluate, identify, and respond to emergencies quickly
and effectively. Pismo Beach Lifeguards may scan for hours, days, and weeks without observing
anything. Then without notice, a life-threatening situation occurs. Pismo Beach Lifeguards are taught
to remain vigilant so that a life-threatening situation does not go unnoticed.
For more information, please visit www.pismobeach.org/lifeguards. This website also has information
on our Pismo Beach Junior Lifeguard Program.
Administration
Station 64 visited New Life Church Preschool in October to recruit new reserves for the the future
(pictures submitted by Josh Block)
Strike Team 9340C on R&R after 21 days on fire assignment in Northern California. Following, they
were reassigned to the fires.
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SLU ECC
The ECC welcomed a new Captain for the summer funded through the Drought Declaration. LT FC
Michele Partridge started in June with several weeks of training and now covering shifts. Having
worked throughout the county, Michele was very familiar with our Unit’s operations.
The ECC also welcomed Wendy Russell to the staff in
September. Wendy comes to us from the City of Morro Bay
who recently contracted fire-dispatching services with CAL
FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire. Wendy brings a lot of
knowledge and experience about the city of Morro Bay, which
is proving helpful for us as we move forward with the
dispatching services.
This year has proven to be a much busier year for everyone in
the state and the same can be said for the ECC. Currently the
ECC has dispatched approximately 1,000 more calls this year
than last year at the same time. With all the changes to
technology in the ECC, the ECC now has a better ability to
track resources more efficiently, send the closest resource,
and have better accountability through CAD, MDC’s and with
the Radio PTT identification.
OTHER NEWS FROM OUR UNIT
CAL FIRE personnel joined San Luis
Obispo City Fire Department brothers and
sisters in a Memorial Ceremony to honor
those whose lives were lost on September
11. The American legion Post 66
organized it and was held at Laguna Lake
Golf Course.
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Pictured at left, Rob
Gazzard with the British
Forest Service visited
our unit on September
22. He toured CAL
FIRE San Luis Obispo
Unit to learn about
wildland fire tactics,
which he can take back
to England.
On August 12, multiple agencies participated
in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team
Training at the San Luis Obispo City Station
#1. Pictured at right is USAR training
showing victim extrication from a collapsed
building.
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Spanish Ranch Fire
On August 15, 1979, CDF Engine 5373 from Nipomo Fire Station was dispatched to a
fast moving brush fire at Carrizo Canyon Rd off Hwy 166. The engine was staffed with
Captain Edwin M. Marty, Firefighter Steve R. Manley, Firefighter Ronald T. Lorant,
and Firefighter Scott W . C ox. Upon arrival at the scene of the fire, they accepted
orders to attack the head of the fire using firing tools and hand tools. The four men,
while supporting bulldozers in a frontal assault, made an arduous climb under hot
conditions up the mountain to perform their mission, control the fire. W hile the men
performed their mission, a sudden wind shift occurred and the fire made an
unexpected run toward their position. Even as this fire threatened their position and
lives, the crew courageously attempted a firing operation to hold the line. Despite
their attempt at holding the line and protecting themselves from the oncoming flame
front, Captain Edwin M. Marty, Firefighter Steve R. Manley, and Firefighter Ronald T.
Lorant perished on that mountain. Fellow F irefighter Scott W . Cox was severely
burned and died as a result of those burns on February 3, 1980.
Pictured above, Station 20 firefighters did a safety standown on August 15 to honor the four
firefighters who died 35 years ago on the Spanish Ranch Fire.
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On his birthday, Bill was hard at work
at the Sand Fire in Placerville. But,
Suzi made his day special and not
forgotten.
CAL FIRE and the Los Padres National Forest joined the community at the Parkhill Fire Station on
August 9 to celebrate Smokey’s 70th birthday.
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On August 7, National Guard soldiers began training by CAL FIRE at Camp Roberts for deployment
to the fires in Northern California.
ELKS DINNER
The Elks held their annual Public Safety
Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, October
8, 2014. Captain Don West received special
recognition for his dedication, outstanding
performance, and commitment to the airport
and ARFF program. In the picture at the right,
Senator Monning and Assemblyman
Achadjian congratulate him.
At left is a picture of Don at
the Engineer Academy
Graduation in the Spring of
1990 (Yep, that is Laurie
Donnelly in the front row,
cheering him on). In the
picture to the right are Don
and Laurie at the recent
Pinning/Recognition
Ceremony.
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Pictured at left
is the Incident
Management
Team 1,
assigned to the
Applegate Fire
in Auburn, CA
on October 8,
2014. Picture in
the middle are
Suzi Cain and
Josh Taylor
from San Luis
Obispo.
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On Wednesday, August 6, we remembered Firefighter Chris Kanton when we joined his Mother, Mary
at the gravesite. RRU Captain Mathew Colvin who was training soldiers at Camp Roberts joined us.
Residents in the
Morro Tor Hwy
41 area were
invited to attend
an open forumcommunity
meeting on
August 9. The
2014 Fire
Season was
discussed, and
an invitation
extended for
anyone
interested in
being a volunteer
firefighter.
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Below is an update from Battalion
Chief Tom McEwen on his
daughter Kelli. They have been
waiting a long time to have the
bone marrow transplant and
finally it has occurred. Tom and
his wife Maggie have had a
difficult and exhausting road
getting to this point. Over the last
few months, then have stayed at
an apartment in Stanford while
Kelli built back her ability to
produce hemoglobin. Our
thoughts and prayers continue for
the entire family.
“Kelli has had her transplant and was in the hospital really sick for about two-three weeks after the
transplant. She has gotten progressively better since then. She was released to stay in our apartment
in Stanford about 3 weeks after. She continues to get better with only one little setback from the bone
marrow transplant. On November 17, Kelli will be discharged to go home. She will continue to go
back to Stanford for routine checkups and follow-ups for about one year before she can finally be
done with all of it. It has been a long and exhausting journey.”
Taj paid Smokey a visit
at the CAL FIRE exhibit
while at the fair. His dad
“mailed” the thank-you
postcard to Smokey.
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In October
Carrol
Anderson,
Peter Yang,
Bob Hunt, and
Janet Arthur
took an
Emergency
Incident
Awareness for
the NonEmergency Responder class.
For Carrol and Janet, who
spend most of their time
behind a desk, it proved
challenging.
Assistant Region Chief Porter and Assistant Deputy Director Rodrigues toured the San Luis Obispo
Unit in October. Below is a picture at the County Airport Station where personnel briefed them.
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HEALTH AND FITNESS
SAN LUIS OBISPO FITNESS CADRE
The SLU fitness cadre includes:
Emma Lauriston:
George Huang :
Josh Heinbach;
Amber Henderson:
Roger Reinhart:
Nate Hamm:
Steve Martin:
Michele Partridge:
Vic Carrillo:
Jeremy Heinbach:
Jason Cohn:
Jamie Samano:
Unit Coordinator
Training
Battalion 1
Battalion 1
Battalion 2
Battalion 3
Battalion 4 & 5
Battalion 4
Battalion 5
Battalion 6
Battalion 6
ECC and Headquarters
Pictured above From left to right: Jeremy Heinbach, Michele Partridge, George Huang, Emma
Lauriston, Nate Hamm, Roger Rinehart, and Steve Martin
We are fortunate enough to have a motivated and fit group of people to assist you with your fitness
needs. Please don’t hesitate to contact anyone of us.
FIREFIGHER REHIRE ACADEMIES
With all the new Firefighters this year, our training department conducted four firefighter rehire
academies. The CAL FIRE Fitness Assessments were completed during the academies with the
addition of a voluntary 400-Club program.
Candidates are given the opportunity to compete for the club and must complete the mile and a half
run fast enough, along with enough sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups, all with a point value, to receive a
score of 400 or more. Pictured above are firefighters trying out for the 400-Club.
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Pictured at right are
this year’s inaugural
400-Club members!
From Left to right: Eric
Brennan, Cody Vallejo,
Thomas Kofron, Curtis
Fortune, Chay Nance,
Lucas Coleman, and
Kevin Lundgren.
RHABDOMYOLISIS AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
Captain Emma Lauriston
Earlier this year, the Forest Service conducted a webinar on Rhabdomyolysis and Compartment
Syndrome. I had the opportunity to listen to the discussion and I recommend it to anyone who is
interested. It is still available as an archive at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiqyJOcMa4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHDWEFy0gw
Rhabdomyolysis can be very serious, as discussed in the webinar, and what’s concerning, is how
quickly it can manifest, and with little warning or few symptoms. It is a condition where myoglobin and
other products are released into the bloodstream from muscle breakdown. This can be caused by
crushing injuries, as well as overworking your muscles during strenuous physical training or arduous
labor. Myoglobin is harmful to the kidneys, and is usually indicated by dark colored urine.
Rhabdomyolysis is diagnosed with blood tests (specifically elevated creatine kinase in the blood) and
then treated with hospitalization and IV fluids. Compartment syndrome occurs when the trauma to the
muscles, by either injury or exercise, causes swelling and subsequent pressure, isolating the affected
compartment, and blocking blood supply. Generally, acute compartment syndrome refers to trauma
injuries; chronic compartment syndrome refers to exercise induced injuries (or in our case extended
periods of strenuous physical work).
Some common factors with the cases of rhabdomyolysis that I have read about appear to be periods
of extreme work conditions for multiple days, increasing fatigue with inadequate rest periods, immune
suppression such as the flu, poor diet, and/or hydration, and participating in specific muscle building
exercises after a period of inactivity.
I had a minor case of rhabdomyolysis in 2007 after a Crossfit work out with my FF’s. I had the usual
soreness after a good workout session, but the difference was it continued to get worse on the 3rd
and 4th day, accompanied by pronounced swelling in my biceps. There was actual palpable fluid
when pushing on the muscle and surrounding area. I had never experienced this, and have not since,
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but it prompted me to look into it, and that is when I first learned about rhabdomyolysis. I did not
experience any other symptoms, like dark urine, but the swelling and soreness lasted approximately
one week. Interestingly, Michele Partridge has also experienced a case of rhabdomyolysis, and she
has kindly written her account to share with us:
My name is Michele Partridge and I experienced an undiagnosed mild case of
rhabdomyolysis recently and want to share the symptoms with you since I did not
realize the severity of it. I had caught the common flu that lingered for a few
weeks, preventing me from working out often or at my usual intensity. The first
day that I felt 100%, I decided to jump into a high intensity workout, and didn’t
really notice anything out of the ordinary during the workout. Immediately after
the workout, I felt how I expected to feel: like JELL-O, sore and shaky, my arms
wouldn’t straighten completely, and they were pretty swollen. I had felt this way
before after a workout, but what was different this time was the extremely swollen
right arm (sausage like) compared to the left, and the pain was more than a
“good workout pain”. Typically, I get sore from a workout about 24 hours later. I
was feeling that pain plus some immediately following the workout.
The next morning the pain woke me up. I took a warm shower and slowly tried to
stretch my arm out straight with no luck. My arm would not bend or straighten at
the elbow. I could not perform simple tasks (right handed) such as brush my hair,
carry groceries, load a dishwasher, or lift a fork to my mouth.
For an entire week, I could not straighten my arms. My right forearm and bicep
was another half size bigger (swollen) than the left. It was plump, achy, and I had
no strength in that arm. No matter how much water I drank, I was extremely
dehydrated according to my urine output and color. I urinated a dark marigold
color, and after I would massage my arm to help relieve pain, my next urine
output would be rust colored. All these symptoms lasted a week including
headaches and fatigue.
Knowing what I know now, it was extremely dangerous and stupid not to go to
the doctor. Lessons I learned were push myself but not too far, listen to my body,
always stay hydrated, take the time to stretch, go easy after an illness, and see a
doctor if symptoms persist (IV fluids)
I encourage you listen to the webinar, and read up on the conditions, not only for your own health, but
as a health professional; to be able to recognize the symptoms in the field. I have also included some
links for further reading:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000473.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhabdomyolysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome
http://www.crossfit.com/journal/library/38_05_cf_rhabdo.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy0uEPo8-7w
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PALEO OR KETO?
Captain Emma Lauriston
Thanks to the popularity of CrossFit, the Paleo Diet (or I prefer ancestral eating) has become
widespread and has proven to be more than a passing fad, but rather a lifestyle change for many
people. For those of you unfamiliar with the Paleo principles, it is a way of eating based on our hunter
– gatherer ancestors before the event of modern agriculture. So, no grains, legumes, or dairy, and (of
course), no processed foods. Paleo is high protein, low carbohydrate (fruit and veggies being the
main source), and healthy fats from food such as avocados, coconut, seeds and nuts. There are
countless stories in books, on the internet, and within CAL FIRE from people who genuinely have
transformed their lives with weight loss and improved health by going Paleo. I respect any diet that
promotes healthy food choices, and gets people to stop eating processed, junky food, and food with
added sugar.
A Ketogenic Diet involves very low carbohydrate, moderate protein, but high fat eating. The concept
is to transition your body into becoming “fat adapted”, which means you easily utilize fat (including
your stored fat) for energy. Simply put, if you do not give your body that easy source of glucose from
carbohydrates, it learns to utilize fatty acids efficiently for fuel. This can benefit individuals who want
to lose weight, as well as athletes. One person who has benefited from the ketogenic diet is John
Montgomery. Several years ago, he started doing CrossFit and started eating paleo, motivated in
large part by the diabetes in his family (notably his brothers, one who had serious health
complications from it). As most of you have seen, John has lost weight and increased his fitness, and
has done a great job in maintaining these achievements. According to John, about a year ago he
learned about the ketogenic diet and incorporated the principles into his already healthy lifestyle. He
reports that when he is in a state of ketosis (high levels of ketones in the blood from fat breakdown),
he feels energetic, with focus and mental clarity. He also states that he rarely feels hungry since fat is
so satiating and filling. Indeed, these benefits are certainly consistent with the reading I have done on
ketogenic eating.
The one thing that is consistent with both paleo and ketogenic diets are insulin regulation from
reduced carbohydrate consumption. People report increased and consistent energy, and fewer
hunger pangs and food cravings. There are also numerous health benefits reported such as lowering
blood pressure, balancing cholesterol, preventing diabetes, improving sleep, reducing inflammation,
just to name a few.
I am certainly no expert on the Paleo Diet or Ketogenic eating, but am impressed with the number of
people who consistently report positive outcomes by utilizing the principles from these lifestyles,
especially Paleo. Ancestral eating is definitely a movement and is becoming more mainstream. I have
barely touched upon these subjects, as there is simply too much information to include all the details
in this newsletter format. I just wanted to introduce the concepts to anyone interested and provide
some links and book titles. Please contact me if you would like to discuss these diets more. Finally,
thanks to John Montgomery for allowing me to share his experience.
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Here is a link to an informative poster on fat vs. carbs:
http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/
Books:
-Grain Brain, David Perlmutter, MD
-The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, and Stephen D. Phinney,
MD, PhD (they also wrote The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance)
-The Primal Blueprint, Mark Sisson
-Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It, Gary Taubes
Media:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n29ZIJ-jQA a segment from 60 minutes on sugar consumption
FED UP, a movie by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Katie Couric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KYYnEAYCGk a discussion from Stephen D Phinney on
achieving ketosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1vMBRFiwE a discussion from Jeff Volek on keto-adaptation
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BABIES
Rusty is a dad! Averie Ann Parkinson was born 1334 on June
26 2014. She weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces and was a
whopping 18 inches long. Rusty looks pretty proud and happy.
Congratulations to Misty (SLU) and
Jeremy (LPF) on the arrival of their
second child Benjamin Garth Blake who
was born October 21 at 13:10 hrs (they
gave it to me in military time, go figure).
Benjamin and family are all doing well. He
came into the world at a perfect 6.5 lbs
and 18.5 inches. As you can see from the
picture his sister Annie is happy to have
her new brother.
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PINNING CEREMONY AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
On July 23 Fire Apparatus Engineers and Fire Apparatus Engineer Paramedics received their badges
and collar brass and were sworn in by Supervisors Gibson and Arnold. Also recognized were recent
retirees and employees with 25 years state service, or more.
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THANKS AND APPRECIATION
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We want to take this
opportunity to
celebrate Leon and
Marty Goldin for their
extraordinary
commitment and
dedication to the
community of Los
Osos and the citizens
of San Luis Obispo
County.
Leon’s years of
service to the Los
Osos Finance
Advisory Committee,
the Los Osos Focus
Group and the SLO
County Fire Safe
Council has been an
invaluable asset.
CAL FIRE, along with the staff at Station 15 – South Bay, are especially grateful for Goldin’s
knowledge and expertise in law and government politics. Their influence and passion in regards to
the Special Fire Tax and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, in particular, was imperative and
appreciated.
Leon and Marty retired and moved to San Francisco in July.
Attached are pictures from Leon’s retirement party.
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