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Background:
Operations Chief Gary Lane was appointed to the position of Battalion Chief with the North County Fire Protection District in June of 2007. He was promoted to Division Chief of Operations in 2010.
Chief Lane is responsible for oversight of the Operations Program area, three Battalion Chiefs and Training Program.
Chief Lane is a married, father of four who currently resides in Western Riverside County.
Employment:
As the second of three generations of fire service family, Chief Lane started his fire service career in Fallbrook with what was then the Fallbrook Fire Protection District. He began as a Reserve Firefighter in 1980 and became a Shift Dispatcher/Reserve Firefighter in 1980. In 1985, he accepted a full time firefighter position with Hemet Fire Department in Riverside County. There, he served in the positions of Firefighter, Fire Engineer and Fire Captain. While with Hemet, he also served as a member of California Task Force 6, one of eight Urban Search and Rescue Teams located within California. Chief Lane returned to Fallbrook with the North County Fire Protection District in 2007. His current responsibilities include training, health & safety and “C” shift Battalion Chief.
Education:
Associate of Science Degree, Fire Technology, Mt. San Jacinto College – 2000.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Vocational Arts, California State University, Long Beach – 2002.
Affiliations:
San Diego North Zone Training Officers;
Vice-Chair, San Diego County Training Officers, California Fire Chiefs Association;
Member, International Association of Fire Chiefs;
Member, Firetown Training Specialists;
Instructor, FEMA CA-TF-6;
Technical Search Specialist/Search Team Manager 1991-2007.
Contact Division Chief Lane at:
Address: 330 S. Main Avenue
Fallbrook, CA 92028-2938
Phone: (760) 723-2031
Email:
Chief Lane’s Support Staff:
Cherie Juul, Administrative Specialist
Phone: (760) 723-2033
Email:
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