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In Memory: Tony Bacon
Local 1775 was sad to learn of the passing of longtime member, retired Fire Captain and Battalion Chief Tony Bacon of Novato Fire Protection District last week. A moment of silence was observed in his honor at the Executive Board meeting, and our members express condolences to Tony's family. Memorial service information is below.
A memorial service for Captain Bacon has been announced by the fire department that he has been working for in Montana. The service is scheduled for June 28th, 1100, in Troy, Montana. All are welcome to attend. The local department has requested a RSVP from anyone planning on attending.
If you plan on attending, please email retired NFD Captain Bob Ruzick at bruzick@verizon.netno later than June 20th. Bob has been a point of contact with NFD retirees to the memorial service organizers. Class A uniforms are approved and requested.
We are also considering planning a local gathering in Tony’s remembrance in the next couple of months for anyone who cannot attend the memorial service in Montana.
Tony Bacon began his twenty-six year fire service career with the Novato, California Fire Protection District, serving many years as a Fire Captain, and retiring at the rank of Battalion Chief.
While serving with District, he was assigned as a Division Supervisor with Nor Cal Interagency Incident Management Team No. 2 and was also assigned to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Firescope Curriculum Development Task Force. As an instructor with the California State Fire Service Training and Education System, he earned his Lifetime Teaching Credential from the University of California and instructed at various community colleges throughout northern California.
Tony served as President of the Marin – Sonoma Training Officers’ Association and was an active member of the California State Fire Chiefs’–Training Officers’ Northern Section. Tony has assisted with development of the National Park Service Structure Fire Training Program and has served on National Fire Protection Association Professional Qualifications Standards Committees; as well as with the accreditation committee of the International Fire Service Training Association.
Tony continued to instruct a range of NWCG courses and served as a Division Chief with the Bull Lake Fire District in Lincoln County, Montana and as a Division Supervisor with the Northern Rockies Western Montana Incident Management Team and credentialed under the NIMS – ICS, as an All Hazard Specific Instructor under the USFA/EMI.