[DakotaKristine]

Some of you may know my dad is a redding fire captain,
today me and him where listoning to his pager and heard this event go on,
It was his fellow captain ed who was training for fire season

Rest in peace!

and my prayers go to his family!!

[EquineJessie]

That's really sad. I'll be praying

[kvmt10]

Terrible news. my thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Cyn]

I am sorry for your loss.... My BIL is also a fire captian here in California.

[DakotaKristine]

how awesome, what city?

[equinelover]

May he rest in peace!

[momof5]

I am so sorry for the loss.RIP

[DakotaKristine]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers,
he was a very nice person and a hard worker.

[Fire Chik]

Thats so sad, and fire season is just starting.

Here is the article from Firehouse.com

A single vehicle traffic accident on Thursday, April 12 claimed the life of Bryan Zollner, the North Region Staff Chief of Operations for CAL FIRE.
Chief Zollner, 44, of Redding was killed Thursday morning when his vehicle left State Route 44 near Bogard Rest Area, 60 miles East of Redding in Lassen County. The California Highway Patrol responded and is conducting an investigation with a Major Accident Investigation Team from CAL FIRE.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement regarding the death of Chief Zollner:
"Each day California firefighters put their lives on the line assisting and protecting our citizens. Maria and I were saddened to hear of the passing of one of California's devoted fire chiefs. Chief Zollner gallantly served our state with courage and skill. We offer our thoughts and prayers to Bryan's family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time."
In honor of Chief Zollner, flags at the Capitol and at all CAL FIRE facilities will be flown at half-staff.
Badge shrouds were authorized for all uniformed employees in memory of Chief Zollner by CAL FIRE Director Ruben Grijalva.
"CAL FIRE lost one if its best and brightest leaders," Grijalva said. "His passing will affect our organization for a long time to come."
Chief Zollner was a committed, unselfish and knowledgeable member of the fire community who gave everything he had to make the world safe for others. Zollner donated his home for use as a model in fire prevention materials distributed in the department's statewide campaign for defensible space. He was greatly respected among firefighters and all who were lucky enough to have known him.
Bryan came from a family with a legacy of firefighting. His father was a fire chief for the city of Oroville; his great grandfather was a firefighter in Detroit. Bryan started as a sleeper firefighter in the Butte Unit while attending Butte Community College.
In 1981, he was hired as a seasonal firefighter by the Butte Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, then known as CDF. He worked a year for the Oroville Fire Department as a fire protection operator before returning to CDF as a limited term Firefighter II in the Fresno-Kings Unit.
In 1985, he returned to the Butte Unit as a limited term Fire Apparatus Engineer with the Chico Battalion. For one year he worked for the Yuba City Fire Department.
Zollner returned to CDF in 1986 as a permanent Firefighter II in Santa Clara Unit, received a quick promotion to Fire Apparatus Engineer and went to work at the Ramona Air Attack Base in San Diego. He was promoted three years later to Fire Captain at Bautista Conservation Camp in the Riverside Unit of CDF.
Zollner worked in the Riverside Unit in various locations and positions including Battalion Chief and Chief of the Norco Conservation Camp.
In 2001, Zollner accepted the position of Deputy Chief with the public education office for CDF in Sacramento. In 2002, he came to Northern Region as Deputy Chief for Conservation Camp coordination and North Ops Operations.
In 2005, he was named Assistant Chief Operations in Tehama Glenn Unit. In 2006, he returned to Northern Region as Staff Chief for operations. Additionally, he worked on numerous Incident Command Teams for CDF as an Operations Section Chief, as a Plans Section Chief and was an Incident Commander.
Chief Zollner received the Medal of Valor in 1998 for an off-duty rescue of a child from a burning structure in Riverside.
Bryan Zollner is survived by his wife, Pam; son, Ty; daughter, Alexia Moore; son-in-law, Charles Moore; two grandchildren; sister, Tracy Zollner; and parents Bob and Brenda Zollner.
Services are pending and information will be forthcoming from CAL FIRE.



California Forestry Chief Killed in Crash - Firehouse.com In The Line Of Duty

[DakotaKristine]

yeah, that was surprising about Zollner,

the guy who died just a day ago was Ed Andrews,

Redding Fire Captain Dies

A Redding Fire Department captain died after collapsing at work Monday morning while exercising.
Capt. Ed Andrews, 53, died at 9:39 a.m., said Battalion Chief Shane Lauderdale.
"He was working out on a trail near the station," Lauderdale said.
Andrews collapsed outside the fire station on Buenaventura Boulevard near


Highway 273 while doing physical training to prepare for the summer fire season, Lauderdale said. The cause of death is under investigation.
Andrews' fellow firefighters and emergency personnel tried to revive him and continued those efforts while he was taken to Shasta Regional Medical Center, where he died, Lauderdale said.
A Shasta County coroner's spokeswoman said an autopsy may be conducted today to determine cause of death.
In honor of Andrews, flags were lowered to half-staff at fire stations around Redding today -- as was the giant American flag flown by the Enterprise Lion's Club of Redding on North Bechelli Lane.
Andrews' death came as a shock to his girlfriend and fellow firefighters, who said he was a hard worker on and off the job.
"He was always busy doing something," said his girlfriend Lynda Eaton, who had lived with him since last December. "He never sat still."
She said Andrews had a couple of acres in Shasta and, among other projects, was building a bridge across a creek there.
"His idea of fun was riding around on his tractor," Eaton said.
Andrews' zest for hard work also defined him as a firefighter.
He was one of the "hardest-working captains," said Ryan Nardo, an engineer who'd worked with him since 2000.

Nardo saw Andrews before his workout Monday morning and said he had been in "good spirits," which was often how he found the captain. He said he'll remember Andrews for being optimistic, happy and caring.
"He was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back before you asked for it," Nardo said.
Away from his projects and firefighting, Andrews was an avid downhill skier, said Mike Anderson, a fire captain who met him in the early 1980s.
"He absolutely loved the snow," he said.
Andrews and Anderson were members of the ski patrol together at the old Lassen Ski Park Area and traveled to Tahoe, Mammoth and other skiing hotspots in search of fresh powder.
Quick to share his decades of experience with his coworkers, Andrews also taught classes at Shasta College and the College of the Siskiyous, Lauderdale said.
"I definitely know he influenced a lot of young firefighters in wanting to pursue this career," Lauderdale said. "He was passionate about training and teaching all over the state."
He also loved sports and coached youth baseball.
Andrews is survived by a teenage son and a college-age daughter, Lauderdale said.
Eddie Andrews is close to graduating from Shasta High School, and Amy Andrews attends school in the San Diego area, Eaton said. Eddie plans to be a firefighter like his father, she added.
The elder Andrews, who had graduated from Enterprise High School in the 1970s, was planning to retire soon, Eaton said.
Lauderdale said Andrews had been with the Redding Fire Department since 1984 and was promoted to captain in 1994. He had worked for various federal firefighting agencies before coming to Redding.
"He just loved to be a fireman," Anderson said.
Memorial arrangements are pending.