ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. – The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District is seeking community members to help restore an antique fire engine the district recently reacquired. The goal of the restoration project is to utilize the.
What started as an annual company meeting for Chase International turned into an unprecedented 20-minute event that raised $100,000 to support “Operation Save the Tahoe Basin” fundraising project to purchase a Fire Rescue Helicopter.
What started as an annual company meeting for Chase International turned into an unprecedented 20-minute event that raised $100,000 to support “Operation Save the Tahoe Basin” fundraising project to purchase a Fire Rescue Helicopter.
The passing of the department flag from Chief Scott Baker to Chief Scott Lindgren. Photo from Fire Marshal Eric Guevin.
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - There has been a change in command at Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD). Chief Gregory Scott Baker has retired and passed the department flag to new Chief Scott Lindgren during a small ceremony Wednesday.
The passing of the department flag symbolizing the leadership change. The ceremony also included the pinning of Chief Lindgren whose daughter had the duty.
Baker has been with TDFPD since 2016, joining them after his retirement from Reno Fire where he served over 20 years. Baker also served in the Nevada Air National Guard for over 27 years in various positions - Mission Commander, Detachment Commander, Flight Lead, Safety Investigation Board President, Flight Commander, and Senior Navigator and served a tour in Iraq.
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Tahoe-Douglas firefighters participated in a change of command ceremony on Wednesday bidding farewell to Chief Scott Baker and welcoming new Chief Scott Lindgren.
Scott Lindgren (right) accepts his new position as chief of Tahoe Douglas Fire.
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Baker has served with the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District since February 2016 when he was hired as an assistant chief. By July of that year, Baker was named the district’s chief.
Baker was the subject of a proclamation declaring Jan. 12 in his honor issued by the Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak.
He has served as a firefighter for more than a third of a century, mostly with the Reno Fire Department.