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City of Lompoc hires first female fire chief
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By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
May 12, 2021
| 8:13 p.m.
Eighteen years after giving up an engineering career and getting hired as a firefighter, Todd Tuggle has been chosen to lead the Santa Maria Fire Department.
Todd Tuggle
On Wednesday, City Manager Jason Stilwell announced that he had named Tuggle as fire chief, effective last Saturday.
A badge-pinning ceremony is scheduled during the City Council meeting on Tuesday.
It’s a different career than Tuggle had after graduating from Cal Poly in 1996 with an engineering degree, but he hasn’t looked back.
“I’ve never doubted it for a moment,” he said of the switch. “It’s been the most fulfilling, amazing, challenging (job). It’s never been dull from day one.”
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After putting new batteries in a smoke detector, residents should make sure the detector is working by activating the safety test button. The Lompoc City Fire Department recommends testing smoke detectors at least once a month. If there is any doubt regarding the working condition of a smoke detector, it is best to replace it.
A working smoke detector provides an early warning of a fire, and gives people the critical extra seconds needed to escape.
Although smoke detectors are in most American homes, many do not work simply because the battery is dead. Dead batteries are responsible for about 25 percent of smoke alarm failures, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
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The pump will be installed into a new crew cab utility truck that is expected to replace the department s 2008 Ford, which has been used as a rescue response unit.
Over the past decade, the Lompoc Firefighters Foundation has played a significant role in enhancing and adding to the Fire Department s capabilities through its fundraising and donation efforts. Over time, the foundation has purchased a significant amount of equipment, such as AEDs, extrication tools, wildland equipment, health and safety improvements, as well as a public education trailer.
The Lompoc Fire Department is grateful to the foundation and its members for their continued support of the department and the community.
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