by Cody Kitaura
July 23, 2021
A UC Davis Fire Department crew helped save a neighborhood of homes from burning this week amid a violent firestorm along the California-Nevada border.
The team left campus Saturday (July 17) as part of a Yolo County strike team bound for the Tamarack Fire, and includes Capt. Steve Dunn serving as a strike team leader trainee, plus acting Capt. Ben Rizzo and firefighters Chad Cunningham, Meggie Elledge and Jon Poganski.
Heart stopping video from our @UCDavisFire crew inside the cab of Brush 34 on the #TamarakFire as they worked to protect a housing development last night. I am so incredibly proud of the bravery of our @ucdavis firefighters as they help protect our state! @Chancellor May@Cal OESpic.twitter.com/iUkpk3L698 Nathan Trauernicht (@FireChiefT) July 22, 2021