To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Resolution recognizing Deputy Fire Chief Brian Helmick on his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT resolution recognizing Deputy Fire Chief Brian Helmick on his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
See Resolution.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF Recognizing Deputy Fire Chief Brian Helmick upon his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick has served the residents of Contra Costa County since 1995 working his way through the ranks of the fire service from his beginnings as a volunteer firefighter with the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District and then the Oakley Fire Protection District, before being hired as a full-time firefighter with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District in 2002 and ultimately becoming the Fire Chief of that agency in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick led the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District through fiscal and resource deployment challenges to improve the delivery of fire, rescue, and emergency medical services in east county in collaboration with labor partners, city and county leadership; and
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick was instrumental in working to accomplish the annexation of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District into the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in 2022, and joined that organization as a Deputy Fire Chief responsible for advanced planning, fire prevention, and health and wellness programs; and
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick played a pivotal role on the team that successfully integrated the Pinole Fire Department into Contra Costa County Fire in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick has consistently supported the health and welfare of our firefighters since his founding of the Contra Costa County Peer Support, Critical Incident Stress Management Team, and Chaplaincy programs through the County Fire Chiefs Association to his leadership in establishing the many defined health and wellness initiatives for the members of Contra Costa County Fire; and
WHEREAS, Chief Helmick has helped to shape the future of the fire service in California through his participation as Zone 3 Director and then Legislative Director for the Fire District Association of California, and for his committee work at the California Fire Chief’s Association;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, acting as the Directors of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, does hereby honor Deputy Fire Chief Brian Helmick for his dedication and leadership to the Fire District, its members, and the communities it protects.
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