May-June 2007 Alpine Barona East County El Cajon Grossmont ...

theZONE Santee 49physical strength, confidence buildingand ethics. John has also been involvedwith the San Diego County “Big Brother”organization over the years and he stillmaintains contact with the individuals hehas mentored in the past.Congratulations to John, for this welldeserved award.Santee LAFS and the NicholasRosecrans AwardBrad Peterson and Fred Daunis,members of the Santee Fire DepartmentLAFS Characterization Program, attendedthe JEMS EMS Today Conference andExposition in Baltimore, MD andrepresented LAFS as a finalist for theprestigious Nicholas Rosecrans Award.This award is designed to recognizeemergency responders who demonstrateleadership, commitment, and innovationin preventing injuries. Brad and Fredproudly accepted the Finalist’s award onbehalf of Santee Fire Department’s LAFSProgram and then proceeded to presentan overview of their program, incharacter of course, during one of theafternoon class sessions.Santee LAFS is a characterization troupemade up of professional firefightersdedicated to increasing life safetyawareness in our community. Programsare conducted in an assembly styleformat and are performed in schoolsthroughout the Santee School district.Programs are geared towards childrenages 6-10 and contain several safetyrelated topics including the proper useof 911, smoke detectors, Stop-Drop &Roll and bicycle and water safety. SanteeLAFS also provides educationalperformances at local Santee communityfunctions throughout the year.Something’s in the water on“C”- ShiftWe have 4 reported pregnancies, all on“C” Shift. Aaron and Sonya Bagley (nophoto), Larry and Lori Buquet ,Santee Fire Department’s LAFSMembers Include: Capt. Brad Peterson, FFPM Fred Daunis, Capt. Rick Williams, Capt.Tim Dibsie, FFPM Jason Custeau and FFPM Larry Buquet. Fire Engineer, Hap Nowakowskiand FFPM Richard Medlin not presentLori and Larry Buquet