Gov. Newsom appoints Simon to State Board of Fire Services
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The governor has appointed a member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors to a state board.
On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his selection of District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon of Middletown to the State Board of Fire Services.
The State Board of Fire Services is a 17-member advisory board to the California State Fire Marshal, according to its Web site.
The California State Fire Marshal chairs the board, which includes representatives from local governments, the fire service and firefighter associations, the insurance industry and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, among others.
Its duties, according to its Web site, range from providing a forum for addressing fire protection and prevention issues of statewide concern, to developing technical and performance standards for training of fire service personnel, accrediting curriculum, establishing policy for the certification system for the California Fire Service, advising the State Fire Marshal on dissemination of regulations, and acting as an appeals board on the application of California State Fire Marshal regulations.
Based on the board’s roster, Simon will fill a vacant position representing county government.
Simon, 47, has served as the Board of Supervisors’ District 1 member since January of 2017, and has been tribal chairman of the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California since 1997.
Simon’s district has been hit hard by wildland fires, and he now chairs the newly formed Lake County Community Risk Reduction Authority.
The Governor’s Office said the State Board of Fire Services position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Simon is a Democrat.
The board next meets on Thursday afternoon at the Office of the State Fire Marshal in Sacramento.
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