I’d like to take a moment to say Thank You, and to recognize all the wonderful people and organizations who helped make Firepalooza a reality.

• Marti Walker UXDESIGN for the beautiful banners and Facebook page header.
• Rick Maddalena for his unwavering support.
• Paul and Sheri Roen for donating their time and making a wonderful barbecued meal.
• The Farmhouse Restaurant for their donation of the absolutely wonderful morning delights that gave us quick nourishment, as well as the beautiful cookies for the bag lunches.
• Shelly Wright of Pigs Fly who worked diligently alongside Sheri Roen to put the bag lunches together.
• Patty Hall and Sharon Dobija for working the entrance table and handing out the meal tickets and early morning set up.
• Out Of The Blue Band for the entertainment.
• Thank you to Peter and Pinky Thompson for your help and donating the use of your property for parking.
• Al Petrie for being available for help and advice for the Firewise effort.
• Jamie Wright who helped in many ways
• Vickie Clark for providing family safety gear to the children
• Smokey Bear for reminding us how important fire safety is.

And a special thank you to those who had booths with gifts for all ages representing:

• The Family Resource Center
• USFS
• The Sierraville Ranger Station Forest Service
• Animal Evacuation
• All the Sierra County Firewise communities who participated
• Cal Fire
• The Sierra County Sheriff’s Department

And a special thank you to all the volunteers from the firehouses that helped in so many ways.

Thank you from the Sierra County Firewise Communities for the generous donations from:

• Sierra County Firesafe Council
• Sierra County Fire and Rescue
• Sierraville Fire and Rescue Services
• The GENASCI RANCH Jim and Mary
• Sierraville Recreation Association.

Thank you to our speakers that were sharing so much important information about Defensible space, fuel reduction projects, Everbridge and other programs available to all of us in Sierra County.

• Cal Fire
• Danielle Bradfield Fire Safe Council
• Ryan Tompkins All things Firewise
• Sierra County Sheriff Mike Fisher and OES Director LeTina Vannetti
• Willo Vieira Animal Evacuation

Thank you Terry Le Blanc for donating the two wonderful trophies for auction. The winner was Sharon Dryden and Jim Turner as they split a bid. Then they donated the trophies to Paul Cueto.

Thank you to the Sierra Booster Team for your fantastic coverage of all county events.

And this couldn’t have happened without the commitment of the Firepalooza Event Planning Committee:

• Danielle Bradfield
• Rodd Rummel
• Mike Blide
• Sara Wright
• Shelly Wright
• Sharon Dryden
• Dolly Chapmen
• Jeanne Klose
• Sarah Kubly
• Eric Kubly
• Cindy Ellsmore

If I’ve forgotten anyone, I’m very sorry. We have such wonderful communities and I truly appreciate everyone’s help in making this event a success.

We’re looking forward to an even bigger and better event next year.

Sincerely,

Paul Cueto