AFPD Chief Jim McCart welcomed county officials, fellow firefighters, family and friends to the ceremony in the Board of Supervisors’ chambers. With a slide show and video, he recounted the events of the mill building fire when two engines from CalFire’s Sutter Hill station faced 200 foot flames shooting from the metal and wood building. Once on scene they heard the report that a 911 call had been received from the night watchman trapped within the burning building. As crews proceeded through their search efforts, engineer Julie Pyevach from Engine 2784 heard someone yell and spotted an arm waving out the window of the building. The crews had to use a chain saw to cut through the metal siding and pull the victim out, with only minor injuries. Within 60 seconds of his rescue, the room from which he was saved was engulfed in flames. “For most members of these two crews, this may be a once in a career save,” said Battalion Chief Dennis Tremelling. Fire Captain Charlie Blankenheim, seasonal firefighters Kristen Konefal, Jason Podesta, Greg Schwegler and Justin Wheelock, engineer Julie Pyvach, and chief Tremelling all received framed copies of the Supervisors resolution in their honor.