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CONSENT
Bill No: ACR 106
Author: Caballero (D)
Amended: 5/11/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMM : 8-0, 5/4/10
AYES: Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman, Kehoe,
Pavley, Simitian
NO VOTE RECORDED: Oropeza
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 4/19/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : CAL-FIRE Firefighter Matt Will Memorial Highway
SOURCE : CDF Firefighters Local 2881
DIGEST : This resolution designates a 5-mile segment of
State Highway Route 156 as CAL-FIRE Firefighter Matt Will
Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS : This resolution designates a file-mile segment
of SR 156 between SR 25 and SR 101 in San Benito County as
CAL-FIRE Firefighter Matt Will Memorial Highway. The
resolution further requests the Department of
Transportation to erect appropriate signs upon receiving
donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
This resolution is intended to honor Heavy Fire Equipment
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Operator (HFEO) firefighter Matt Mills, who gave his life
while attempting to save the life of a fellow HFEO, while
both performed their duties as firefighters.
Summary of Matt Will's life . Matt Will followed in his
father's footsteps as he pursued the career of his dreams
as a HFEO by applying his passions for heavy equipment and
fire fighting. He was charismatic and caring, and his
drive and motivation were displayed daily. His leadership
skills allowed him to reach his goals and to encourage
others to reach theirs.
Mr. Will was extremely knowledgeable, with abundant
experience and excellent judgment that enabled him to be on
the fireline operating equipment alone. On October 8,
2007, he tried to get another bulldozer out of a precarious
situation, placing himself in a very dangerous location.
The ground of the steep terrain gave way causing Matt
Will's bulldozer to roll 154 feet down a steep ravine,
resulting injuries that ultimately proved fatal.
Matt Will is survived by his mother, father, two brothers,
his wife and high school sweetheart Dianna, son Trysten,
and daughter Elsie.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/24/10)
CDF Firefighters Local 2881 (source)
California Department of Forestry Fire Fighters
California Professional Firefighters
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
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Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Tran, Villines,
Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Davis, De La Torre, Norby, Torres,
Torrico
JA:nl 5/25/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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