- Firefighters check out a marker honoring the efforts of crews a year ago.
The kindergarten class holds signs of thanks.
Division Chief Greg Bertelli and Phil Mateer of copter 104 address the crowd.
Brooke Keith reads her note thanking the crews.
Photos by Bob Minenna Cherish Krohn of Cobb Mountain Elementary reads a thank you note to firefighters during a ceremony at the school Monday morning recognizing the effort of responders in saving the facility from the Valley Fire. In addition to students, faculty and staff, representatives from Cal Fire, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Cobb Area Water Company, the Red Cross, CalTrans, PG&E, MediaCom, the Lion’s Club, the Valley Fire Recovery Center, Kiwanis, Team Lake County and the Middletown Unified School District attended the event, along with county supervisor Rob Brown and others.
Smokey Bear hugs a grateful student.
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