Our Mission:
The Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue District is dedicated to the protection of life and property through:
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Fire Suppression
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Rescue Services
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Fire Inspections
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Public Education
These objectives are accomplished in an accountable, cost-effective manner.
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Acting Lieutenant Jesus Padilla was recently honored and awarded the 2009 Distinguished Public Service for Firefighter on October 21, 2009, by The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce at an awards breakfast banquet held at the Naples Hilton. Jesus Padilla was nominated by his department and was selected to receive the award.
Jesus Padilla was hired as a firefighter for The Golden Gate Fire Control & Rescue District
on March 10, 2003. He was promoted as Driver/Engineer on February 26, 2005, and
on to Acting Lieutenant on September 13, 2008.
Padilla was cited for valiant efforts as a diver to rescue the last of four persons in a car submerged in a lake with zero visibility. Although the victim he rescued survived only two days, Golden Gate Fire Chief Bob Metzger said of Padilla,"He faced and overcame profound challenges in locating the vehicle, establishing its orientation and making the risky decision to enter it to try to save a life."
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