Front Row: Joe Nuckols of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Haven Wilvers of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Banquet Chairman John Bellona. Second Row: Jake Reginato of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Neil Schnaible of Lake Valley Fire Protection District, Carrie Nolting of Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Justin Dagenhart of Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Judy Sheldrew on behalf of son East Fork Firefighter Chad Shedrew and Chris Lang of East Fork Fire Protection District.
On April 9, the Tahoe Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670 held a Firefighter Appreciation Banquet.
This year four local fire departments were invited- Lake Valley Fire Protection District, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, and the East Fork Fire Protection District. Attendees were served a traditional Basque dinner that included cabbage soup, focaccia, salad, beans with Spanish chorizo, French fries, garlic Basque fried chicken, and Gâteau Basque for dessert. More than 100 people attended the event. The Tahoe Douglas Lodge has been holding a small firefighter appreciation banquet for years only inviting East Fork Fire Protection District.
The new chairperson for the event invited the three fire departments from the Lake Tahoe Basin that were once served by South Lake Tahoe Lodge No. 2094 prior to the combination with the Douglas lodge.
Each organization chose a Firefighter of the Year, as well as other employee awards for outstanding organizational and public service.
