April 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 56 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING BARRY BIERMANN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 1, 2019

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Barry Biermann for his years of dedicated service as a member of the 
Cal Fire community and as the Napa County Fire Chief.
  Mr. Biermann is a Napa County, California native. He graduated with a 
Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Chico and has served 
Napa County as a CalFire employee since 1986. He began his tenure with 
CalFire as a seasonal firefighter. In 2007 he became a Battalion Chief 
and in 2014 was promoted to be the County Fire Chief for Napa County. 
Additionally, Mr. Biermann is a Hazmat specialist and is a fifteen-year 
member of the CalFire Incident Management Team. Some of his 
responsibilities have included managing the Oroville Spillway 
Emergency, the Valley Fire, and the Atlas Fire/Napa Complex Fires of 
2017.
  Mr. Biermann is known for remaining calm during emergencies and has a 
disposition that puts others at ease during difficult situations. He is 
an important member of and asset to our community. He is also a loving 
husband to his wife and dedicated father to their two sons.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Biermann is the committed community member we 
should all strive to be. He has dedicated his career to helping our 
community and diving head first into dangerous situations to protect 
others. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor Barry Biermann 
here today.

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