Truckee Fire Protection District Board of Directors Director Gerald Herrick

Director Gerald Herrick previously served as a member of the Truckee Fire Protection District board between 2010-2014 and was reelected in 2016. He has served his community in a number of roles, including the annual Truckee Clean-up Day, the Truckee Tahoe Airport Citizen Advisory Team, and the Tahoe Forest Hospital Measure C Oversight Committee. Herrick spent 40 years as a teacher, principal, and in administrative positions at the central office level in several public school districts in California. He also served as a seasonal firefighter and volunteer firefighter. During his tenure the fire district has implemented important administrative, fire prevention and operational initiatives, including a smooth transition of fire chiefs, a Community Wildfire Prevention Plan, and a five-year Strategic Plan. Herrick was the driving force behind the district’s Martis Valley Tax Initiative, which was passed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors in the fall of 2019 after almost 10 years of effort.