Gilbert (Gil) Garcia has been a member of the Museum since he was hired as a Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatcher in September 1991. Following his assignment as the Department’s first Dispatch Training Coordinator, Gil began actively volunteering his time to the Museum; meetings, tours, events. etc. After 16 years and a few promotions later, Gil’s County career took him away from the Fire Department but he remained dedicated to the mission of the Museum to preserve the Department’s history. Eventually Gil was voted in as a Board Member. In these many years, he has been a part of Project 51 ‘The Road to DC’, the implementation of monthly museum open houses, and the opening of the new Museum in 2018. Gil continues his work to promote the Museum for the pride of our members and the enjoyment of our visitors.

Tim McIntyre is known as Mac around the Department and the Museum. Mac is currently serving as an Engineer on LACoFD Engine 9, he has been serving the public since he was hired by the Fire Department in 1993. He is a third generation LACoFD firefighter. As a member of our Executive Board, McIntyre is our merchandise and sales manager, among many other important jobs around our house.

Pete Martinez, known to us at the Museum as the “all around cool dude”, has served over 36 years on the LA County Fire Department. He is a Paramedic, Air Ops qualified and has served a few years at Air Ops. Martinez serves on the Department’s Pipe and Drum Corps. Pete’s involvement with the Museum began years ago and has served as a Director who is always ready and willing to help get things done!

Captain David Boucher, LACoFD (retired) serves as the Department’s and the Fire Museum’s Historian, authoring 3 books.

David served in the United States Army. He began his fire service in 1953 as an auxiliary fireman with the Altadena branch of the Crescenta-Canada Civil Defense Corps, serving for two years out of fire station 12. He worked with several Fire Departments through his career, and was hired by the LACoFD in 1964.

Captain Boucher was asked by Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman to become a call-back Captain to serve as the Department’s historian. He is pulling double duty to this day in this role since he provides his expertise as the historian for the Los Angeles County Fire Museum as well as serving on its Board of Directors. While serving as LACoFD Historian, Dave wrote two books on the the Los Angeles County Fire Department. His first, Ride the Devil Wind, which is the history of the Department, was published in 1991. His second book, Devil Wind Fire Wagons, is about the firefighting apparatus of the Department. Dave’s third book, Climbing the Ladder, is his biography along with stories of his fire service, serving in the Armed Forces in Germany, mixed in with historical facts on California, and his path through life.