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Oral History of Greg Moore |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Greg Moore retired in 2011 as Mill Valley Fire Chief after 37 years in the Fire Department. Greg moved to Mill Valley from San Francisco at a young age and attended Tamalpais Valley Elementary School, Edna Maguire, and then Tamalpais High School, where he explored his love of automobile mechanics and racing. After high school, Greg got a job working at Marin Auto Body in Mill Valley and married his high school sweetheart, Kathy Reynolds. While working at the auto shop and a couple other odd jobs around Mill Valley, Greg became involved with the volunteer firefighters. His experience fighting fires in Mill Valley as a volunteer inspired him to take on firefighting as a career. In this oral history, Greg uses his time with the Mill Valley Fire Department to provide his perspective on how the Fire Department has changed over the years. Midway through his career, a new and developing mutual aid system in California allowed Greg to participate in fighting large fires in Southern California. Greg also talks about the many projects he participated in to improve safety in Mill Valley as well as his passion for maintaining the town’s steps, lanes and paths. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2013-02-23 |
Interviewee |
Moore, Greg |
Interviewer |
Peterson, Michelle |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 35pp Recording: 01:38:27 |
Search Terms |
Asilomar, Monterey Automobile mechanics Automobile racing Bernal, Angel Blithedale Avenue Blithedale Canyon Bolsa Avenue Fire Cascade Drive Cascade Drive Chris, Dennis City Hall College of Marin Davidson, Jeff Dawson, Doug Day, Tom De Pilo, Sam Dowd's Edna Maguire Middle School Elroy Garage Filippi, Bob Fire departments - Marin County Firefighters Fires Grant, Bruce Guthrie, Walter Homestead Valley Kompf, Steven La Goma Avenue Larson, Jack Marin Auto Body Marin Avenue Marin Rod & Gun Club Marshall, Hank Merchant, Doris Merchant, Jim Mill Valley Lumber Yard Montgomery, Anne Moore, Keith Moore, Theresa Anne Oral history - Local government, police, firefighters Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Regalia, Joe Reynolds, Kathy Ritter, Bob Safety Santos, Al See's Drive-In Shoreline Market Sierra Club Southern Marin Emergency Paramedic System Talkington, Victoria Tam Valley Tam Valley Fire Department Throckmorton Avenue Vietnam War Walnut Avenue Webster, Marvin |
Object ID |
2016.031.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2013. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |