Miembre de Junta — San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District

Kim Raddatz has over 34 years of well-documented successes in service to East County and it residents. His fire service career started with the Lakeside Fire Protection district in 1979. As he rapidly promoted through the ranks to Fire Chief, Kim’s leadership and commitment to better serve the community never wavered. He has had the privilege in leading organizations like the Coronado and Salinas Fire Departments.

Throughout his years with Lakeside Fire Department, Kim trained numerous firefighters at the east county fire training facility commonly known as Heartland Fire Academy. Many of those firefighters still work for San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District today or have promoted to Fire Chiefs in many East County Departments

In 2003, as a fire Division Chief for Coronado, Kim was assigned to the state command team to establish how to best track and monitor the assignments of East County fire resources during the Cedar Fire.

As the Zone Coordinator of East County, Chief Raddatz was elected by his peers to be responsible for the day-to-day operations for all local fire department resources during large emergency incidents. This assignment lasted 4 years.

During the 2007 fires in San Diego County, Chief Raddatz was requested to be assigned to the San Diego County Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the local fire resources and give daily briefings to the media, elected officials, and the public. As the Fire Chief of two agencies, he has had a great deal of experience at public events and with the media.

Kim Raddatz is also well recognized for his expertise in facilitating the development of mission/vision statements, conducting organizational analysis, and jump-starting strategic planning for public and non-profit organizations. He believes these processes help to build a more cohesive work environment and to grow an organization to its full potential. A few organizations with whom Kim has worked in this capacity include the California State Firefighters’ Association, Coronado Fire Department, and the Salinas Fire Dept.

Chief Raddatz’s education consists of dual degrees in business administration and management. He is also a state certified instructor for fire leadership and management courses and holds numerous other fire service certifications.

Though retired from the fire service, he now is pursuing another way to help the community he has called home since 1987. Kim is seeking to be elected as a Board of Director for the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District. He believes that organizational transparency, local control, and fiscal responsibility will ensure the success of San Miguel Fire Department’s transition back to a stand-alone department. His experience, successes, and respect among local fire personnel will make Kim Raddatz a great director for the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District during these tough times.

Help me elect this strong candidate to the San Miguel Fire Board. 

Family History
Bill was born in San Francisco on October 14, 1955.  Esther, Bill’s mother was one of seven sisters and two brothers born to first generation Italian immigrants.  Paul, Bill's father, also was born to first generation immigrants.  Paul was never was able to attend college and started his career as a police officer for the San Francisco Police Department “SFPD” he was able to work his way up the ranks and eventually retired from the SFPD at the rank of Police Captain.  After his retirement he took job as head of security of the Federal Building in San Francisco and subsequently he became an unemployment insurance investigator for the State of California.
Bill married his wife, Karen, in 1995. They first met on a blind date set up by Bill’s doctor and he was married about a year later. Karen worked in the health care industry at Kaiser hospital for 35 years until her retirement four years ago.  They have one son William who is the center of their lives.

Career
Bill has spent most of his professional life as a Registered Civil Engineer and has worked in both the public and private sector.  His private sector experience gives him intimate knowledge of how to maximize value for every dollar and work within a budget.  He has also been an outstanding public servant. In one chapter of his distinguished career, he earned a $10,000 DIBBS (Do It Better By Suggestion) bonus for a first years savings to the County of San Diego of over $180,000 dollars by revising the way software licenses were used in the County.  He also co-authored a $1,000  DIBBS award by streamlining the work flow which resulted in an ongoing savings of a minimum of $10,000 dollars per year.  This savings was realized by revising the way specifications were generated and removing a tremendous amount of duplications and errors in those specifications.
Bill also has been a successful real estate investor and  and has been investing in real estate for about 20 years.
The San Miguel Fire District faces exceptional challenges. Bill’s experience has given him the skills to lead the District through these difficult times.

Education
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in in engineering from San Francisco State University in 1980, he earned a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State University (while continuing to work full time) with a major in Structures and a minor in Construction.

Board Experience
Bill is currently serving on the San Miguel Fire District and has served as President of that board. Bill was also elected to sit on the Board of his first non-profit organization in 1992.  Since then he has been Board President for three non-profits and is currently sitting on two other boards and is President of both.

Interests and Hobbies
Skiing:  Bill is a member of the National Ski Patrol and worked as a Patroller  at Snow Valley.
Aviation:  Bill holds a Private Pilot’s Certificate.
Scuba Diving:  Bill is a registered NAUI scuba diver.
Scoutmaster:  Bill has served as Scoutmaster for two Boy Scout Troops.  One in San Francisco in the 1980’s and after moving to San Diego he served as Scout Master to a Boy Scout Troop in Jamul.
 
GET IN TOUCH

Contact Bill at: williamkiel@williamkiel.com

Our San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District is in trouble. I believe that together we can do more to protect taxpayers and have an extraordinary emergency response system in place.

During my 31-year career as a Registered Civil Engineer and as board president of the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District and other non-profit organizations, my job required squeezing maximum value out of every taxpayer dollar. We need board members with good judgment and proven budget management experience. I have the experience to reverse this new trend of reckless spending.

Four years ago we were facing a financial crisis. The board contracted with CAL FIRE, saving the taxpayers millions, as we went from a 3-year $5,000,000 budget shortfall to a 2-1/2 year $3,000,000 budget surplus. At the same time, we provided a world-class fire department with reliable response times and highly-trained emergency service personnel. In an irresponsible 4-3 vote, the current board used a flawed study to support a stand-alone district with hidden costs and infrastructure needs that will significantly increase the funding of maintaining necessary services. The taxpayer gets stuck with the bill. 
 
Together, we can once again put the San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District on sound financial footing. I would appreciate your vote for William Kiel

For more information visit:  www.SaveSanMiguel.com