William McCammon Obituary

William (Bill) J. McCammon
Jan. 1, 1953 - Oct. 13, 2014
Resident of Pleasanton
On Monday, October 13, 2014, retired Alameda County Fire Chief William (Bill) J. McCammon, 61, died in his sleep. He was currently serving as the Executive Director of the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA), which built and operates an interoperable communications system for 43 public agencies within Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Chief McCammon was also the current President of the Alameda County Fair Board of Directors and Treasurer of the National Fire Protection Association's Board of Directors.
The community is invited to honor the life of Chief McCammon at a memorial service on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:00AM at the Alameda County Fairgrounds (4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566) in Building A (Young California Building). Although the service will begin at 11:00AM, guests are encouraged to arrive no later than 10:30AM.
As the first Fire Chief of the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD), the department doubled in size under his leadership with the addition of contracts for service with the City of San Leandro, the City of Dublin, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Chief McCammon implemented the hazardous materials response team, paramedic program, rescue company and water rescue program. He led the effort to form the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center which handles fire and ambulance dispatch throughout most of Alameda County.
Chief McCammon was a Harvard University Fellow of the Executive Development Program for senior governmental officials; served five years as the President of RotaCare of the Bay Area, a non-profit organization which provides free medical care to the uninsured through nine clinics from San Rafael to Monterey; served as the Site Administrator for the San Leandro RotaCare Clinic since 1995; served as a member of the San Leandro Rotary Club and served on the Las Positas College Foundation Board of Directors.
An avid golfer, Chief McCammon leaves behind his wife, Rose Padilla-Johnson, and three children (Monica, Daniel and Jessica), friends, and communities that loved him dearly; his legacy will live on through the numerous programs he gave so generously to.
In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Chief McCammon may be sent to the Davis Street Family Resource Center at 3081 Teagarden, San Leandro, CA 94577. Donations may also be made online via www.davisstreet.org, and will be used to support the Primary Care Medical Clinic.