Residents Business About Us FAQs Engineer Robert “Bob” Werner to Receive Station Dedication in Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova, CA – The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (Metro Fire or the District) will dedicate and name Fire Station 61 in honor of Fire Engineer Robert Werner, who passed away on August 30, 2008, less than two months before his planned retirement due to cardiac arrest as he exercised coming off shift. This event will occur at 10:00 am at the station located at 10595 Folsom Boulevard, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Members of Engineer Werner’s family and friends will be in attendance as a plaque attached to the station is unveiled by District personnel and Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Local 522 Honor Guard members, with remarks by Fire Chief Todd Harms. Bob was committed to community service his entire life. After a twelve year career in the United States Air Force, where he obtained the rank of Technical Sergeant and became a Master Crew Chief. He joined the Rancho Cordova Fire Department (a Metro Fire predecessor agency) in 1982 where he subsequently promoted to Engineer. During his fire service career he was the lead instructor with the R.O.P. Fire Control Program, instrumental with Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Local 522, and enjoyed drum and bugle corps competitions and Scottish games. Those who knew and worked with Bob knew the pride and dedication he had in the Rancho Cordova community, and his commitment to working in and for his community. As part of an effort to recognize the sacrifice of the twenty two firefighters from Metro Fire and our predecessor agencies who have given their lives on behalf of the Sacramento Communities we serve, this honor will be bestowed upon all members declared to have passed from Line of Duty Death (LODD). This event will be livestreamed on Metro Fire’s Facebook page for those unable to attend in person For further information, details, or media availability at the event, please contact Battalion Chief Brian Gonsalves at (916) 616-2509. More: Metro Fire News Contact Us 10545 Armstrong Ave., Suite 200 Mather, California 95655-4102 Phone: (916) 859-4300 Fax: (916) 859-3702 Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Helpful Links Follow Us Site By EvoGov