I would like to thank Chief Tim Fike for his many years of dedicated service to our communities here in Nevada County as fire chief of Nevada County Consolidated Fire District.We are very fortunate to have Tim bring his high level of leadership skills and expertise to this field of public safety that has changed dramatically during his career and become increasingly complex, particularly with recent budgetary challenges.His in-depth knowledge of the unique needs of foothill communities is reflected in the wide array of fire and medical services now available to us.His department lives up to its mission, "excellence in …