Retired Fire Captain Mark Roedel, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, passed away on December 30, 2020, after a heroic battle with cancer. Captain Roedel started his career in the Riverside Unit in 1999 as a Firefighter Paramedic and promoted through the ranks to Fire Captain. He worked in the conservation camps and most notably Lake Mathews Station 4. Captain Roedel served the department for 18 years and retired in 2018 as a result of his job-related cancer. Captain Rodel is survived by his wife Lisa and two daughters Abbygail and Sydney.