About Town
Manhattan Beach Fire Captain James Muth. Photo by Chief Scott Ferguson
Moving Up
Former Manhattan Beach Fire Department fire engineer James Muth was recently promoted to the rank of captain after being named 2009’s firefighter of the year. Chief Scott Ferguson recognized Muth at last week’s City Council meeting, noting that his merit earned him the highly coveted position in a department where promotions are few and far between.
Muth came to the Manhattan Beach Fire Department in 1997 as a firefighter and paramedic and was promoted to engineer in 2002. He also serves as the department’s emergency services coordinator and lead nurse educator. Ferguson described Muth as a very active, solid member of the Fire Association Board.
“He plays fairly and that’s nice to see,” Ferguson said.
Book Talk
The city library will be hosting a talk next Wednesday on respect between parents and children given by Manhattan Beach author Dr. Abe Amanat, M.D.
Amanat is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at USC and serves as a child and adolescent psychiatry consultant with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. at the library and will be based on his book, “A Return To Respect: Are Our Children Destroying Themselves?” For more information, contact Mandy Chandler at mandychandler@gmail.com.
Beach Commission
Councilman Wayne Powell was appointed last week to the Los Angeles County Beach Commission. The commission advises and makes recommendations to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regarding policies for all county-owned beaches from Malibu to Long Beach, including Manhattan Beach. ER