A-Shift

W. Nick Lawlor is the A shift Battalion Chief and oversees facilities management. He earned his A.S. degrees in fire technology and paramedicine from American River College and Sierra College. He is a
third-generation firefighter. Nick was hired by Folsom Fire Department in 2005. Nick has held the position of firefighter/paramedic, engineer, and captain. Additionally, Nick was an EMT and drill instructor at the California Regional Fire Academy. He also served as a trustee for the Sacramento Area Firefighters widows and orphans’ fund. Nick leads the apparatus committee and the captain cadre training group. He has previously served on CalFire Incident Management Team 2 and currently serves on the Sacramento Incident Management Team. He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 2022.

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B-Shift

Battalion Chief Shawn Luce oversees B-Shift. Chief Luce started working for the Folsom Fire Department in 2026. Shawn began as a paid call firefighter with San Benito County in 1999 and quickly realized he had found his calling in the fire service . In 2001, he graduated as the top academic student from the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium Fire Academy. In 2007, he was hired by the Merced City Fire Department, where he steadily rose through the ranks, promoting to Battalion Chief in 2020.

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C-Shift

Battalion Chief Ben Signor oversees program management as well as the C-Shift. He is a US Army Veteran and was hired as a lateral firefighter in 2001. Chief Signor has worked his way through the ranks as a Firefighter/Paramedic, Engineer, and Captain; he promoted to Battalion Chief in July 2024. He is a member of the Sacramento Reginal Incident Management Team and was previously a member of the Federal Type One Incident Management Team.