The Rocklin Fire Department celebrated the retirement of one of their volunteer firefighters after 60 years in the fire service. Volunteer Assistant Chief Lee “Smokey” Browning devoted 60 years of his life to the fire service and 54 of those years with the Rocklin Fire Department after joining it in 1968. “We could go on and on about all the Chief Browning has done over the years,” The Rocklin Firefighters wrote in a Facebook post. “His hands have touched and his dedication influenced more in this city then we will ever know.” Browning got his start in the fire service in 1962 after forging his mother’s signature when he was 15 to take up an assistant position with the Dry Creek Fire Department. He would then join the Roseville Fire Department in 1964.