October is National Fire Prevention Month
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Presented by the Lynden Tribune & Ferndale Record
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
Marine 56 gets Fire District 17 on the water
Whatcom County Fire District 17 can now tackle fires from the water thanks to Marine 56, a fire boat donated by Phillips 66 and now fully outfitted for use. (Courtesy photo/Whatcom County Fire District 17)
Boat donated in 2017 by Phillips 66 is now retrofitted for water rescue, firefighting By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
SANDY POINT — In August 2016 Whatcom County Fire District 17 was dispatched to a boat that had caught fire and exploded off Sandy Point. “The boat was fully involved, there were victims in the water, and the only thing we could do was respond to the beach and kind of helplessly watch these
people in the water and hope that somebody rescued these folks,” fire chief Jim Petrie said. Eventually, the operators of some pleasure boats that had been crabbing in the area responded and rescued two injured people from the water. Petrie said Phillips 66 keeps a couple of spill response boats in the marina at Sandy Point, and employees with the petroleum company routinely come out to Sandy Point to take care of the boats. “One of them stopped by the fire station, I happened to mention that it would sure be nice to have the keys to your boat,” Petrie said. “And he said, ‘You know, I think we might be able to do one better than that.’”
That person was Bill Rinesmith, emergency response lead at the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. Rinesmith began working with refinery manager Jolie Rhinehart on getting one of their older boats donated to Whatcom County Fire District 17, and in the summer of 2017 the refinery donated the boat for fire rescue operations. A presentation was held at which Rhinehart presented Petrie with the keys to the boat, and she and Phillips 66 threw in something extra: $10,000 to retrofit the boat for fire rescue use. “We are so appreciative of the work that you do to help the community, and it’s our main goal to be an excellent partner with you,” Rhinehart said at the
ceremony. The fire district used the surprise cash to outfit the Boston Whaler boat with a highpressure firefighting pump and a water deck gun. The apparatus also includes a hose connection for land-based firefighting and a powerful floodlight system for operations at night. “We can actually run a hose from the boat right up onto land and use that water capability, Petrie said. “It has water rescue floats and pumps, and it carries a full set of emergency medical gear, including a defibrillator.” Over the past year, the boat was called into service six times during summer. These calls included a sinking vessel off Lummi Island, a stranded kayaker off Ma-
tia Island, an overturned canoe off Gooseberry Point, a stranded paddleboarder off Sandy Point and a brushfire at a remote area of Lummi only accessible by boat. Six firefighters of Fire District 17 are certified to operate the boat, which is named Marine 56. The district responds to waterrelated fire rescue calls anywhere between Gooseberry Point and the Canadian border, Petrie said. The Bellingham Fire Department also has a boat and responds to everything south of Gooseberry Point. Petrie said Marine 56 is a valuable addition to District 17’s arsenal. “It was an expansion to what we have already,” Petrie said. “It’s another tool in the toolbox.”
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019| Ferndale Record
Fire District 1 keeps chugging toward a new Everson station Site bought; annexation and cost estimating are next steps By Calvin Bratt editor@lyndentribune.com
EVERSON — It will be a slow steady process now toward getting a new station built for Whatcom County Fire District 1, although hopefully it doesn’t take as long as getting to this point. A .86-acre site has been purchased at 7248 Everson-Goshen Rd. and is envisioned to replace the corner station that has served in downtown Everson for about 40 years. For about the past dozen years, district leaders have wrangled with which way to go for the future of facilities. They have looked at floodplain maps and soil studies and what seismic reinforcements would be needed if they chose to build anew in downtown Everson. Site issues would add at least $1 million more to construction costs. “All those things were working against us,” said district chief Mel Blankers about the years of consideration he and fire commissioners gave to it all. In the end, the higher-elevation property just beyond Everson’s west city limits proved to be the right answer, says Blankers. Purchase happened last November for $675,000. “That whole area, I think, in the next few years is going to be really developed,” he said. “I think it’s going to grow up around us.” But first there are plenty of hoops to jump through, a process Blankers expects to take from three to five years. Steps include: • eventually clearing the site of a small house, a large pole barn, and other out-buildings. • pursuing annexation along with the surrounding larger area, “that whole corner” including the Everson Auction Market on Van
An older unused fire engine sits at a corner of the site planned for a new Fire District 1 station on Everson-Goshen Road. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)
Dyk Road, all of which is designated an Urban Growth Area for Everson. • doing another more indepth feasibility study of building a new fire station on the site and working with an architect, leading to a cost estimate of the whole package. • presenting the idea as a bond proposal to the voters of Fire District 1, to raise the money to build the station. Within the past few weeks, additional property that the district owned adjacent to 101 Main St. downtown, that has been op-
erated as a car wash and a coffee shop, was sold off. It had been acquired to create enough room for rebuilding, if that was the route forward. But now that it isn’t, the land is expendable. Blankers said the sale can replenish capital funds drawn down by buying on Everson-Goshen Road. Meanwhile, offices of the district return to the crowded Station 81, and for now ongoing firefighter training will happen at the district’s Station 82 at Nugents Corner. While the downtown sta-
tion may be structurally okay, it is insufficient for future city and district growth, in particular for creating 24-7 personnel coverage at all times by means of a sleeper program — as is possible at Nugents Corner, Blankers pointed out. A new station will allow such round-the-clock coverage to be integrated between the two locations. Moreover, the selection of a location in the Strandell area of town put stations on either side of the Nooksack River when that can become a factor in response sometimes, he said.
The downtown station will be made to function well in the years until a replacement is built. “It’s exciting,” Blankers said of the overall planning for Fire District 1. “It’s been a long process, with a lot of obstacles. The need (for a new station) has not gone away. In fact, it’s probably gotten worse.” For about three-quarters of calls, the Everson station is the closest and should lead response. That’s why planning for its future needs to be well thought out, he said. “We’re plugging away at it,” he said.
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
LYNDEN FIRE DEPT.
MARK BILLMIRE
GARY BAAR
SANDI DALESSANDRO
CHAD BAAR
BRANDEN BRINK
MICHAEL WHITTLEY
KEVIN DEBOER
TIM CHARTIER
MARC DAVIS
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
MARCUS DEBOER
CALEB MONROE
TJ FAULK
SHELLY LARSEN
KATE LIMBAUGH
KATHERINE (KAT) STEWART
BRIAN STAMBACK
Fire Chief 1 Year
Firefighter / EMT 9 Years
Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
THIS 2019 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
Fire Marshal 38 Years
Firefighter / EMT 8 Years
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Captain 22 Years
Service Manager 19 Years
Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
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Local Firefighters
LYNDEN FIRE DEPT.
JESSE HANSON
Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
TAYLOR TOP
ANTHONY TAYLOR Volunteer Firefighter/EMT 4 Years
Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
ANDY TJOELKER
JORDYN ERICKSON
JARED MASTERS
COLLIN MILLIGAN
BRITTNEY BIONDOLILLO
TRENT MARTENSEN
Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
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FIRE DISTRICT 1 TIM WELLS Commissioner 33 Years
GARY ALMY
RANDY VANDER HEIDEN
Commissioner 13 Years
Commissioner / Firefighter / Paramedic 33 Years
GREG MACY
NICK GASSMAN
MARK COPPINGER
PHIL ROORDA
KURT BRULAND
FLOYD ROORDA
Captain / EMT 17 Years
Firefighter 33 Years
THIS 2019 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
Captain / EMT 5 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 30 Years
Lieutenant / EMT 17 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 26 Years
MEL BLANKERS
RACHEL CARLSON
Fire Chief / EMT 29 Years
Local Firefighters
JODI DEBEELD
Assistant Fire Chief / EMT 5 Months
Administrative Secretary 13 Years
ALEX TYSKA
GARY DeJAGER
JOE LaCHAUSSEE
TONY KELLEY
BERNIE HILGART
TRESA VALUM
Lieutenant / EMT 5 Years
Lieutenant / EMT 4 Years
Firefighter / EMT 30 Years
Firefighter / EMT 16 Years
Lieutenant / EMT 3 Years
Firefighter / EMT 16 Years
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FIRE DISTRICT 1
GARY DEBEELD
JANELLE TJOELKER
TYLER YOST
JESSE MADERA
BRAD HOLT
SHANNON WHITFORD-AHLERS
JENNIFER SQUIRE
BRENAN BLANKERS
NICK FORSTER
DYLAN LINDSEY
EMILIA GIMMAKA
BRIAN ATKINS
Firefighter / EMT 8 Years
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Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
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Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
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Not Pictured: JORGE RAGA Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
JASON WILKINS-SIKKEL Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
SHANNON MACY Firefighter / EMT 3 Months
SCOTT MCIVOR-GARMAN Firefighter / EMT 1 Month
THIS 2019 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
GLACIER FIRE DEPT.
BEN THOMPSON
JIM MILLSON
CHUCK SOLES
SAM LLOBET
BRIAN KENNEDY
ANDY SAHLFELD
KRISTIN MATHERS
ANDY HATFIELD
KJ CLARK
AARON EBNER
KARI HOSS
BEN WILLIAMSON
CYDNEY HALLAHAN
MARK ABLONDI
THOMAS CULLEN
Fire Chief / Firefighter / EMT 40 Years
EMT 10 Years
EMT 3 Years
EMT 31 Years
Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
1st Responder 27 Years
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Firefighter 2 Years
EMT 12 Years
Firefighter 3 Years
EMT 1 Year
EMT 11 Years
Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
EMT 1 Year
NOT PICTURED ROY MASSIE Firefighter 8 Years
LAUREN CRINER Firefighter / EMT
ELIZA HIGH Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
MEGAN MCCARTHY EMT 1 Year
KRISTY TORRES EMT 1 Year
MAGENTA WIDNER EMT 1 Year
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FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
MIKE MURPHY
ERIC GRANT
KENDRA CRISTELLI
JUSTIN IVERSON
BEN BOYKO
PATRICIA MARKEL
Commissioner 34 Years
Commissioner 2 Years
Division Chief 23 Years
Division Chief 19 Years
LARRY HOFFMAN
Commissioner 1.5 Years
Finance Administrator 21 Years
Chief 33 Years
HOLLY LINVILLE
Operations Division Assistant 12 Years
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DEAN CROSSWHITE
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ROB LOVELACE
Assistant Chief 25 Years
Operations Captain 30 Years
LINSEY MCAFEE
GARY RUSSELL
Administrative Assistant 3.5 Years
Fire Plan Technical Review Official • 47 Years
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
JEFF HENDRICKS
MATT CAGLE
JOHN DEVENERE
CHARLIE DRURY
MICHAEL GUSTAFSON
MATHEW ERICKSON
RYAN PAVITT
WESLEY SEGAR
Lieutenant 27 Years
Lieutenant 19 Years
TIFFENE HANSON Firefighter / Paramedic 15 Years
DREW DAVISON Firefighter / Paramedic 6 Years
Lieutenant 24 Years
Lieutenant 15 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 13 Years
JOSH SERFACE
Firefighter / Paramedic 6 Years
Lieutenant 24 Years
Lieutenant 8 Years
DAVE FORBES Lieutenant 23 Years
BEN RUSSELL
Lieutenant 23 Years
SHON SMITH
ROD BUSS Lieutenant 21 Years
JEFF SLUYS
Community Paramedic 17 Years
Firefighter/ Paramedic 28 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 20 Years
JODY ENGELS
CHRISTOPHER CARLETON
JONATHAN OLIVEIRA
TYLER BRADY
PETE HOLEMAN
Firefighter / Paramedic 12 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 11 Years
DANIEL WELK
SCOTT PAINTER
Firefighter / Paramedic 4.5 Years
GARY QUINTRALL
Firefighter / Paramedic 4.5 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 9 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 3.5 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 9 Years
Firefighter / EMT 26 Years
Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019| Ferndale Record
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FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
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BRAD HARRIS
SCOTT RUBRIGHT
JARED SPOELSTRA
SCOTT LUNDE
JEFF WATSON
JAKE HOFFMAN
JOSH MARTIN
SHEENA RADDER
AARON BASSETT
LARRY NELSON
PETER SMITH
MATTHEW SWEET
ANTHONY ZANIN
TROY PATRICK
JOSH ZANDSTRA
NICK KARSTETTER
Firefighter / EMT 22 Years
Firefighter / EMT 13 Years
Firefighter/EMT 7 Years
Firefighter / EMT 22 Years
Firefighter / EMT 13 Years
Firefighter / EMT 5.5 Years
THIS 2019 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITY-MINDED BUSINESSES:
Firefighter / EMT 17 Years
Firefighter / EMT 11 Years
Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
Firefighter / EMT 16 Years
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Firefighter/EMT 13 Years
Firefighter / EMT 8 Years
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
BRAD ROTHAUSEN
BRIAN MOYES
ERICH ROTHAUSEN
GARY SCHULZ
BRANDON TAYLOR
SHANE ROAT
RYAN CHRISTIE
JACOB ANDERSON
MARCUS PETRIE
JARED GARCIA
TIFFANY MOYES
GALINA DATSKAYA
TAYLOR WALTON
ANDREW WILEY
STEVE QUINSEY
JOSH STEVENS
COLE ISAACSON
JANICE LAPSANSKY
Volunteer FF/EMT 34 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 9 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 5 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 33 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 8 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 4 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 22 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 8 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 4.5 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 19 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 6 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 4 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 15 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 6 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 3.5 Years
HOT TIP:
DONOVAN CAMPEAU Volunteer FF / EMT 3 Years
JAZ GILL
Volunteer FF/EMT 3 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 14 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 5 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 3.5 Years
Never leave food that's cooking unattended.
Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019| Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
VIC PANKRATZ
JIM LAVEILLE
Support Division 44 Years
JAMES WASCISIN
Support Division 24 Years
TIM RYBKA
Support Division 22 Years
DONALD LUDWIGSEN
Support Division 17 Years
PETER RULE
Support Division 16 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 8 Years
NOT PICTURED SUPPORT DIVISION NOT PICTURED CAREER
DAVID FOSS
STEVE JOHNSON
FRANK LAPSANSKY
KELLY CARROLL
Support Division 4.5 Years
RYAN MUNDAY Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
Support Division 3 Years
Support Division 3.5 Years
PAUL KLINEMAN Support Division 1.5 Years
Support Division 2.5 Years
NOT PICTURED VOLUNTEERS SERGEY BASANTSEV
BEN JOHNSON
LOGAN LOCKER
NICK COATS
HANNAH YATES
OLEG BOYKO
NADYA ZELENSKAYA
RICHARD ROSENBERGER
CHRIS POMEROY
TAYLOR FEENSTRA
TAIGH CAGLE
BOGDAN TRUBNIKOV
EDWIN NIEVES-APONTE
FENTON RYBKA
BRIAN FERRER
Volunteer FF / EMT 7 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 6 Years
Student Resident FF 4.5 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 3 Years
Resident FF 3.5 Years
Resident FF 3.5 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 3 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 3 Years
Student Resident 3 Years
Resident FF 1 Year
Volunteer FF / EMT 1 Year
Volunteer FF 1 Year
Volunteer FF / EMT 1 Year
Student Resident FF 0.5 Years
Volunteer EMT 0.5 Years
NOT PICTURED CADETS GAVIN BURCHARD
CAMERON BUSS
TIMOTHY ELIZAVETSKY
SAVANNA KITCHEN
TAYLOR SYMONE
VALENTIN BAYDAK
AHMANIE CAGLE
MICHAEL INMAN
EDWARD NIEVES-APONTE
ALYK WHARTON
Cadet 2 Years
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
OCTOBER IS
MONTH When every seco nd co unts
DIAL 911
When yo u should
use 911
All fire emergencies. When you need any type of law enforcement assistance. When you or someone else needs immediate medical aid.
When you should
not use 911
For routine business calls or inquiries about Fire, Medical or Law Enforcement matters. When you have non-emergency business such as: Billing information for ambulance service that you have received. How to obtain burning permits For general inquiries or follow-up information regarding law enforcement matters that have already been reported.
Ho w do I use 911? Remain calm. Dial 9-1-1. Give the dispatcher the following information: What is the emergency? Where is the emergency? Also, if possible, the closest street intersection. The Fire District you are located in, if it is a fire or medical emergency. Your Name and Address! The Phone Number from which you are calling.
Phillips 66 salutes all Whatcom County Districts and thanks all volunteer firefighters for their years of professional and dedicated service.
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FIRE DISTRICT 11 Lummi Island WENDELL TERRY
ED SCOTT Commissioner 9 Years
Commissioner 5 Years
JOHN MULHERN
GARY POOLE
CHRIS IMMER Firefighter/EMT 11 Years
Firefighter/EMT 11 Years
Commissioner 12 Years
Captain 27 Years
SAM BOWMAN
Captain 15 Years
BILL LEE
JOHN GRANGER
DUNCAN MCLANE
MICHAEL LISH
LISA LISH
JETTE BAKER
ROBERT AULD
EMS Div. Chief 42 Years
Firefighter/EMT 10 Years
Firefighter/Paramedic 6 Years
DAN OHMS
DOUG CASH
CARA BLAKE
BRITTANY SWAEN
ALISSA DASCHBACH
BRIAN THOMPSON
GABEL BREDY
Firefighter/EMT 5 Years
Firefighter/EMT 4 Years
Firefighter/EMT 6 Years
Firefighter/EMT 4 Years
Firefighter/EMT 6 Years
Firefighter 2 Years
Fire Chief 30 Years
Firefighter/EMT 11 Years
Assistant Chief 15 Years
Firefighter/EMT 10 Years
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Ferndale Record
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Welcome
DENISE CHRISTENSEN Battalion Chief Firefighter / EMT 36 Years
ALLEN KORANDA
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 25 Years
SARAH SILVAS Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
JAMES HENTERLY Captain / Firefighter / EMT 17 Years
BRETTON SILVAS
Lieutinent Firefighter / 1st Resp. 5 Years
KURT SCHMIDT
ROBROY GRAHAM Commissioner 31 Years
Lieutinent Firefighter / EMT 15 Years
JACOB KORANDA Firefighter / 1st Resp. 5 Years
BRIAN BLACK Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
A huge thank you to all of the men and women who keep us safe each and every day.
Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 2, 2019| Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Kendall
FRANK CAIN JR.
DAN WILLIAMSON
ANNAMARIE MAXWELL
Battalion Chief / Firefighter / EMT 26 Years
Captain / Firefighter / 1st Resp. 36 Years
BILL HOLLIBAUGH
ANDREY PAVLOVICH VETKOV
MONICA LUNA RAMOS
Firefighter / EMT • 10 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 8 Years
ROMAN VETKOV
VADIM KOTSYUBA
BRADY MANZ
GARRETT WEEKLY
LEONARD BJORNSTAD
Firefighter/1st Resp. 21 Years
Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 2 Years
Commissioner 6 Years
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 26 Years
Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
JO OLSON
District Administrator 7 Years
BRIAN SCOTT GILLIS
JONATHAN OLSON
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HEATHER OLSON
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 9 Years
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
LINDSAY GATES
YELENA SAVCHUK
KENDRA HOLLIBAUGH
AARON PILAT
TED SELLARS
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 14 Years
Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 1 Year
Firefighter / EMT / RN 6 Years
Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
JASON SMITH
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 1 Year
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FIRE DISTRICT 14 Sumas
JERRY DEBRUIN
District Chief / Firefighter / EMT • 33 Years
ROGER DEBRUIN
JAY VAN MIDDENDORP
Battalion Chief / Firefighter / EMT • 16 Years
CHARLIE PATTERSON Captain / Firefighter / 1st Resp. 48 Years
DOUG HOLT
DAVE WALSER
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 37 Years
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 23 Years
Firefighter / EMT 33 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 32 Years
Commissioner / Firefighter / EMT 30 Years
CHRIS MOE
LISA DEKOSTER Firefighter / EMT 21 Years
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 17 Years
DANIEL DEBRUIN
NATHAN DEBRUIN
JON MOE
DMITRIY VETKOV
ADRIAN VREUGDENHIL
Firefighter / EMT 12 Years
RUSSELL VREUGDENHIL Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
BILL DEBRUIN
DAVID MOE
District Training Lieutenant/ Firefighter/ EMT • 14 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 11 Years
JESSE HOFMAN Firefighter / EMT / RN 6 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 16 Years
Firefighter / EMT 10 Years
JACOB SCOTT WILLIAMS
WILL MORGAN
MARINA VREUGDENHIL
Firefighter / EMT • 10 Years
Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
AMANDA DEBRUIN
KYLE CHRISTENSEN
TYLER VAN MIDDENDORP
ELISSA VREUGDENHIL
Firefighter / EMT 6 Years
Firefighter / 1st Responder 5 Years
Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
Firefighter/EMT 7 Years
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Sumas
SEBASTIAN DEBONT Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
ZACH DANIELS
Firefighter / 1st Responder 2 Years
DWIGHT WORDEN
LEAH VANMIDDENDORP
LISA HOFMAN
ROBYN VANWINGERDEN
Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
HOT TIP:
Firefighter / 1st Responder 2 Years
ANDY SAUER
ZACH NEUFELD
Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
Firefighter / 1st Responder 3 Years
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AARON LEYENHORST Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
CRAIG VREUGDENHIL
GARY DEBONT
Firefighter / 1st Responder 1 Year
Firefighter / 1st Responder 2 Years
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FIRE DISTRICT 16
Local Firefighters
ELVIN KALSBEEK
BRIAN KNUTZEN
RYAN LENSSEN
CANDY ROBERTS
HANK MALENG EMT / Fire Chief 27 Years
EMT / Div. Chief 23 Years
MATT COOK
HOLLY SALKELD
FRANK HATHAWAY
JAMIE KALSBEEK
LAURA SMITH
ADAM ANDERSON
AARON MIESUK
JUSTINA BASS
SETH BASS
LYNNE WHEELER
GENE ROBERTS
DOUG SALKELD
Commissioner 39 Years
EMT / Paramedic / Assistant Chief 19 Years
EMT/ Firefighter 9 Years
Commissioner 22 Years
EMT / Captain 31 Years
EMT / Firefighter 7 Years
Commissioner 5 Years
Captain 30 Years
EMT / Firefighter 6 Years
Secretary 19 Years
Captain 22 Years
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EMT / Firefighter 6 Years
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EMT / Firefighter 10 Years
Firefighter 35 Years
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 16
DIANA ANDERSON
RUSS PFEIFER-HOYT
GALEN SMITH
AARON WEIDE
ROBERT FOX
LANCE WHEELER
SHANE BASS
KALEB BASS
ANDREA ANDERSON
BRANDON HARKNESS
KASSIE HARKNESS
JANA MIESUK
Firefighter 31 Years
Firefighter 2 Years
Firefighter 30 Years
Firefighter 2 Years
Firefighter 16 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
Firefighter 13 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
Firefighter 9 Years
HOT TIP:
Firefighter 1 Year
Firefighter 6 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
In case of fire, feel the door or doorknob before KALI COOK
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opening. If it's hot, utilize your backup exit plan.
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Local Firefighters
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FIRE DISTRICT 17 Sandy Point JIM PETRIE Fire Chief 41 Years
Assistant Chief/Medical Services 31 Years
DAWN CANNIZZARO
MIKE FAHEY
STEVE STEDMAN
DONALD KINLEY
VAL KLEPAC
DYLAN FAHEY
MARCIA STEDMAN
ALEX STEDMAN
DANIEL HOWARD
ROBERT HOWERY
BILL RINESMITH
GEORGE STEDMAN
TONY TURNER
NILS LANDIS
JONATHAN HENDRICKS
WILLIAM CARROLL
JIM TAXDAHL
SUSAN GARLOCK
Firefighter 8 Years
Firefighter 8 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
Captain 15 Years
Firefighter 7 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
Captain 12 Years
Firefighter 4 Years
Fire Commissioner 5 Years
Captain 4 Years
Firefighter 3 Years
Fire Commissioner 4 Years
Firefighter 15 Years
Firefighter 3 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
Firefighter 2 Years
Fire Commissioner 3 Years
HOT TIP:
Keep flammable objects at least three feet away from
heating equipment such as a fireplace or space heater.
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
JOE NOONCHESTER
JASON VANDERVEEN
HERSCHEL ROSTOV
RAY DAVIDSON
MIKE SCHMIDT
SHAUN WARD
JON AHRENHOLZ
KRIS JORGENSEN
KEVIN BIERY
JOEL NIELSEN
KEITH ZYLSTRA
LESLEE SMITH
MIKE NELSON
BURR MCPHAIL
ADAM SMITH
TONY ESSER
DJ RIEHL
BLAKE SCOTT
Interim Fire Chief 9 Years
Captain 11 Years
Division Chief 12 Years
Division Chief/Fire Marshal 4 Months
Training Captain 11 Years
Lieutenant 21 Years
Lieutenant 29 Years
Lieutenant 16 Years
JEFF HOFSTAD Lieutenant 9 Years
Captain 28 Years
Lieutenant 29 Years
Lieutenant 13 Years
BENITA WILLIAMS Administrative 15 Years
Captain 28 Years
Lieutenant 27 Years
Lieutenant 12 Years
KERSTIN PARKS Administrative 12 Years
Captain 12 Years
Lieutenant 22 Years
Lieutenant 12 Years
JENNIE SAND Administrative 10 Years
Lieutenant 12 Years
MARCIA DICKINSON Administrative 4 Years
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
Local Firefighters
RICH BOSMAN
LARRY MCPHAIL
DEAN BERKELEY
MARY BETH NEAL
HARRY ANDREWS
JOHN CRAWFORD
BRUCE ANSELL
CHUCK SHIPP
ROBERT MULROONEY
JOHN HOLLSTEIN
WAYNE SANDERS
MIKE LYSHOL
TROY FREEMAN
CHRIS HOLLANDER
DANNY JENSEN
RUSS BRISKIN
SCOTT BROWN
KENNY CUNNINGHAM
JASON DONNELLY
MARK WOHLRAB
KALEB BRUCH
JOHN GELEYNSE
DARREN BRUYA
DAVID COMP
Commissioner 17 Years
Commissioner 4 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Commissioner 9 Years
Firefighter 30 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Commissioner 5 Years
Firefighter 17 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 11 Years
District 4 Commissioner 11 Years
Firefighter 15 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
District 4 Commissioner 9 Years
Firefighter 15 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 8 Years
Commissioner 4 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 12 Years
Firefighter 8 Years
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
ZACHARY SCOTT
HALEY URLING-EHINGER
DAVID HANCOCK
SEAN ROBERTS
AARON EBNER
DELANIE WARNE
DARIOUSH KAZEMI-SHIRKADEH
TYE THOMPSON
Firefighter 5 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
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Firefighter 4 Years
Firefighter 1 Year
Firefighter 3 Years
Firefighter 2 Months
Firefighter 2 Years
STEVEN LATHAM Firefighter 2 Years
CODY BOWEN Firefighter 1 Year
Firefighter 2 Months
HOT TIP:
Make sure your electrical cords are in good condition. A worn or frayed cord should be disposed of.
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
LANE RENSKERS Volunteer Firefighter 20 Years
SAM RYLAARSDAM
Volunteer Firefighter 17 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 10 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 10 Years
DALTON KING
BRANDON MILLSAP
SABRINA OOMS
JERILYN KLIX
Volunteer Firefighter 5 Years
Local Firefighters
DAVID KEENEY Volunteer Firefighter 4 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 1 Year
Volunteer Firefighter 1 Year
BEN SEGURA
NOAH SILVERMAN
JOSH WHEELER
KELLY FREEMAN Human Resources 12 Years
Rehab Volunteer 11 Years
STEPHANIE HOLLSTEIN
MELISSA VAN CLEVE
DALE RUTGERS
PAUL VANDYKEN
SCOTT WOOD
MEL MULLIGAN
Rehab Volunteer 4 Years
Rehab Volunteer 4 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 1 Year
Volunteer Support 44 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 1 Year
Volunteer Support 36 Years
Volunteer Support 31 Years
KIM GATES
Volunteer Support 28 Years
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
GARY QUINTRALL Volunteer Support 25 Years
RJ KING
Volunteer Support 16 Years
CHET RENSKERS Volunteer Support 9 Years
BRIAN BOTTA PILLO Volunteer Support 9 Years
SHAWN ATWOOD Volunteer Support 9 Years
DAVID VARIVODA Volunteer Support 8 Years
NOT PICTURED: ANNA MELILLO
District 4 Fire Commissioner 2 Years
STEPHEN BOWERMAN Volunteer Support 5 Years
MICHAEL PEETOOM Support 2 Years
ELLIOT COURAGE Lead Mechanic 15 Years
SHANE MADSEN Volunteer Support 1 Year
JOHN LOVATT Mechanic 11 Years
How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
Local Firefighters
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