October is National Fire Prevention Month
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DEDICATION | COURAGE | HONOR Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Presented by the Lynden Tribune & Ferndale Record
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A tight squeeze to be relieved Fire District 14 prepares for a long-awaited expansion to its Kendall station By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
Training officer David Moe (above left) and Fire District 14 chief Jerry DeBruin are looking forward to an upcoming expansion at the Kendall station to mitigate some of the space issues faced at the station (below right). (Brent Lindquist/Lynden Tribune)
KENDALL — Back in 2015, Whatcom Fire District 14 training officer David Moe and his wife, Tina, made the long trek to Luverne, Minnesota, to pick up a new fire truck to be used in the district. “When I first met the thing, I thought, ‘Oh, what a beautiful, wonderful truck, god I hope it fits,’” Moe said. “It clears by two inches. The station was just never designed for that.” Space and clearance are common concerns in Fire District 14, especially at the Kendall station, 7528 Kendall Rd. But Moe and district chief Jerry DeBruin are counting on an upcoming expansion, approved via a levy increase in 2015, to help ease the tight squeeze. “In the overall safety area, very few stations have rigs this close to their walls,” Moe said. It’s not uncommon for a fire truck door to scuff a wall or damage a light switch, and the outdated electrical system doesn’t help matters. The Kendall station’s initial building phase occurred in the early 1970s, with portions being added over the years. Back then, Moe estimates the district might have answered around 100 calls each year. Moe started in 2013, when the district received about 800 calls. He said the call volume has increased by about 100 each year since then, totaling to a little more than 1,300 calls in 2016. The reasons for this increase aren’t entirely clear, but Moe and
Local Firefighters DeBruin have their own theories. “Some of it is just that we’re the only agency that comes out no matter what,” Moe said. “I used to laugh that firemen don’t get dispatched to cats in trees, but it happens.” DeBruin said he simply sees more people living in and driving up to the foothills, too. “It’s the increase of everything,” DeBruin said. “We see the increase of the flow of traffic not just in the wintertime, but in the summertime, too. I think people are out doing more stuff than they used to be.” Furthermore, the district now does transports to the hospital in Bellingham, a recent addition to its repertoire. It did 600 transports in 2016. That all adds up to a need for more people on duty in District 14, and the planned expansion should help with that. “This particular station has no ability to house people at night,” Moe said. “We’re starting to get to that point when we’re going to have to start having shifts around.” That’s an increasing focus, DeBruin said, simply in the interest of having enough firefighters on duty to answer multiple calls at once. In other words, if four firefighters go out on an initial call, the Kendall station hopes to have enough people on staff for a call that comes in five minutes later, too. The initial phase of construction will include a new 80-by-84-foot apparatus building located behind the current station. The district will then move its vehicles out to the new building to make room for a remodel of the existing structure into sleeping quarters, office space and training quarters. The full project is anticipated to take at least three years, Moe said. DeBruin said they hope to start construction next spring. “It’ll be nice to get these rigs out of here and get them into a nice facility,” DeBruin said. Fire District 14 consists of Station 91 in Sumas, Station 92 in Kendall and Station 93 in Welcome.
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With rain, Acme Fire county and DNR District 16 burn bans lifted ready to buy new fire engine Public meeting with commissioners is this Thursday By Calvin Bratt editor@lyndentribune.com
WHATCOM — Fire District 16 is hoping soon to order a new “first out” engine for the main station in Acme. A new pumper tender engine, arriving in 2018, would allow the small district to retire a truck that is now 31 years old, said fire chief Hank Maleng. “We usually get 30-plus years out of our vehicles before we surplus them, which is pretty good,” Maleng said. A special public meeting has been set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Acme Fire Hall, 2036 Valley Highway 9, in order to get the process started. Two things need to be decided by the fire district’s three commissioners. First, there is the choice of the exact engine to be ordered — with one of two options being a Pierce model very much like the new fire truck in Lynden, except with a larger 2,000-gallon water tank, Maleng noted. The other brand being considered is a Spartan. Either alternative will cost around $500,000, he said. The second matter is choosing among three leasing companies for the lease-pur-
chase agreement to actually own the truck within 10 years. Maleng said Fire District 16 cannot afford to pay half a million dollars all at once — it must be more like $50,000 a year for 10 years. That approach was made possible when voters in August approved — with about 62.8 percent in favor — an increase in the District 16 property tax rate from 66 cents per $1,000 to $1 per $1,000. “Since that passed, we can do this,” Maleng said. The new engine will become the lead one in Acme Station 86. The “first out” one now, which is 18 years old, will go to either of the district’s smaller stations at Van Zandt and Wickersham. Fire insurance rating for the district is another factor. Once a lead truck gets more than 15 years old, insurance companies start to raise rates for coverage. Fire District 16 also needs to replace some firefighter bunker gear, and Maleng hopes a federal grant can come through to cover that. The district has about 25 volunteer firefighters, with Maleng the only part-time paid staff in addition to a regular full-time job for him. Sometimes the Acme valley district does training in conjunction with adjoining districts 14 (Sumas-Kendall-Welcome) and 1 (Everson-Nugent’s Corner).
Both Whatcom and state lands agency return to normal rules regarding fires
WHATCOM — Due to recent rain raising fuel moisture levels, both Whatcom County and the state Department of Natural Resources have lifted their bans on outdoor burning imposed during the summer. The county’s action was effective at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2. A modified easing of restrictions allowing recreational fires had already happened on Sept. 20. The state’s action, applying to state-protected land in five northwest Washington counties, was effective Oct. 1. In September Lynden Fire Chief Gary Baar had also lifted the city’s ban on permitted recreational fires. This applies in the city and its Urban Growth Area. These are county’s recreational fire guidelines: • Up to 3 feet by 3 feet of seasoned firewood or charcoal only • Must have enclosure 16 inches high, made of steel or masonry/rockery • at least 25 feet from structures, timber and combustible material • at least 15 feet of overhead clearance • keep a garden hose or two 5-gallon buckets of water at hand near the fire, and also hand tools onsite • allowed after dark only if fire is attended until out cold
• no burning when winds exceed 7 mph For the county, the lifting means verbal burn permits are available again via the Burn Information Line at 360-778-5903. Written burn permits for fires larger than four feet by four feet are required at the Planning & Development Services office at 5280 Northwest Drive. Requirements for all types of outdoor burning are available on the county website: h t t p : / / w w w. c o . w h a t c o m . wa.us/381/Fire-Marshal. A permanent ban on open burning remains in effect in all the cities and urban growth areas of Whatcom County, which includes Birch Bay, Kendall and the Cherry Point area. For more information on this permanent burn ban, contact the Northwest Clean Air Agency at 360-428-1617 or check at www. nwcleanair.org. Violation of burn restrictions can result in a minimum $250 fine. In addition, if you have an illegal fire that escapes or needs to be extinguished by the fire department, you may be held financially responsible for fire suppression costs and may be criminally charged for reckless burning. For more details from the county beyond the Burning Information Line, contact the Whatcom County Fire Marshal’s Office at 360-778-5900. If your property falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, call 1-800-323-BURN for burn permit information. About two inches of rain have fallen in north Whatcom County since Sept. 8. Going back to mid-June, there was less than an inch of precipitation.
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Local Firefighters
TIM WELLS
TROY ALLEN
FIRE DISTRICT 1 GARY ALMY
RANDY VANDER HEIDEN
MEL BLANKERS Fire Chief / EMT 27 Years
Commissioner 11 Years
Commissioner / Firefighter / EMT 31 Years
Commissioner / Firefighter / Paramedic 31 Years
MARK COPPINGER
GREG MACY
PHIL ROORDA Firefighter 31 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 29 Years
FLOYD ROORDA
TRESA ROGERS
GARY DEBEELD
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Firefighter / Paramedic 24 Years
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KURT BRULAND Firefighter / Paramedic 28 Years
TYLER YOST Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
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Local Firefighters
LYNDEN FIRE DEPT. GARY BAAR
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KEVIN DEBOER
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Fire Chief 36 Years
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MICHAEL WHITTLEY
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Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
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Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
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THIS 2017 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
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Local Firefighters
LYNDEN FIRE DEPT. seth weidkamp
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Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 19 Years
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Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
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Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
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Volunteer Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Welcome
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Battalion Chief Firefighter / EMT 34 Years
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 23 Years
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THIS 2017 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
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Commissioner / Firefighter / EMT 29 Years
LARRY (SKIP) MOORE Firefighter / EMT 19 Years
SARAH KIRCHER Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Kendall
Frank Cain Jr.
Battalion Chief / Firefighter / EMT 24 Years
BILL HOLLIBAUGH Firefighter/1st Resp. 19 Years
KENDRA HOLLIBAUGH Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
krista robinson Firefighter / 1st Resp. 1 Year
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Captain / Firefighter / 1st Resp. 34 Years
AnnaMarie Maxwell Captain / Firefighter / EMT 24 Years
BRIAN SCOTT GILLIS Captain / Firefighter / EMT 12 Years
Andrey PAVLOVICH VETKOV
MONICA LUNA RAMOS
LINDSAY GATES
Firefighter / EMT • 8 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 6 Years
HEATHER OLSON
ROMAN VETKOV
LEONARD BJORNSTAD
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 3 Years
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Commissioner 4 Years
JONATHAN OLSON Captain / Firefighter / EMT 7 Years
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john horsmon, sr. Firefighter / 1st Resp. 33 Years
JACOB JOYCE
YELENA VETKOV
JO OLSON
david cordes
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 4 Years
District Secretary 5 Years
Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 12 Years
October is Fire Prevention Month!
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 14 Sumas JAY VAN MIDDENDORP
JERRY DEBRUIN
Battalion Chief / Firefighter / EMT • 14 Years
District Chief / Firefighter / EMT • 31 Years
BILL DEBRUIN
Firefighter / 1st Resp. 30 Years
Adrian Vreugdenhil Firefighter / EMT 8 Years
CHRIS MOE
Commissioner / Firefighter / EMT 28 Years
Jacob scott williams Firefighter / EMT
8 Years
TYLER VAN MIDDENDORP ALYSSA VREUGDENHIL Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
Firefighter /1st Responder 2 Years
DAVID MOE
District Training Lieutenant/ Firefighter/ EMT • 12 Years
LISA DeKOSTER Firefighter / EMT 19 Years
WILL MORGAN Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
NICK SCHEFFER Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
CHARLIE PATTERSON Captain / Firefighter / 1st Resp. 46 Years
DANIEL DEBRUIN
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 15 Years
DOUG HOLT
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 35 Years
NATHAN DEBRUIN Firefighter / 1st Resp. 14 Years
MARINA Vreugdenhil RUSSELL VREUGDENHIL Firefighter/EMT 5 Years
Firefighter / EMT 5 Years
DAVE WALSER
Captain / Firefighter / EMT 21 Years
JON MOE
Firefighter / EMT 10 Years
JESSE HOFMAN Firefighter / EMT 4 Years
SEBASTIAN DEBONT DWIGHT WORDEN leah vanmiddendorp Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
Firefighter / EMT 2 Years
Firefighter / 1st Responder 1 Year
ROGER DEBRUIN Firefighter / EMT 31 Years
DMITRIY VETKOV Firefighter / 1st Resp. 9 Years
Kyle Christensen Firefighter / 1st Responder 3 Years
zack neufeld Firefighter / EMT 1 Year
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FIRE DISTRICT 11 Lummi Island WENDELL TERRY
ED SCOTT
JOHN MULHERN
GARY POOLE
Commissioner 9 Years
Captain 25 Years
ROBERT AULD Firefighter 8 Years
Alissa Daschbach Firefighter 2 Years
Commissioner 7 Years
Captain 13 Years
ROBERT SORENSEN Firefighter 7 Years
Brian Thompson Firefighter 1 Year
BILL LEE
JOHN GRANGER
DUNCAN MCLANE
MICHAEL LISH
CHRIS IMMER
LISA LISH
JETTE BAKER
SAM BOWMAN
DOUG CASH
CARA BLAKE
BRITTANY SWAEN
Commissioner 3 Years
Firefighter 9 Years
DAN OHMS
Firefighter/Paramedic 4 Years
EMS Div. Chief 40 Years
Firefighter 9 Years
Firefighter 4 Years
Fire Chief 28 Years
Firefighter 9 Years
Firefighter 4 Years
Assistant Chief 13 Years
Firefighter 8 Years
Firefighter 3 Years
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Local Firefighters
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.
THESE organizationS salute all Whatcom County Districts and thank all volunteer firefighters for their years of professional and dedicated service.
Local Firefighters
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
WILLIAM PERNETT
HENRY HOLLANDER
LARRY JOHNSTON
JOE NOONCHESTER
RAY DAVIDSON
MIKE SCHMIDT
Captain 26 Years
Captain 26 Years
CRAIG JOHNSON
SHAUN WARD Captain 10 Years
KRIS JORGENSEN
kevin biery
Joel nielsen
keith zylstra
Captain 15 Years
leslEe smith
mike nelson
BURR McPHAIL
ADAM SMITH
JASON VANDERVEEN
TONY ESSER
JON AHRENHOLZ
BENITA WILLIAMS
Kerstin Parks
Jennie sand
Fire Chief 3 Years
Lieutenant 20 Years
Stefen paige Lieutenant 10 Years
Division Chief 24 Years
Lieutenant 19 Years
DJ RIEHL Lieutenant 10 Years
PP Batallion Chief 22 Years
Training Captain 9 Years
Lieutenant 14 Years
Lieutenant 9 Years
Assistant Chief 7 Years
Lieutenant 27 Years
Lieutenant 11 Years
Administrative 13 Years
Lieutenant 27 Years
Lieutenant 10 Years
Administrative 10 Years
Lieutenant 25 Years
Lieutenant 10 Years
Administrative 8 Years
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
MARCIA DICKINSON
rich bosman
LARRY MCPHAIL
DEAN BERKELEY
Harry Andrews
John Crawford
Bruce Ansell
Robert Mulrooney
JOHN HOLLSTEIN
wayne sanders
CHRIS HOLLANDER
Blake Scott
Administrative 2 Years
District 4 Commissioner 7 Years
Firefighter 15 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
Commissioner 15 Years
Commissioner 2 Years
Firefighter 13 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
Commissioner 7 Years
Commissioner 2 Years
Firefighter 13 Years
DANNY JENSEN Firefighter 10 Years
Local Firefighters
STEVE NESS
Mary Beth Neal
JOHN SWOBODY
CHUCK SHIPP
mike ROSS
mike lyshol
troy freeman
TJ HOLERT
Commissioner 3 Years
Firefighter 33 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
GINA BALL Firefighter 10 Years
District 4 Commissioner 12 Years
Firefighter 28 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
russ briskin Firefighter 10 Years
District 4 Commissioner 9 Years
Firefighter 15 Years
Firefighter 10 Years
scott brown Firefighter 10 Years
Local Firefighters
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
kenny cunningham Firefighter 10 Years
JEFF HOFSTAD Firefighter 7 Years
THIS 2017 FIRE PREVENTION SPECIAL SECTION IS SPONSORED BY THESE COMMUNITYMINDED BUSINESSES:
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JASON DONNELLY Firefighter 10 Years
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JEFF HALEY
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
lane renskers
sabrina ooms Volunteer Firefighter 15 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 8 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 8 Years
DALTON KING
TOMMY MCAULIFFE
ROBERT YAPLE
BRANDON MILLSAP
ELISABETH BOWMAN
David Keeney
Jacob Onouye Volunteer Firefighter 2 Years
Health & Wellness Coordinator 10 Years
KIM GATES
STEPHANIE HOLLSTEIN
Melissa Van Cleve
DALE RUTGERS
PAUL VANDYKEN
tom morell
scott wood
mel mulligan
GARY QUINTRALL
Volunteer Firefighter 18 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 3 Years
Rehab Volunteer 9 Years
Volunteer Support 29 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 3 Years
Rehab Volunteer 2 Years
Volunteer Support 26 Years
JERILYN KLIX
Local Firefighters
Volunteer Firefighter 2 Years
Rehab Volunteer 2 Years
Volunteer Support 23 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 2 Years
Volunteer Support 42 Years
RJ KING
Volunteer Support 14 Years
Volunteer Firefighter 5 Years
Volunteer Support 34 Years
CHET RENSKERS Volunteer Support 7 Years
RICHARD WALTER Volunteer Firefighter 3 Years
KELLY FREEMAN
Volunteer Support 30 Years
BRIAN BOTTA PILLO Volunteer Support 7 Years
Local Firefighters
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FIRE DISTRICT 21 North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
SHAWN ATWOOD
malcolm simshauser
DAVID VARIVODA
zackary balonick
SEAN ROBERTS
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Volunteer Support 7 Years
Volunteer Support 7 Years
Career Firefighter 3 Months
Volunteer Support 6 Years
Career Firefighter 3 Months
STEPHEN BOWERMAN Volunteer Support 3 Years
ELLIOT COURAGE Lead Mechanic 13 Years
JOHN LOVATT Mechanic 9 Years
Career Firefighter 3 Months
NOT PICTURED: RACHEL DAVISON Rehab Volunteer 1 Year
LINDSEY CUNNINGHAM
Spencer morgan
Volunteer Recruit Firefighter 2 Months
ian kjera
Rehab Volunteer 3 Months
Volunteer Recruit Firefighter 2 Months
LUKE HARAN
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Volunteer Recruit Firefighter 2 Months
Support 1 Month
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale AL SAAB
Gerald Metzger
Mike Murphy
Justin Iverson
Ben Boyko
Patricia Markel
Commissioner 45 Years
Division Chief 21 Years
Commissioner 36 Years
Division Chief 17 Years
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Commissioner 32 Years
Finance Administrator 19 years
LARRY HOFFMAN Chief 31 Years
Holly Linville
Operations Division Assistant 10 Years
Dean Crosswhite
VIC PANKRATZ
Assistant Chief 23 Years
Operations Captain 42 Years
Linsey McAfee
Administrative Assistant 1.5 Years
Starkenburg Shavings Medium and Fine Bark Sawdust Shavings • Hog Fuel
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Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
GARY RUSSELL
Rob Lovelace
Gary Quintrall
Rod Buss
Ben Russell
Tiffene Hanson
Christopher Carleton
Firefighter / Paramedic 13 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 7 Years
Josh Serface
Pete Holeman
Brad Harris
Fire Plan Technical Review Official • 45 Years
Lieutenant 21 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 15 Years
Firefighter / Paramedic 4 Years
Lieutenant 28 Years
Lieutenant 19 Years
Firefighter / EMT 24 Years
Jeff Hendricks
Matt Cagle
Charlie Drury
Michael Gustafson
Lieutenant 25 Years
Lieutenant 17 Years
Firefighter / EMT 20 Years
Lieutenant 22 Years
Lieutenant 13 Years
Jonathan Oliveira Firefighter / Paramedic 7 Years
Scott Rubright Firefighter / EMT 20 Years
John DeVenere Lieutenant 22 Years
Shon Smith
Firefighter/ Paramedic 26 Years
Mathew Erickson Firefighter / Paramedic 6 Years
Jared Spoelstra Firefighter / EMT 15 Years
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Dave Forbes Lieutenant 21 Years
Jeff Sluys
Firefighter / Paramedic 18 Years
Drew Davison Firefighter / Paramedic 4 Years
Scott Lunde Firefighter / EMT 14 Years
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
Jeff Watson
Jake Hoffman
Josh Martin
Ryan Pavitt
Sheena Radder
Wesley Segar
Aaron Bassett
Jody Engels
Larry Nelson
Peter Smith
Matthew Sweet
anthony zanin
daniel welk
tyler brady
nick karstetter
Firefighter / EMT 13 Years
Firefighter / EMT 9 Years
Troy Patrick Firefighter / EMT 3.5 Years
Firefighter/EMT 11 Years
Firefighter / EMT 9 Years
Josh Zandstra Firefighter / EMT 3 Years
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taylor trissel
hunter cambridge
cole marlowe
meghan harting
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Cadet 1 Year
Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
Brad Rothausen Volunteer FF/EMT 32 Years
Brian Moyes Volunteer FF/EMT 31 Years
Erich Rothausen
Gary Schulz
Volunteer FF/EMT 20 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 17 Years
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Tim Rybka
Brandon Taylor
Volunteer FF/EMT 15 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 13 Years
Eugene Chebanenko
Chris Damitio
Shane Roat
Ryan Christie
Dustin Wheelis
JACOB ANDERSON
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Peter Rule
Jared Garcia
Tiffany Moyes
galina datskaya
Taylor Walton
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steve quinsey
matthew rogerson
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Volunteer FF / EMT 2.5 Years
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Volunteer FF/EMT 4 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 2 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 7 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 3 Years
Volunteer FF / EMT 1.5 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 6 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 3 Years
Student Resident 3 Years
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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, October 4, 2017 | Ferndale Record
Local Firefighters
FIRE DISTRICT 7 Ferndale
Cole Isaacson
katherine stewart
Resident FF 1.5 Years
Volunteer FF/EMT 1.5 Years
nikki ayers
Donovan campeau
Volunteer FF/EMT 1 Year
Resident FF 1 Year
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Resident FF 4 Years
Voluteer FF/ EMT 3 Years
Jim LaVeille Support Division 22 Years
Volunteer FF/ EMT 3 Years
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Joe Olivarez
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Support Division 29 Years
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Don Roosma
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Support Division 20 Years
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Support Division 16 Years
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Local Firefighters
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FIRE DISTRICT 17 Sandy Point JIM PETRIE
DAWN CANNIZZARO
Fire Chief 39 Years
Assistant Chief/Medical Services 29 Years
DYLAN FAHEY
MARCIA STEDMAN
Firefighter 8 Years
Firefighter 6 Years
MIKE FAHEY Captain 13 Years
ALEX STEDMAN Firefighter 6 Years
STEVE STEDMAN Captain 10 Years
PHYLLIS BERGQUIST Firefighter 4 Years
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VAL KLEPAC
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ERIC BATTLES
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KENT CROUSE
TORIN BULGER
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OMEGA JOHNSON
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WILLIAM CARROLL
JIM TAXDAHL
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