Woodinville Fire Accepting Applications for Deputy Chief
Woodinville Fire and Life Safety District is now accepting applications for the position of Deputy Chief. For complete information on the position and the application procedure, view the posted announcement. For a detailed job description, view the job description here.
Woodinville Fire’s Last Volunteer Retires
Chuck Royal truly represents the end of an era for Woodinville Fire. Royal, the last volunteer for the district, retired as of December 31, 2009. Royal was honored for his 34 years of volunteer service to the community at the district’s annual awards banquet on Saturday January 23. Woodinville Fire began as an all volunteer district in the 1947. In the late 1970’s, the district began hiring paid career firefighters. By the end of the 1980’s, the decision was made to stop adding volunteers to the district, but allow existing volunteers to serve as long as they desired. One by one, the volunteers left, leaving Royal as the sole volunteer for the last 6 years. During his 34 years, Royal has served in many capacities and stayed active right up until his last day. Royal continues to volunteer as an Assistant Chief with a volunteer department in Kittitas County.
Chuck Royal with his family.
Fire District Employees Honored
At Woodinville Fire’s Annual Awards Banquet held January 23, top employees were honored for their commitment and excellence of service. They included...
Chief's Award: Wally Holstad
Leadership Award's: Peter Briner &Tony Woods
Officer of the Year Award's: Lt. Peder Davis & Lt. Bryce Riddell
Employee's of the Year: Brett Gregory & Cindy Biggerstaff
Firefighter of the Year: Chad DeVlieger
Chief's Company: Lt. Drago Nevistic, Ted Klinkenberg, Jeff Smith & Greg Garat
Chuck Royal retired with 34 years of service
(l-r)Jeff Smith, Ted Klinkenberg, Peder Davis, Greg Garat, Peter Briner, Cindy Biggerstaff, Bryce Riddell, Tony Woods, Brett Gregory, Chad DeVlieger, Wally Holstad, Chuck Royal. Not pictured Drago Nevistic.
CPR/AED Class Wednesday February 17th, 6:30pm-9:30pm
First Aid Class Thursday March 18th, 6:30pm-9:30pm
CPR/AED Class Thursday March 25th, 6:30pm-9:30pm
If you would like a Benefit Charge Appeal Form, you can download it here.
Explanation of Vehicle Purchases
Curious about how the fire district pays for the vehicles they utilize? Now you can see how the district allocates money from the budget to pay for each vehicle and what emergency vehicles cost the department. Click here to see how all this works.
