Board of Directors

The Washington Fire Commissioners Association was established in 1948 and provides major research and legislative representation for Washington State fire districts. Although membership in the WFCA is voluntary, approximately 85 percent of the 396 fire protection districts in the state of Washington currently participate as dues paying members. The association is managed by a 12-member board of directors elected by the membership.

Officers

President Richard Kistler Thurston 7 4941 Boston Harbor Rd. N.E. Olympia, WA 98506 Phone: 360.943.8426 Fax: 360.705.0208 Email: rwkistler@comcast.net

Vice President Les F. Riel Yakima 4 3601 LaFramboise Rd. Moxee, WA 98936 Phone: 509.248.1190 Fax: 509.453.6005 Email: LesRiel@charter.net

Secretary-Treasurer Joe Dawson Spokane 1 9611 E. 9th Spokane, WA 99206 Phone: 509.924.2619 Fax: 509.892.4125 Email: dawsonjoep@aol.com

Regional Directors

Region 1 (Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane & Stevens Counties) Sharon Colby Spokane 3 E. 417 Gibbs Rd. Spokane, WA 99224 Phone: 509.448.1677 Fax: 509.448.6986 Email: firecomm@msn.com

Region 2 (Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Walla Walla & Whitman Counties) Emilio Buttice Walla Walla 4 1898 Old Milton Hwy. Walla Walla, WA 99362 Phone: 509.529.1509 Fax: 509.529.9065 Email: butticec@hscis.net

Region 3 (Chelan, Douglas, Grant & Okanogan Counties) Dennis Bjork Grant 5 P. O. Box 669 Moses Lake, WA 98837 Phone: 509.765.3175 Fax: 509.765.3550 Email: kdbjork@msn.com

Region 5 (Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish & Whatcom Counties) Steve Lich Camano Island Fire & Rescue 960 Sailview Ln. Camano Island, WA 98282 Phone: 360.387.7432 Fax: 360.629.4192 Email: splich@whidbey.net

Region 6 (King County) Mark Thompson South King Fire & Rescue 37302 32nd Ave. S. Auburn, WA 98001 Phone: 253.838.6537 Fax: 253.529.7205 Email: mark.thompson@southkingfire.org

Region 7 (Pierce & Thurston Counties) Robert Skaggs Graham Fire & Rescue 16423 90th Ave. Ct. E. Puyallup, WA 98373 Phone: 253.848.8599 Fax: 253.847.2233 Email: bandbskaggs@aol.com

Region 8 (Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania & Wahkiakum Counties) Keith Merritt Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue 5129 Columbia Heights Rd. Longview, WA 98632 Phone: 360.423.7128 Fax: 360.423.1753 Pager: 360.575.2589 Email: keith.merritt@c2fr.org