Administration

The Fire Chief provides the overall direction, leadership, and vision for the department.  The Administration Division provides administrative support for the Fire Department including customer service, budget preparation and administration, payroll, purchasing, human resources, information technology, policies and procedures/guidelines, setting departmental goals/objectives, planning/research, and fire department data management through information technology.

Administrative Staff:

Fire Chief
Melvin D. Low		 Assistant Chief
/Administration
Stanley Moon 		Assistant Chief
/Operations
Mark Nelson		 Battalion Chief
/Training & Safety
Andrew Schaffran
Admin/Finance Manager
Kristine Antich 		Receptionist
Diana Gundlach		    
   

The Fire Chief reports to three Fire Commissioners who are elected by the citizens of the fire district. The Commissioners serve as the policy-makers of the fire district.

Commissioners:

Stanley F. Meyer Gary L. Pearson Richard "Dick" C. Wells
Richard Wells

The Fire Commissioners meet the second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. at Headquarters Station 61, 8047 Normandy Street SE, Olympia, WA 98501. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.