Operations.
The East Olympia Fire District #6 Operations Division is directed by the Assistant Chief/Operations who manages the emergency response system of the department which protects the life and property of the citizens of East Olympia. This division performs the duties of emergency response readiness, pre-fire planning, public education, and fire prevention including fire safety inspections.
The Operations Division is comprised of a combination of 45 uniformed career and volunteer firefighter/EMTs and 4 fire stations. Daily Operations consist of structural firefighting, wildland firefighting, emergency medical response including motor vehicle accidents, and low angle rescue. The District responds to approximately 950 emergency incidents per year.
Additionally, the Operations Chief is responsible for overseeing fleet maintenance which is performed by a highly skilled on-duty mechanic. The mechanic maintains a fleet of 6 fire engines, 5 water tenders, 2 aid units, an Air Unit, and 6 support vehicles. Facility and ground maintenance are also performed by this division.
Mutual aid and automatic aid response agreements exist with fire departments throughout Thurston County.
Firefighter and EMT of the Year
Firefighter of the Year 2020- Taylor Rock, Firefighter/EMT
EMT of the Year 2020 – Kaylee Towers, Firefighter/EMT
Leadership Award 2020
Spencer Pierce, Firefighter/EMT
Our Dedicated Team
LIEUTENANTS | |||
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Charles Jones, Lieutenant | Marc Mueller, Lieutenant | Shane Schow, Lieutenant | Jerry Smiley, Lieutenant |
FIRE FIGHTER/EMT’S | |||
Matthew Richardson, FF/EMT | Andrew Mills, FF/EMT | Austin Orwig FF/EMT | |
Gregory Greene, FF/EMT | Spencer Baumgartner, FF/EMT | Spencer Pierce, FF/EMT | David Gnatyuk, FF/EMT |
Taylor Rock, FF/EMT Volunteer | Tony Ramirez, Firefighter Volunteer | ||
Gabe Baez, FFFC/EMT Volunteer | Troy Smith, FF/EMT Volunteer | Dominique Hester, FF/EMT Volunteer | Skyler Singleton, FF/EMT Volunteer |
Sara Benson, EMT Volunteer | Amy Greene Firefighter Volunteer | Brady Bolin, FF/EMT Volunteer | Alanna Smiley, FF/EMT Volunteer |
Anatole Losa, FF/EMT Volunteer | Bradley Gilbert, FF/EMT Volunteer | Timothy Kruse, FF/EMT Volunteer | Keith Nelson, FF/EMT Volunteer |
Desiree Bernard, EMT Volunteer | Oscar Hernandez, FF/EMT Volunteer | Stephanie Conesa, Firefighter Volunteer | Brandt Brecto, FF/EMT Volunteer |
Nathan Saline, FF/EMT Volunteer | Kaylee Towers, FF/EMT Volunteer | Kylan Haggin, Firefighter Volunteer | Harry Tiffany, EMT Recruit |
Ian Souza, EMT Recruit | Tyler Thomas, Volunteer FF | Easton Hargrave, Volunteer FF | Samuel Skinner, FF/EMT Volunteer |
Edgar Salazar, Volunteer FF Recruit | Nichole Fesenbek, Volunteer FF | Eric Wright, Volunteer FF Recruit | Joseph Undem, Volunteer FF |
Joshua Smith, FF/EMT Volunteer | Nicholas Kelley, FF/EMT Volunteer | ||
Ryan Rohaly, Fire Mechanic | |||
FIRE SUPPRESSION SUPPORT SERVICES | |||
Jon Cox, Volunteer | Melvin Low, Volunteer | Michael Turcott, Volunteer | Bruce Sanders, Chaplain Volunteer |