FIRE DISTRICT 1
Hoodsport

Square miles: 13. Approximate population: 1,500. Number of paid personnel: 1 part time. Chief: Rich Hoyle. Other officers: Stefanie McDougall, assistant chief; Lieutenant Karen Janda, safety officer and fire department secretary; Gregg Mauvais, equipment officer; Lieutenant Elaine Emery, EMS officer; Lieutenant Pat Hart, training officer. Budget for 2007: $160,000 for fire and emergency medical service ($198,000 in 2006). Fire calls: 2006, 44; 2005, 18; 2004, 52; 2003, 63; 2002, 36). Emergency medical service calls: 2006, 130; 2005, 141; 2004, 110; 2003, 163; 2002, 115. Station: 331 North Finch Creek Road. Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau rating: 8. Volunteers: Juan Aguilar, Traci Bishop, Elaine Emery, Jim Goodpaster, Pat Hart, Richard Hawkins, Carol Heminger, Terry Heminger, Rich Hoyle, Daniel Huberty, Jack Janda, Karen Janda, Chris Martin, Stefanie McDougall, Connie Miser, Dave Miser, Kyle Motz, Tyson Motz and Ron Satterfield. Commissioners' secretary: Elaine Emery. Fire hall available for rent: Hoodsport Community Hall/Fire Station, capacity 200, rent $25 for 0-3 hours, $50 for 3-6 hours and $100 for 6-24 hours with full use of kitchen. Call Marilyn Earsley, 877-5711, for information. Fire commission meetings: Second Wednesday, 5 p.m., Hoodsport Fire Station.

FIRE DISTRICT 2
Belfair

Square miles: 96. Approximate population: 9,500 permanent with seasonal fluctuations in Fire District 2, plus 1,500 in Fire District 8 served by paramedic contract. Number of paid personnel: 20. Chief: Beau Bakken. Other officers: Scott Cooper, deputy chief; Carl Ehresman, captain; and Dave Hunt, Ryan Cleveland, Jeromy Hicks, Keith Langhorn and Travis Beach, lieutenants. Paid personnel: Bakken, Cooper, Ehresman, Hunt, Cleveland, Hicks, Beach, Shari Bullough, Ryan Cloud, Armadeus Davidson, Judi Doremus (command officers' administrative assistant) Marty Ellis, Jess Fulkerson, Ty Hall, Tim Jewitt, Nikki Madsen (financial administrative assistant and district secretary), Pat O'Brien, D.J. Shirer, Rob Smith and Jeff Yates. Budget for 2007: $2,013,287 ($2,032,097 in 2006). Fire calls: 2006, 239; 2005, 236; 2004, 279; 2003, 324. Emergency medical service calls: 2006, 1,340; 2005, 1,293; 2004, 1,181; 2003, 1,040. Stations: Station 21, 460 NE Old Belfair Highway; also Station 22, North Shore Road; Station 23, Trails End Lake; Station 24, Tiger Lake; Station 25, Twanoh Falls; Station 27, Collins Lake; Station 28, Dewatto. Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau rating: 6. Volunteers: Mason Anderson, Nick Balderson, Shelby Blackwell, Bill Booth, Adam Boyd, Jason Carter, Corrine Daly-DeYoung, Chad Dammarell, Andrew Douglas, Nicholas Dragovich, Kim Ehresman, Justin Feldhaus, Chad Foster, Autumn Gareis, Ryan Jones, Keith Langhorn, Landon Ludwig, Anthony Rhead, Andrew Ross, Kelly Shelton and Richard Taylor. Community response team volunteers: Bob Bennett, Barbara Burgess, Leroy Burgess, Barbara Butler, Tony Butler, Sid Cackette, Mervin Clements, Heith Demers, Peter Demers, Deidre Devitt, Fred Dove, Marilyn Dove, Barbara Evans, Bill Evans, Tiphany Geary, Zada Goucher, Miriam Grossberg, David Haugen, Robert Hawk, Tim Kelly, Lorraine Kelly, Pete Lambert, Sally Lambert, Cathy Markhart, Valerie McLeod, Cindy Michaels, Janet Monton-Weston, Jim Riddle, Sheri Riddle, Deanna Saylor, John Skelton, Ray Stutz, Bev Wendell, Mandy Wendell and Jennifer White. Fire commission meetings: Second and third Tuesdays, 6 p.m., main station.

FIRE DISTRICT 3
Grapeview

Square miles: 11. Approximate population: 2,500 in winter, 6,000 in summer. Shift coverage: A paid crew (equivalent of 2 full-time paid) is on duty 9 a.m to 4 p.m. weekdays and other shifts are covered by volunteers. Chief: Patti Graeber. Other officers: Mark Nuttman and Mike White, assistant chiefs; John Van Rossum and Don Lippincott, lieutenants. Budget for 2007: $271,407 ($256,920 in 2006). Fire calls: 2006, 71; 2005, 45; 2004, 59; 2003, 49. Emergency medical service calls: 2006, 163; 2005, 134; 2004, 159; 2003, 157). Stations: Station 3-1, 4350 East Grapeview Loop Road; Station 3-2, 91 East Krabbenhoft Road. Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau rating: 8A. Volunteers: Desmond Arnsby, Janel Berry, Kristin Berry, Scott Berry, Tiffany Berry, Danny Burton, Wendy Canoy, Rob DeFriese, Dow Douthitt, Lee Farr, Patti Graeber, Aric Irwin, Don Lippincott, Timothy Lugo, Debbie Milatz, Steve Mize, Barbara Morris, Mark Nuttman, Rahn Redman, John Van Rossum, Jonathan Van Rossum, Mike White, Gwen Wood and Jason Wood. Fire hall available for rent: Hall at Station 3-1, capacity 176, rate depends on number of people, call 275-4483 for rates. Fire commission meetings: Third Wednesday of month, 2 p.m., Station 3-1.

FIRE DISTRICT 4
South Mason County
Arcadia-Kamilche

Square miles: 52. Approximate population: 6,700. Number of paid personnel: 8 (includes three commissioners). Acting chief: Bob Burbridge. Other officers: Lieutenants David Lucas, Rebeka Menter, Cass Monroe, Jim Penney and Jeff Sturgeon. Full-time paid personnel: Burbridge and Lisa Brengan, district secretary. Part-time paid personnel: Bertha Compton, housekeeper; Cass Monroe, stationkeeper; Tim Hogan, mechanic; and commissioners Curt Bennett, Brett Bishop and Gary Plews. Budget for 2007: $985,750 ($1,173,620 in 2006). Fire calls: 2006, 52; 2005, 45; 2004, 39; 2003, 91; 2002, 73. Emergency medical service calls: 2006, 680; 2005, 588; 2004, 463; 2003, 413. All other calls: 2006, 335; 2005, 243; 2004, 337; 2003, 265. Stations: Headquarters, Station 41, 2970 SE Arcadia Road; Station 42, 3280 SE Lynch Road; Station 43, 7340 SE Lynch Road; Station 44, 91 West State Route 108; Station 45, 4441 SE Bloomfield Road; Station 46, 130 West Golden Pheasant Road; truck barn, 290 SE State Route 3. Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau rating: 8. Volunteers: Bill Bodettevermeer, Hollie Bodettevermeer, Pamela Boysen, Stephanie Boysen, Todd Boysen, Larry Brengan, Jill Burbridge, Robert L. Burbridge Sr., Leslie Caulfield, Ray Claucherty, Bertha Compton, Bovee Dods, Bob Ducharme, Mark Frazier, David Frost, Greg Hansen, Brad Henry, Dave Komsak, Barbara Le Roy, Paul Le Roy, David Lucas, David Lucas Jr., Kim Lucas, Bob Larsen, Rebeka Menter, Cass Monroe, Phil Morgan, Bob Okada, Jim Penney, Daniel Phipps, Gary Plews, Jim Potter, Verne Poupitch, Mary Pren-tice, Tom Ryan, Shauna Schacher, Rebecca Shipman, Jackie Shouse, Janice Sturgeon, Jeff Sturgeon, Holly Trucksess, Jeannette Webb, Jerry Webb, Don Wilson and Lynn Wilson. Fire commission meetings: First and third Tuesdays, 7 p.m., headquarters station. Web site: www.masonfire4.com

FIRE DISTRICT 5
Allyn-Harstine-Bayshore-Agate
Limerick-Johns Prairie-Victor
Pickering-Mason Lake
Deer Creek

Square miles: 150. Approximate population: 13,500. Number of paid personnel: 24. Chief: Richard Knight. Other officers: Tim McKern and Jeff Cowan, assistant chiefs; Garnett Curtis and Brian Hardie, battalion chiefs. Paid personnel (many also volunteer): Station 51, Allyn: Chief Knight and Assistant Chief Cowan, paramedics Mike White and Rob Williams, emergency medical technicians Debra Gau and Eric Moore and EMT-IV Dan Griffey. Station 53, Mason-Benson: Paramedics Gary Davies and Victor Feist, EMT-IV Jeff Snyder and Duane Stormo, maintenance. Station 54, Lake Limerick: Assistant Chief McKern, paramedic Greg Yates and EMT-IV Dan Eldridge. Station 57, Spencer Lake: Paramedic Steve Anderson. Station 59, North Harstine: EMT Strider Klusman. Staff and support: Dispatchers Tiffany Morrison, Russ Rice, Lynda Silver, Rachel Comstock, Jim Verone, Jennifer Hellenthal; secretary Donna Clark; and Ray Beaudoin, information technician. Budget for 2007: $3,356,738 ($3,548,823 in 2006, $3,005,570 in 2005). Fire calls: 2006, 400; 2005, 407; 2004, 404; 2003, 501. Emergency medical service calls: 2006, 1,405; 2005, 1,594; 2004, 1,523; 2003, 1,606. Stations: Allyn, Victor, Mason Benson Lakes, Lake Limerick, Deer Creek, Johns Prairie, Agate, Spencer Lake, Harstine North, Harstine South. Washington Survey and Rating Bureau rating: 6. Volunteers: Station 51, Allyn: David Alberts, Theresa Alberts, Paul Andrews, Alex Dudder, Amanda Jones, Bonnie Knight, Courtney Newman, Tom Newman, Carol Sinclair. Station 52, Victor: Craig Hagen, Tim Kulbacki, Sunni Kulbacki. Station 53, Mason-Benson: John Burg, Casey Brown, Andrea Brown, Pam Dalton, Rick Dalton, Darren Porter, John Sliva, Tana Snyder, John Wardean. Station 54, Limerick: Adam Cain, Jeff Holloway, Steve Holloway, Lynette Narrance, Ben Sande, Kymberly Yates. Station 55, Agate: Gard Becker, William Greenfield, Tammy Johnson, Jennifer Kennedy, Josh Kennedy, Brena Mullen, Les Mullen, Terry Strom. Station 56, Deer Creek: Jason Cloyd, Brian Hardie, Paula Wood, Melissa Wood, Rick Wood. Station 57, Spencer Lake: Bill Barger, Abel Deffinbaugh, June Gordon, Rachell Gordon, Travis Larrabee, Kristie Southerlan, Glenn Taylor. Station 59, North Harstine: Nick Arthur, Coleen Benson, Tony Enslow, Jon Gorman, Steve Meacham, Mary Ryan, Tom Ryan, Robert Stephen. Station 510, Johns Prairie: Christian Carratturo, Matthew Heinrich, Kenneth Hyer, Rodney Knight, Jack Miles. Station 511, South Harstine: Craig Holly, Nick Neuerberg. In addition, battalion chiefs Garnett Curtis and Brian Hardie are volunteers. Fire halls available for rent: Station 51, Allyn; Station 54, Lake Limerick; Station 57, Pickering Road; and Station 59, Harstine Island. Fire commission meetings: Second and fourth Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Mason-Benson Station.

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