Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

Randy Collins accepted the Mason County fire marshal job after having lunch with Todd Cunningham, county building inspector. Cunningham mentioned he had just written a job description for the open fire marshal position.

“He kind of bugged me about it so I thought, well, why not?” Collins told the Journal. “I applied and here I am.”

Before coming to Mason County, Collins spent more than 40 years in the fire service. He started as a volunteer in the Arcata Fire District just north of Eureka, California. Collins, who started the job May 16, spent the majority of his fire career in He...