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Our Firefighters are the pride and joy of the department. We make up an ordinary group of men and women living in
district 18. This page is currently under construction, so new bios and pictures will be added soon.
- George Henderson (Chief)
Firefighter since:
Occupation: Fire Chief, Whatcom Fire District 18
Family/Pets: Three teenage boys, and Roscoe-the Fire Dog
Hobbies:
- Patrick Bistline (Captain)
Firefighter since: December 1998
Occupation: Water District Manager and Park Maintenence for Whatcom Meadows
Family/Pets: Wife-Brenda (a long-time Fire Bells member), Kids-Amanda, Chrystal, Christopher
(a previous Firefigher with District 18), and Trish. Pets-Dog: Maya, Cat: Bear
Hobbies: Family, friends, camping, and hunting.
- Scott Crowe (Captain)
Firefighter since: June 2004
Occupation: EMT at Cascade Ambulance; Substitute Bus Driver for Sedro-Woolley
Family/Pets: Lovely wife, 13 year old daughter, and a big hairy dog
Hobbies: Sailing, motorcycles (British and OCD Preferably), Camping, Hiking
- Michelle Goelzenleuchter (Firefighter/EMT/Fire Prevention Officer)
Firefighter since: April 2005
Occupation: Firefighter/EMT-Redmond, Library Page-Bellingham Children's Library
Family/Pets: Husband of 7 years-Ryan, and four cats (Gordon, Greta, Sigma, Miu)
Hobbies: Gardening, acting, crocheting, rock-hunting, star gazing, hiking, politics, reading,
running/swimming/biking/kayaking in races, cooking homemade, etc. I'm a Renaissance adrenaline junky-I
like to do everything, especially if it gives me a thrill.
- Wayne Hancock (Firefighter/EMT)
Firefighter since: August 1982
Occupation: Pipefitter
Family/Pets:
Hobbies:
- Dana Kowalewski (Firefighter/EMT)
Firefighter since: August 1998
Occupation: Aerospace
Family/Pets: Husband-Mike, Daughters-Ilona and Martina, Pet-Ace
Hobbies: Skiing, Biking, Yoga
- Mark Chellson (Firefighter/EMT)
Firefighter since: July 1988
Occupation: Home Builder/Carpenter
Family/Pets: Wife, son, dog
Hobbies: Fishing, Wrestling
- Ryan Larson (Firefighter)
Firefighter since: August 2006
Occupation: Well Pump Technician
Family/Pets: Spouse-Amanda, Son-Dalton, Daughter-Ashlyn
Hobbies: Spending time with my family; working on my boat; firefighting
NOTE: I (web-designer) would like to use my own creative license to mention that
this guy is an excellent practical joker.
- Don Visser (Firefighter)
Firefighter since: 1975
Occupation: Surveyor
Family/Pets: Wife-Jaylene, Son-Bryan, 3 dogs, 1 cat
Hobbies: Pheasant Hunting
- Jackie Ruiz (Fire Bells President)
Fire Bell since: 2004
Occupation: Inside Sales at Dri-eaz since 2005
Family/Pets: Socorro/Husband, Christina Ward/daughter,
Dylan/Son, Grandkids/Evan, Bailey, Rachel and cats/Ariel & Jasmine and dog/Tylr
Hobbies: Spending time with family & friends and riding on the back of a motorcycle
- Other firefighters, include: Sean Dickinson, David Darrah,
Davis Pack, Sam Zamora, Travis Holmes, and Russell Buce. Other important officials (bios to be added soon), include: Socorro Ruiz and Tari Casswell-
Fire Commissioners, and Allen McKay-Chaplain.
If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer please call Chief Henderson, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm at 360-595-0130 or 360-815-7691.
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