Washington State Fire Chiefs Association

Russell Kaleiwahea (Fire Chief)

Russ Kaleiwahea, Fire Chief of western Thurston Regional Fire Authority joined up with Thurston County Fire District No. 11 as Fire Chief in 2002 after a fourteen year disaster solution profession as a crisis health technician-paramedic-firefighter. Russ served as Paramedic- Firefighter & Lieutenant at TCFD2 and Paramedic- Captain at TCFD14. Prior to his fire solution profession Russ worked in personal industry as a Paramedic and crisis healthcare Technician. In 1988 while involved in an engineering capability in the mining industry, Russ began seeking their goal to serve as a paramedic by volunteering with one of the first area mining relief groups in the country.

For over twenty years Chief Kaleiwahea has advocated for community training, and youth damage prevention. As a young child injury avoidance expert at the beginning of their profession Russ respected very often, the sole opportunity emergency services employees need to save one’s life is through preventing the event from occurring, with this particular comprehension Chief Kaleiwahea developed a kid and adolescent trauma/ injury avoidance program that is credited with educating a huge number of kiddies in your community. The main is a principal conceptual fashion designer of an emergency crisis software program developed as a result of the Columbine, CO college shootings. The Program is trusted in K-12 schools for the united states of america.

The main is an old member of WREMS Injury prevention committee, SECURED toddlers, Thurston County Medic One Operations committee, and vice-president Thurston County Chief’s Association, existing Member of Washington State plus the Overseas Association of Fire Chiefs. Chief Kaleiwahea went to Brescia University, Madisonville- University of Kentucky Branch Campus, and Tacoma Community university in which he received his Paramedic degree in 1990-91. Russ holds many certifications from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress in addition to National Fire Academy.

In the spare time Russ enjoys life along with his family including his wife of thirty many years, four children and four grandchildren. Russ has actually a passion for boating, fishing, cooking, activities and coaching little league baseball and soccer.

Robert W. Scott (Operations Chief)

Robert joined the fire service in 1986, subscribing to the Grand Mound Fire Department – District #14 within age 16. In 1989, he had been hired as a Public Safety Telecommunicator with Thurston County 911 where he worked for 11 many years. While with Fire District #14 he presented the ranking of firefighter, Lieutenant, Battalion Chief and served because the department’s education officer.

Robert has additionally worked for United states health Response, the division of Natural Resources together with State Fire Academy in North Bend. In May of 2000, Robert was hired since the Fire Chief by Thurston County Fire District # 1 in Rochester. In position of Fire Chief he successfully merged District #14 into District no. 1 in 2002, and assisted create the fire based BLS transportation program for the location.

In 2008, he started taking care of the regional fire expert system with Fire District #11. During 2007, he was a part of the planning and execution staff that triggered the successful bond vote that given to a fresh firehouse for District number 1, plus becoming a part of the effective regional fire authority vote during 2009.

The introduction of an urgent situation communication and control center into the brand-new firehouse to handle regional and regional disasters including windstorms, snowfall and ice and flooding events, ended up being due to his preparation. Robert keeps numerous certifications for Global Fire provider Accreditation Congress additionally the nationwide Fire Academy, and also other State levels, and it is a part of area 3 FEMA, Type 3 Incident Management Team.