| Chief |
Appointed |
Historic Information |
| A. W. Mowat |
1904 |
Moved to Echo Lake area |
| J. V. Coons |
1904 |
|
James N. Otto J.V.
Coons, First Assistant |
1907
1907 |
Owner of J. N. Otto Meat Market |
Thomas Hall J.V.
Coons, Assistant |
1909
1909 |
EFD has ten members |
| J. N. Otto |
1911 |
|
A. B. Bently
W. W. Womer, Assistant
P. E. Bacon, Assistant |
1920
1920
1927 |
Nine years as Chief, retired after 14 years, owner of
Reliable Hardware |
M. C. (Matt) Engels P.E.
Bacon, Assistant
Fern Rittenhouse, Assistant
Carl Callahan, Assistant |
1929 |
Chief for 20 years, Rainbow Mill Manager, owner of Engels
Fuel Co., President of the Edmonds Chamber, and Mayor |
J. A. (Jimmy) Astell Claude
Savage, Assistant
Ernie Vollan, Assistant
Dave Crow, Assistant |
1949 |
Last volunteer Chief |
Jack Cooper Dave
Crow, Volunteer Assistant
Ralph Klein, Paid Assistant
and Fire Marshal
Jack Weinz, Assistant
Gary McComas, Fire Marshal |
1965 |
First paid Chief, manned both stations 24 hours, started
medical aid car and Paramedic service, started central
dispatching and later, 9-1-1 service. |
Jack Weinz Ron
Schirman, Assistant
Gary McComas, Fire Marshal |
1979 |
One of four, first-hired full-time Firefighters; first
paid Lieutenant; first paid Firefighter with over 25 years
of service to EFD. |
Clarence Buzzalsky Mike
Springer, Assistant
Gary McComas, Fire Marshal |
1991 |
American Boxing Team Manager, 1992 Summer Olympics in
Barcelona, Spain. |
Mike Springer Tim
Whitman, Assistant
Gary McComas, Fire Marshal |
1994 |
20-year member of EFD; first LEOFF II hire. |
Ron Haworth Kevin
Taylor, Assistant
John Westfall, Fire Marshal |
1998 |
|
Thomas Tomberg Kevin
Taylor, Assistant
John Westfall, Fire Marshal |
1999 |
Current Chief, promoted and managed significant operational
and cultural Department change, added Battalion Chiefs,
and integrated Fire Service Paramedics. |