East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) Board of Commissioners is taking letters of interest to fill a vacancy on the fire district board pursuant to the provisions of Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 52.14.050 and RCW 42.12. The board may appoint someone to fill the open position at the regular board meeting May 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The person appointed to fill this position will serve until the next general fire district election in 2025 and will go on the ballot to finish out the final two years of a six-year term.

Please submit a letter of interest and answers to the supplemental questions by no later than April 12, 2024 at 5 pm.

Commissioner Qualifications

Individuals wishing to serve on the board must meet the following qualifications:

•  United States citizen.
• At least 18 year of age.
• Registered voter residing in the fire district for at least 30 days.
•  No felony convictions unless the individual has had his or her civil rights restored subsequent to the conviction. Conviction of anything less than a felony does not preclude an individual from holding public office.
• No contractual conflict of interest with the district (i.e. a contractual relationship with the district that exceeds $1500 per month in compensation).

Supplemental Questions

Please provide a response to the following questions.

1.  Why are you interested in serving as a fire commissioner for East County Fire and Rescue?
2. What education, skills, and life experiences do you have that would make you an effective commissioner?
3. Do you have any experience as an elected, appointed, or volunteer public official?
4.  Do you have experience in firefighting, public health, medicine, or other fields related to fire and rescue service?
5. What would your priorities be for the district if you are appointed as a commissioner?
6. What are your interests and activities?

Fire Commissioner Selection Process

The ECFR Board of Fire Commissioners will use the following process to select an individual to fill the vacancy in position five:

1. Review of letters of interest (Regular Meeting of the ECFR Board of Fire Commissioners on April 16, 2024, at 6:30 pm).
2.  Interview of applicants in an open public meeting (Special meeting of the ECFR Board of Fire Commissioners on April 30, 2024, at 6:30 pm).
3. Discussion of applicant’s qualifications in executive session pursuant to the provisions of RCW 42.30.110 (g) (ECFR Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting on April 30, 2024, at 6:30 pm).
4.  Selection of an individual to fill position five on the East County Fire and Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners in an open public meeting (ECFR Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting on April 30, 2024, at 6:30 pm or the Regular Meeting on May 7, 2024, at 6:30 pm)

Download a copy of the fire commissioner recruitment document.

If you have any questions, please contact Fire Chief Edward Hartin at ehartin@ecfr.us or (360) 834-4908.

Please address your letter of interest to:

East County Fire and Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners
600 NE 267th Avenue
Camas, WA 98607

Letters of interest may also be submitted electronically to Board Secretary Debbie Macias at dmacias@ecfr.us.