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07/09/2008: "Lopez & Orcas Wildland Firefighters"

(Fire department photo)
A live fire exercise capped the San Juan Island Fire Department’s annual wildland firefighter class that was held during the last two weekends of June.

Members of the Orcas and Lopez Island fire departments joined new and current members of San Juan Island Fire in earning their “Red Cards”; the nationally recognized certificate of competency in wildland firefighting.

New San Juan Island Fire members include Evan Anderson, Slava Caireac, Kate Hunter, and Jessica Merlino; department members Daven Holzer, Pat Merlino and Julie Owens joined them. Jason Madieros of Orcas Is. Fire and Heather Harris of Lopez Is. Fire also completed the training.



Members may join San Juan Island Fire Department as wildland firefighters only, or also participate in the structural firefighting class offered in the fall. Eighty eight percent of the department members are trained in both structural and wildland firefighting.

For information on how you can support your fighters by making your home and neighborhood Firewise contact the Fire Marshal’s office at 378-3473.