6-year term; No salary. Per diem and reimbursement for some meeting expenses may be available to commissioners. A Fire District is responsible for fire response and containment and for emergency medical services. The commission sets the general policies of the district, which are implemented by the hired professional fire chief and fire district personnel.
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Phone
5032674079
Email
goffor@frontier.com
Town where you live
Coupeville
Experience (300 characters max)
Having served as both a career firefighter and an elected Fire Board member, I believe I can provide a unique perspective as a Fire Commissioner for Central Whidbey Fire District.
My 47-year career was spent in the Fire Service, starting as a seasonal wildland firefighter. Most of my career was with the City of Lake Oswego Fire Department, working my way up through the ranks to become Fire Chief.
While working as a firefighter for Lake Oswego, I was elected to the Board of Directors for Oregon’s largest fire district, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. During my 24 years as a Board member, acting many years in the position of President, I navigated many complicated issues including budget approval, fiscal accountability, mergers and approving district policies.
Having served as both a career firefighter and an elected Fire Board member, I believe I can provide a unique perspective as a Fire Commissioner for Central Whidbey Island Fire District.
I believe in public service and would like to use my experience to help my community.
If elected as a new Fire Commissioner I would want to learn from the staff, other commissioners and the community before naming all three.
Increasing call volume with more multiple incidents at the same time is certainly one issue.
Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue has an active public community outreach program already. I would support that effort in the future.
